Welcome—on behalf of everyone at WQPT, I would like to thank you for visiting our website. With a small, yet talented and efficient staff we continue the tradition of providing viewers with outstanding television, educational outreach services and great events. As your PBS station, we are here to serve you, please contact us with your questions, ideas and comments.

A Regional Gem

We've come a long way since WQPT first hit the airwaves in 1983. Our inception, was the culmination of years of planning and perseverance from people like Robert Fletcher and Chuck Laws along with original board members Evelyn and Harold Perlmutter and many others. After 27 years as a broadcast service of Black Hawk College, the WQPT license was transferred to Western Illinois University-Quad Cities in May 2010.

We continue our rich tradition of providing programs and services that you won't find anywhere else. WQPT has always been and continues to be a nonprofit gem for everyone in our region. We hope you feel as passionately about supporting public broadcasting as we do. WQPT remains one of a few places where you know you will find outstanding quality in the programs we air and the services we provide.

Licensed to Western Illinois University-Quad Cities, WQPT is operated by a staff of 11; and by a Community Advisory Board which provides guidance and oversight for the station.

We've compiled a short list of Frequently Asked Questions regarding our license transition to Western Illinois University.

Serving Viewers Like You

Our purpose is to bring the region we serve with quality television, services and events which benefit everyone. It is our hope that you will join us and become an integral part of WQPT. As such, your input is a valuable tool to assist us with our mission. We welcome opinions, suggestions and comments from viewers like you. Please feel free to contact us and share your thoughts—we're here to serve you!

A Reach of Over a Half Million TV Viewers

Since our humble beginning in 1983, WQPT has grown and today over half a million TV viewers have access to our programming though open-air signals or local cable systems. Not only does WQPT broadcast public television, we also broadcast a secondary channel—Worldview—on channel 24.2.

We also provide many non-broadcast educational services, as well as college credit through Black Hawk College. You may learn about employment opportunities and view our public files for additional information about the station. We invite you to explore our website to discover the wide variety of services, events and programming we offer.

WQPT continues to provide more and more programming, educational opportunities and information to our viewers in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. Thanks for tuning into WQPT—your local PBS station.