Wyoming Public Radio (WPR) is the statewide
public radio network in
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to t ...
, and is licensed to the
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming (UW) is a public land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming. It was founded in March 1886, four years before the territory was admitted as the 44th state, and opened in September 1887. The University of Wyoming ...
.
Programming and operation
Wyoming Public Radio was founded in 1966, and the station's format is similar to that of many other American public radio stations. Although licensed to the University, the network does not produce student-derived programming. Twice a year, in the fall and in the Spring, the station conducts Pledge Drives, which is where a majority of the station's budget comes from.
From the UW campus in
Laramie, the network produces local news and music programming, mostly consisting of
jazz
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,
classical and
adult album alternative music. The network also airs a variety of
syndicated programs from
National Public Radio
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,
Public Radio Exchange,
Native Voice One
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, and
American Public Media. Some NPR, PRX and BBC World Service programming includes
Morning Edition
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,
All Things Considered
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,
BBC World Service
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, and many others.
Wyoming Public Radio also produces Classical Wyoming, a 24-hour classical format. It is available as an analog radio service in Laramie, Rock Springs and Lander. It is also available on HD-2 throughout the state.
In September 2016, Wyoming Public Radio launched a fourth radio service named Wyoming Sounds. Wyoming Sounds is a rock-based format with emphasis on singer-songwriters and a wide variety of styles including acoustic, folk, blues, soul, reggae, world and Americana music. It is carried as an analog radio service in Laramie, Torrington, Lander, Riverton and Worland. It is also available on HD-3 channels throughout the state. Its website is wyomingsounds.org.
WPR is the only public radio network produced in Wyoming. Other public radio networks and stations (including
Yellowstone Public Radio
Yellowstone Public Radio is a public radio regional network based in Billings, Montana with transmitters covering most of Montana, as well as northern Wyoming and eastern Idaho. It is operated by Montana State University Billings. It airs a m ...
,
KUER-FM
KUER-FM (90.1 MHz) is a public radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah. Owned by the University of Utah, its studios are located in the Eccles Broadcast Center on the University of Utah campus, while its transmitter is located on Farnsworth Peak ...
,
KUNC
KUNC (91.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk public radio format. Licensed to Greeley, Colorado, United States, it serves Northern Colorado, including Fort Collins and Greeley. The station is owned and operated by Community Radi ...
, and
KUVO
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) also reach into parts of the state.
Stations
; Notes
Wyoming Sounds
Wyoming Public Media operates an adult album alternative network, branded Wyoming Sounds.
Two of the transmitters in this network, KTWY and KXWY, were previously commercial licenses held by Cochise Broadcasting which only broadcast periodically to maintain their licenses. In 2017, the FCC entered into a consent decree with Cochise by which it surrendered these stations, KWWY (in the Classical Wyoming network), and other stations for donation to other entities. KNWT operated independently from 2009 to 2017 as a service of
Northwest College in
Powell.
Classical Wyoming
Three stations air their own programming, consisting mostly of
classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" al ...
:
KUWL
KUWL airs its own programming, consisting mostly of
jazz
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music:
Some of the affiliates are broadcasting digitally via
HD Radio
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, with a subchannel consisting of full-time
classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" al ...
, mostly from the
Classical 24 network.
Wyoming HD Radio stations
See also
* Wyoming Public Television
References
External links
*
University of Wyoming
Online Streaming - Main Service
Online Streaming - Classical Wyoming
Online Streaming - Jazz Wyoming
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HD Radio stations
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