Station WQED

Station WQED (HMREC)

Location: Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Allegheny County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 26.831', W 79° 56.672'

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Television station, located here, opened April 1954, as first community-sponsored educational television station in America. In 1955 it was the first to telecast classes to elementary schools.
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HM NumberHMREC
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Year Placed1964
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 3:24am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 589504 N 4477926
Decimal Degrees40.44718333, -79.94453333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 26.831', W 79° 56.672'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 26' 49.86" N, 79° 56' 40.32" W
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Area Code(s)412, 724
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4802 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15213, US
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