Connecticut Public Radio
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| Broadcast area | Connecticut eastern Long Island, NY western Massachusetts |
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| Branding | WNPR - Connecticut Public Radio |
| Frequency | See table below |
| Translator(s) | See table below |
| First air date | June 1978 |
| Format | Public radio |
| Affiliations | NPR, American Public Media, Public Radio International |
| Owner | Connecticut Public Broadcasting |
| Webcast | Listen Live M3U DTFX |
| Website | www.cpbn.org |
Connecticut Public Radio is a network of public radio stations in the state of Connecticut, western Massachusetts, and eastern Long Island affiliated with NPR (National Public Radio). It is owned by Connecticut Public Broadcasting, who also owns Connecticut Public Television. Together, the television and radio networks make up the Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network.
The radio network airs primarily news and talk from NPR and brands itself on-air as "WNPR - Connecticut Public Radio." It is headquartered with CPTV in Hartford, and operates an additional studio in New Haven.
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History [edit]
The network's first station, WPBH (90.5 FM) in Meriden[1], signed on in June 1978.[2] CPBI originally wanted the WNPR calls, but the FCC turned it down due to objections from WPLR in New Haven, who claimed the calls sounded too similar. Previously, 90.5 FM had been used as a low-powered translator of WFCR in Amherst, Massachusetts. WPBH's sign-on brought NPR programming to Hartford for the first time; it had been one of the largest cities in the nation without an NPR station. It became WPKT in 1984[1] after board chairman Homer Babbidge requested the FCC change the call letters to honor CPBN head Paul K. Taft.
WNPR (89.1 FM) in Norwich followed in 1981[3], WEDW-FM (88.5 FM) in Stamford in 1985[4] and WRLI-FM (91.3 FM) on Long Island in 1993.[5]
On September 15, 2011, WPKT and WNPR swapped call letters.[1][3] Although 90.5 FM has always been the flagship station, the network had been using WNPR as its on-air name since the 1980s.
WAIC [edit]
WAIC (91.9 FM) is the college radio station of American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts. WAIC first went on air in February 1967, going stereo in 1985. Initially programmed from American International College (at various points programming top 40 and adult hits), it became a full time relay of Connecticut Public Radio on November 1, 2011.[6]
Programming [edit]
Connecticut Public Radio features the programs Where We Live, The Colin McEnroe Show, The Faith Middleton Show, The Real Life Survival Guide, and The Needle Drop. The station also syndicates NPR programming.[7]
Stations [edit]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Facility ID | Power W |
Height m (ft) |
Class | Transmitter coordinates | Call sign meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAIC | 91.9 FM | Springfield, MA | 1749 | 230 | 20 m (66 ft) | B1 | 42°06′44″N 72°33′29″W / 42.11222°N 72.55806°W | American International College |
| WEDW-FM | 88.5 FM | Stamford, CT | 13619 | 2,000 | 92 m (302 ft) | A | 41°02′49″N 73°31′36″W / 41.04694°N 73.52667°W | |
| WNPR | 90.5 FM (HD) | Meriden, CT | 13627 | 18,500 | 251 m (823 ft) | B | 41°33′42″N 72°50′41″W / 41.56167°N 72.84472°W | Norwich Public Radio[8] |
| WPKT | 89.1 FM (HD) | Norwich, CT | 13618 | 5,100 | 180 m (590 ft) | B1 | 41°31′11″N 72°10′4″W / 41.51972°N 72.16778°W | Paul K Taft |
| WRLI-FM | 91.3 FM | Southampton, NY | 13598 | 10,000 | 95 m (312 ft) | B1 | 40°56′5″N 72°23′15″W / 40.93472°N 72.38750°W | Radio Long Island |
Translator [edit]
| Call sign | Frequency MHz |
City of license | Power W |
Height m (ft) |
Class |
FCC info |
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| W258AC | 99.5 | Storrs, Connecticut | 10 | 117 m (384 ft) | D | FCC |
Other stations [edit]
- WECS (90.1 FM) Windham — Eastern Connecticut State University's campus station simulcasts the network's feeds of Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Car Talk.
- WVOF (88.5 FM) Fairfield — Fairfield University's campus station simulcasts the network's feeds of Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
References [edit]
- ^ a b c "WNPR Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ^ "Our History". Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "WPKT Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ^ "WEDW-FM Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ^ "WRLI-FM Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ^ "WAIC and WNPR Launch Collaboration to Bring New Programming to the Springfield Market" (Press release). Connecticut Public Broadcasting. November 1, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^ "WNPR Program Listing". Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
External links [edit]
- Connecticut Public Radio website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WNPR
- Radio-Locator information on WNPR
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WNPR
Other station data [edit]
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