Become a Corporate Sponsor for KQED

Your source for NPR News, KQED 88.5 is public radio for the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California. KQED is one of the nation’s most listened to radio stations and is the #1 Nielsen rated news radio station in the San Francisco DMA. Gain local market credibility by associating with award-winning, intelligent and in-depth journalism from National Public Radio (NPR), BBC and the KQED news staff.

KQED (Channel 9) is the PBS member television station serving the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California. Almost 600,000 people watch KQED public television each week. KQED also covers Watsonville, California via satellite station, and KQET serves the Monterey, California area. Other channels include KQED Plus, KQED World and PBS Kids.

With over 16MM podcast downloads nationwide, our KQED Podcast Network runs award-winning content spanning local San Francisco Bay Area news, politics, state-wide news and special interest pieces. KQED podcasts are a closed network which provide clutter-free and brand-safe audio environments for your brand messages.

Your local brand message can be seen by more than 1,000,000 monthly unique viewers on KQED.org with minimal ad clutter. Reach your target audience and support KQED Public Media by underwriting responsive banners throughout the website which can be seen on desktop, tablets and mobile devices.

With more than 507,000 active sessions per week, gain direct access to users tuning into the KQED Live Audio Stream on all KQED digital audio platforms including NPR Mobile apps, KQED app and all smart speakers. It is KQED FM when you want it and where you want it!

KQED and PBS Digital Studios offer sponsors the opportunity to run video prerolls localized to the San Francisco DMA across ALL PBS and KQED digital video streaming platforms including pbs.org/app, KQED.org/app and OTT platforms like Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire and more. Sponsor PBS Newshour, Nature, Masterpiece, Frontline and other premium PBS programming in a brand safe and pristine environment!

KQED offers exclusive sponsored content within our top local email newsletters covering Bay Area News, Arts, Events, Science, Selects and an exclusive Special Offers newsletter. Our newsletters reach more than 800K opt-in subscribers who can learn more about your brand’s unique message, discounts or promotions better than anywhere else.

Be a part of KQED Live- a unified public event programming brand where our local Bay Area communities connect and experience live, in-person and virtual events that serve to inform, inspire and involve. With over 60 produced events annually, our events draw in more than 240,000 people together!