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PROVIDE CENTRAL FLORIDA'S LEADING PUBLIC BROADCASTING RADIO AND MEDIA CONTENT.

WMFE FM PROMOTES LIFELONG LEARNING AND HELPS TO BUILD GOOD CITIZENS THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF NATIONAL PROGRAMMING FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES SUCH AS NATIONAAL PUBLIC RADIO, PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL, AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA, AND FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO. WMFE CARRIES A COMPREHENSIVE SCHEDULE OF STATE, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND NEWS PROGRAMS SUCH AS MORNING EDITION, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, MARKETPLACE, LATINO USA, THE TAKEAWAY, FRESH AIR, HERE AND NOW, AND THE BBC WORLD SERVICE. THESE PROGRAMS EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNERS AT EVERY AGE. WMFE-HD2 BROADCASTS CLASSICAL MUSIC 24 HOURS DAILY. WMFE BROADCASTS MANY SPECIALTY PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE LEARNING. WAIT WAIT DON'T TELL ME, IS A WEEKLY HOUR-LONG QUIZ ON CURRENT EVENTS. EACH WEEK, CLIMATE ONE BRINGS TOGETHER TOP THINKERS FROM VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS TO DISCUSS A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE. THE TED RADIO HOUR INVITES THE WORLD'S LEADING THINKERS AND DOERS TO SPEAK ABOUT ASTONISHING INVENTIONS, FRESH APPROACHES TO OLD PROBLEMS, NEW WAYS TO THINK AND CREATE. SCIENCE FRIDAY BRINGS AN EDUCATED, BALANCED DISCUSSION TO BEAR ON SCIENCE TOPICS THAT ARE IN THE NEWS. IN ADDITION, FM'S LOCAL NEWS TEAM PROVIDES UP TO DATE IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF MATTERS THAT AFFECT CENTRAL FLORIDIANS WITH BOTH SHORT AND LONG-FORM REPORTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PLUS, INTERSECTION, A 60-MINUTE LOCAL INTERVIEW SHOW IS BROADCAST WEEKLY AT NOON ON THURSDAYS. WMFE OFFERS INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, WHICH INCLUDE THE FIELD OF RADIO NEWS RESEARCH AND REPORTING. WMFE-FM COLLABORATES WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS A CRITICAL LINK IN THE STATE'S EMERGENCY NETWORK DURING CRISES WHEN THE EOC IS ACTIVATED, SUCH AS HURRICANES AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS. WMFE PARTICIPATES IN A COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PUBLIC MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO DISTRIBUTE EMERGENCY INFORMATION FROM THE FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO EMERGENCY NETWORK (FPREN) STORM CENTER. DISSEMINATION, MARKETING AND BROADCAST HOURS: WMFE/WMFV BROADCASTS NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS 24 HOURS A DAY ON 90.7 WMFE-FM AND BROADCASTS CLASSICAL MUSIC PROGRAMMING ON 90.7-2 WMFE-HD. IN ADDITION, WMFE OFFERS AN EXTENSIVE WEBSITE, WMFE.ORG, WHICH CONTAINS LINKS TO EDUCATION, HEALTH AND OTHER NEWS/RESOURCES. WMFE ALSO HAS AN APP FOR BOTH IPHONE AND ANDROID USERS THAT ALLOWS ITS LISTENERS TO ACCESS WMFE LIVE STREAMS, PAUSE AND REWIND LIVE RADIO AUDIO AND VIEW THE PROGRAM GUIDE. LISTENERS CAN EXPLORE ON DEMAND CONTENT, SEARCH FOR PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS BOOKMARK A PROGRAM FOR LATER. AND, ALL ON-AIR BROADCASTS CAN ALSO BE HEARD VIA LIVE STREAMING VIA THE INTERNET. A WEALTH OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PROGRAMS AIRED ON WMFE CAN BE REACHED THROUGH WMFE.ORG. WMFE SENDS AN EMAIL NEWSLETTER TO APPROXIMATELY 20,000 SUBSCRIBERS AND MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES SUCH AS FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. ADDITIONALLY, AS FUNDS ALLOW, WMFE PLACES ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE AREA NEWSPAPERS. ADDITIONAL REQUIRED OUTCOMES: WMFE CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (CPB) CERTIFICATION, MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) LICENSE PER TITLE 47, AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT THAT IS WITHIN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE AND OPERATION.