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The following is a list of full-power non-commercial educational radio stations in the United States broadcasting programming from National Public Radio (NPR), which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, band, city of license and state. HD Radio subchannels and low-power translators are not included.
Public Radio East is the NPR member regional network for northeastern North Carolina. It is a service of Craven Community College in New Bern , with studios in Barker Hall on the college's campus. The network's original station, WTEB in New Bern, was launched June 4, 1984, on the frequency 89.5, at 66 kW.
NIU had wanted a second frequency for some time, and finally got it in 1991 when WNIJ signed on at 90.5 FM in Rockford. WNIU became a full-time classical music station, while WNIJ was a more traditional full-service NPR station. In 1998, the two stations swapped frequencies, with WNIJ moving to the stronger 89.5 frequency while WNIU moved to 90.5.
The power increased slightly to 8,400 watts. The station became a charter member of NPR in 1970 and is the longest running NPR affiliate in Florida. WTHS-FM maintained a long-time radio reading service for the blind on an analog subcarrier. In 1973, the stations changed their call letters to WLRN-FM-TV to represent the word "Learn."
HPPR's coverage area is one of the largest in the NPR system. It comprises mostly rural areas and small towns; by far the largest urban center is Amarillo. The network offers two HD Radio subchannels. HD1 is a simulcast of the analog signal's NPR/classical/jazz format. HD2 is "HPPR Connect," which provides an extended schedule of news programming.
WFCR provides a full-time NPR news and information service on the NEPR News Network, which consists of four radio stations in Western Massachusetts owned by its nonprofit fundraising arm, the New England Public Radio Foundation, along with two additional stations owned by area colleges.
After airing a mix of classical music and NPR programming for much of its history, the station dropped all classical music programming on June 25, 2012. [5] WITF-FM began a 24 hour schedule of news and information consisting of syndicated programs from NPR and other providers, along with local news and cultural arts reporting by the WITF staff ...
With the expansion of NPR's schedule in the 1990s, more NPR shows were added, to the point where the station became all news and information on weekdays, with music heard at night and on weekends. In the early 2000s, WCVE-FM nearly doubled its power, to 17,500 watts, from the same 840-foot tower.