KERA (90.1 MHz) is a

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serving North Texas. KERA also relays its programming to three separate FM relay translators, extending the coverage area of KERA's programming into the Sherman-Denison area, Wichita Falls, and Tyler.

Transmitter/Translators

KERA is based in Dallas, and the station's main transmitter is located in

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(K261CW, 100.1 FM), the Sherman/ Denison area (K257EV, 99.3 FM), and Wichita Falls (K202DR, 88.3 FM). It was also rebroadcast on the Public, educational, and government access (PEG)

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Programming

KERA FM has a news and information format that includes national programs, reports and specials from the KERA newsroom and other original productions. ''CEO'' also has a television version that broadcasts on KERA-TV. Anything You Ever Wanted To Know live broadcast

Anything You Ever Wanted To Know live broadcast

KERA FM's on-air staff includes ''Morning Edition'' host Sam Baker, ''All Things Considered'' host Justin Martin, and reporters Stella Chavez, Christopher Connelly, Lauren Silverman, Jerome Weeks and Bill Zeeble.

NPR

KERA is an NPR member station and carries NPR programming.

KERA News

Signature series

KERA News Digital Storytelling projects provide an in-depth look at the people of Texas — the crises they endure, the issues they overcome and the triumphs they achieve.

''Think''

The KERA production ''Think'', hosted by Krys Boyd, features guests, often authors or speechmakers, who discuss intellectual or intriguing topics with Ms. Boyd, usually supplemented by call-in comments and questions. The show's host and crew have traveled to Washington, D.C., yearly since 2015 to broadcast live from NPR headquarters. Notable guests during ''Think in D.C.'' have included Michael Eric Dyson and U.S. Senators

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. As of October 2021, ''Think'' is carried live in its midday time slot by 151 radio stations in Texas, Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington State.

History

KERA FM went on the air in July 1974, serving Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton with a mix of news and music programming. The station has since expanded its broadcast into Wichita Falls (88.3), Tyler (100.1), and Sherman (99.3). KERA FM switched to a news and information format in 2000, with an emphasis on the in-depth news programs and thoughtful conversations that make public radio unique. In 2014, KERA expanded its news department, leading to a surge in local reporting. Since this expansion, hundreds of KERA stories have broadcast nationally and internationally by NPR, PRI and the BBC. KERA Logo

Prior to the launch of KXT 91.7 FM, KERA FM aired locally produced music program ''90.1 at Night'' hosted by Paul Slavens, which aired Sunday nights from 8:00pm until 10:00pm. The program was moved to their newly acquired sister station KXT and was renamed ''The Paul Slavens Show''. With that move, KERA FM transitioned to a full-time News/Talk format. From 2012 until April 2018, KERA has enjoyed a news partnership with NBC-owned television station KXAS-Channel 5 in Fort Worth. This was a part of a larger partnership effort between all of the NBC O&Os and nonprofit news organizations in their communities, a byproduct of the

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merger which took place in 2011. The content has since then moved to Audacy-owned news station KRLD 1080 AM. The station's call letters, which are said to represent a "new ''era'' in broadcasting," are shared with Dallas public television station KERA-TV channel 13; both are owned by North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc., a

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. While there is cross-promotion between stations, each operates its own pledge drives.

Station slogans

*''Radio Worth Listening To'' (1990s-2001) *''Radio Unlimited'' (2001–2009) *''Go Public.'' (2016–present)

References

External links

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