Wisconsin Public Radio

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The Wisconsin Public Radio is a network of 36 public radio stations in the US state of Wisconsin . A total of three WPR programs are produced in seven regional studios. In addition to the main program, the "Ideas Network" (Ideas), the "NPR News and Classical Network" (N&C) and the 24-hour All Classical Network (*) are produced.

Programs

WPR produces two major programs with the Ideas Network and the NPR News and Classic Network . They are broadcast analogue and digital via the stations of the network. In addition, the "All Classical Network" is broadcast on the stations' HD2 channel.

WPR produces the two programs To the Best of Our Knowledge (TTBOOK) and Zorba Paster On Your Health , which are broadcast nationwide on National Public Radio .

history

The first station of the network went on air as early as 1922: WHA of the University of Wisconsin in Madison . The transmitter network has existed since 1948.

Channel

The flagship of the "Idea Network" is WHA 970 from Madison and of the "NPR News and Classical Networks" it is WERN in Madison .

Idea Network

Location frequency Callsign Notes
Ashland 90.9 FM WUWS
Adams 89.1 FM WHAA
Delafield 90.7 FM WHAD Serves the Milwaukee radio market with studios there
Highland 91.3 FM WHHI
Elgin, IL 88.9 FM WEPS High school station with WPRIN takeovers
Green Bay 88.1 FM WHID
La Crosse 90.3 FM WHLA
Madison 970 AM WHA WPR flagship
Madison 107.9 FM W300BM VHF converter from WHA
Madison 90.9 FM W215AQ Converter from WHA via WERN- HD3
Menomonia 88.3 FM WHWC
Oshkosh 90.3 FM WRST-FM
Park Falls 90.3 FM WHBM
Platteville 89.1 FM WSSW
Rhinelander 89.9 FM WHSF
River Falls 88.7 FM WRFW
Sheboygan 91.7 MHz WSHS High school station carries

WPRIN programming off-hours

Sister Bay 91.9 FM WHDI
Stevens Point 930 AM WLBL
Superior 91.3 FM KUWS
Wausau 91.9 FM WLBL-FM Timeshare with WXPW ;

sends its own WLBL program in time slots

101.3 W267BB Analog converter from WHRM-HD3, itself translating WLBL (AM)

NPR News & Classic Network

Location frequency

(FM)

Callsign annotation
Brule ( Superior ) 89.9 MHz WHSA
Eau Claire 89.7 FM WUEC
Elkhorn 101.7 FM W269BV Converter from WGTD
Green Bay 89.3 FM WPNE
Lake Geneva 103.3 FM W277BM Converter from WGTD
Kenosha 91.1 FM WGTD Affiliate owned by the Gateway Technical College
La Crosse 88.9 FM WLSU
Madison 88.7 FM WERN WPR flagship
Menomonia 90.7 MHz WVSS
Sister Bay 89.7 FM WHND
Superior 88.5 FM WSSU
Washburn 104.7 FM WHWA
Wausau 90.9 FM WHRM

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ PRX "Station" Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved November 3, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Regions. Retrieved September 7, 2017 .
  3. ↑ To The Best Of Our Knowledge . In: NPR.org . ( npr.org [accessed September 7, 2017]).
  4. ^ Zorba Paster On Your Health . In: NPR.org . ( npr.org [accessed September 7, 2017]).
  5. ↑ Randall Davidson: 9XM Talking: WHA Radio and the Wisconsin Idea.