Minnesota Public Radio’s News network made a rather large overhaul of its weekend lineup coinciding with the recent end of “Live from Here.”
Category: Public Media
Many PBS Stations Now Freely Streaming Online
Many PBS stations are now streaming a simulcast of their over-the-air programming online, within their local market, for free and without a login requirement.
National Program Changes Prompt WPR Lineup Adjustment
Wisconsin Public Radio is shifting its lineups on Aug. 31 in response to changes in production for several national programs.
Quad Cities Public Radio Station Adds Second Service
Quad Cities public radio station WVIK/90.3 (Rock Island) has added a second service carrying a full-time News format on a translator and an HD2 signal.
FCC Monitor: WPR Madison Upgrade Approved, New FM in NW Minn.
Recent items crossing through the FCC databases include approval of a Madison FM translator upgrade and a new FM translator signing on in Detroit Lakes, Minn.
CBC Radio Names New Host for Northern Ontario Afternoon Show
CBC Radio One has named Jonathan Pinto the new host of the afternoon show that’s simulcast across its Thunder Bay and Sudbury regions.
FCC Monitor: Updates on Past Coverage and New Technical Filings
Approval of a Twin Cities radio sale, a UP public radio translator going off the air, and a Nebraska radio station returning to full power are among recent items from the FCC database.
“The Current” Drops Several Non-AAA Sunday Shows
Minnesota Public Radio’s “The Current” is adjusting its Sunday lineup, dropping several shows that don’t directly fit its Adult Alternative format.
Iowa Public Radio Adjusts Weekend Lineup
Iowa Public Radio is adjusting its weekend lineup, adding Travel with Rick Steves and XPoNential Radio while it drops some other shows.
MPR/APM Cuts 28 Jobs, Cancels National Show
Minnesota Public Radio and its parent organization, American Public Media Group, have cut dozens of jobs, frozen pay, and cancelled a national radio show amid the continued economic fallout of the pandemic.