Wisconsin Public Radio

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Wisconsin Public Radio is a network of radio stations in the state of Wisconsin devoted to public radio programming.

There are 27 stations in WPR's network, in two groups. The first, the Ideas Network, is devoted almost exclusively to talk radio programming. The second, The NPR News and Classical Network devotes itself primarily to classical music broadcasting, but has access to National Public Radio news, which is broadcast regularly.

WPR's Madison, Wisconsin station WHA 970 AM claims to be the oldest radio station in the United States, although the claim is disputed. It is unusual that WHA was allowed to continue broadcasting during World War I while most stations were shut down, so a claim for "oldest continuous broadcaster" could be valid.

Stations

Ideas Network

  • Milwaukee studios
    • WHAD FM 90.7 Delafield, Milwaukee
  • Madison studios
  • Green Bay studios
    • WHID-FM 88.1 Green Bay
    • WLFM-FM 91.1 Appleton (Discontinued WPR September 14, 2005 after sale to religious station group Starboard Media)
    • WRST-FM 90.3 Oshkosh
    • WHDI-FM 91.9 Sister Bay
    • WSHS-FM 91.7 Sheboygan (part-time affiliate; station owned by Sheboygan Area School District, which airs school programming on weekday school days between 7am-5pm and ethnic programming weekend evenings. WPR at all other times)
  • La Crosse studios
  • Eau Claire studios
  • WRFW-FM 88.7 River Falls
  • Superior studios
  • KUWS-FM 91.3 Superior
  • W275AF (KUWS) FM 102.9 Ashland, Bayfield
  • Wausau studios
  • WLBL (AM) 930 Aburndale
  • WHBM-FM 90.3 Park Falls
  • WLBL-FM 91.9 Wausau

The NPR News and Classical Network

  • Milwaukee studios
  • Madison studios
  • Green Bay studios
  • La Crosse studios
  • Eau Claire studios
  • Superior studios
  • Wausau studios

Wisconsin Public Radio radio shows with national distribution