Wisconsin Public Radio Association Inc

THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO, WHICH BROADCASTS IN WISCONSIN ON THIRTY-SIX (36) STATIONS AND ON THE INTERNET.

THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO (WPR) SO THAT WPR CAN CAPITALIZE ON DIGITAL MULTICASTING TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE BROAD ACCESS TO AWARD-WINNING NEWS, COMPELLING CONVERSATIONS, INSPIRING MUSIC AND ENGAGING ENTERTAINMENT ACROSS WISCONSIN. OUR 36 STATIONS REACH MORE THAN 404,000 LISTENERS EVERY WEEK ON THREE NETWORKS: THE IDEAS NETWORK, THE NPR NEWS & CLASSICAL MUSIC NETWORK, AND THE HD CLASSICAL NETWORK. WPR ALSO OFFERS ARCHIVES AND PODCASTS OF MANY PROGRAMS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON THESE NETWORKS. THE IDEAS NETWORK ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH STATEWIDE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL CALL-IN SHOWS THAT FOCUS ON EVERYTHING FROM CURRENT EVENTS TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND POP CULTURE. WPR'S SEASONED HOSTS FACILITATE OVER 3,000 HOURS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH GUEST EXPERTS AND CALLERS EVERY YEAR.THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO (WPR) SO THAT WPR CAN CAPITALIZE ON DIGITAL MULTICASTING TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE BROAD ACCESS TO AWARD-WINNING NEWS, COMPELLING CONVERSATIONS, INSPIRING MUSIC AND ENGAGING ENTERTAINMENT ACROSS WISCONSIN. OUR 38 STATIONS REACH MORE THAN 400,000 LISTENERS EVERY WEEK ON THREE NETWORKS: THE IDEAS NETWORK, NPR NEWS & MUSIC, AND THE ALL CLASSICAL NETWORK. WPR ALSO OFFERS ARCHIVES AND PODCASTS OF MANY PROGRAMS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON THESE NETWORKS. WPR'S SEASONED HOSTS FACILITATE OVER 3,000 HOURS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH GUEST EXPERTS AND CALLERS EVERY YEAR.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: WPR'S TRUSTED AND TIMELY NEWS PROGRAMS INCLUDE "MORNING EDITION," "ALL THINGS CONSIDERED AND THE BEST OF NPR, THE BBC AND APM PLUS STATE AND LOCAL NEWS EVERY WEEKDAY. REPORTERS AND LOCALLY HOSTED PROGRAMS BUILD STATEWIDE CONNECTIONS AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES FROM BUREAUS IN MILWAUKEE, MADISON, GREEN BAY, WAUSAU, LA CROSSE, EAU CLAIRE AND SUPERIOR. THE IDEAS NETWORK FOSTERS LIFELONG LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH REGIONAL, STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL CALL-IN SHOWS THAT FOCUS ON EVERYTHING FROM CURRENT EVENTS TO PRACTICAL ADVICE TO POP CULTURE. WPR IS TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS WITH PUBLIC MEDIA'S HIGH STANDARDS OF ETHICS AND INTEGRITY VIA THREE FELLOWSHIPS FOCUSED ON EARLY CAREER JOURNALISTS, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES. WPR PROVIDES MUSIC PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE ON THE STATE'S COMMERCIAL AIRWAVES INCLUDING CLASSICAL, FOLK, JAZZ, AND WORLD MUSIC. WPR ALSO CARRIES LIVE METROPOLITAN OPERA BROADCASTS AND PRODUCES REGIONAL MUSIC SHOWS. WPR'S ALL CLASSICAL NETWORK STREAMS ORIGINAL AND SYNDICATED CLASSICAL MUSIC TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY ONLINE AND VIA HD RADIO IN SELECT MARKETS. WPR'S WEBSITE, WWW.WPR.ORG, SERVES MORE THAN 13 MILLION PAGEVIEWS OF WPR AND NPR NEWS AND INFORMATION CONTENT, COMMUNITY CALENDARS, AND STATION INFORMATION. EACH MONTH WPR'S WEBSITE AND APP SERVE MORE THAN 90,000 LIVE AND ARCHIVED AUDIO STREAMS TO AUDIENCES IN WISCONSIN AND AROUND THE WORLD. WPR'S MOBILE APP MAKES IT EASY TO READ AND LISTEN TO OUR LIVE AND ARCHIVED CONTENT WHEREVER AUDIENCES ARE. WPR PODCASTS - AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS - INCLUDE IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS AND PROGRAMS FOUND ON OUR BROADCAST SCHEDULE. THOUSANDS OF WISCONSINITES ATTEND WPR'S COMMUNITY EVENTS HELD ONLINE AND IN CITIES AROUND THE STATE EACH YEAR. WPR ALSO HELPS LOCAL NONPROFITS PROMOTE COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT CELEBRATE LOCAL TREASURES, ENCOURAGE LITERACY, MUSIC EDUCATION, CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND MORE.