WXPR

WXPR
Frequency91.7 MHz(HD Radio)
Programming
FormatPublic radio
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerWhite Pine Community Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date
April 24, 1983
Call sign meaning
EXcellence in Public Radio
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID72220
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT128 meters
Transmitter coordinates
45°46′28″N 89°14′54″W / 45.774444°N 89.248333°W / 45.774444; -89.248333
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.wxpr.org

WXPR (91.7 FM) is a community-licensed public radio station serving north central Wisconsin and adjacent areas of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Licensed to Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States, the station is owned by White Pine Community Broadcasting, a nonprofit educational corporation. WXPR is a National Public Radio member station as well as an affiliate of Native Voice One. The studios are at 28 N. Stevens St. in downtown Rhinelander, in a historic building previously occupied by the local newspaper. The transmitter is off Oneida County Highway A between Sugar Camp and Three Lakes, Wisconsin, southwest of Thunder Lake.

The station operates satellite WXPW at 91.9 FM in Wausau. In a share-time arrangement, WXPW shares 91.9 with WLBL-FM, the Wausau outlet for Wisconsin Public Radio's Ideas Network. WXPW airs from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. from Monday through Thursday and from 6 p.m. on Friday to 5 p.m. on Sunday.[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXPR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WLBL (FM) 91.9". WPR website. 2014-03-23.