WYPR

WYPR
Broadcast areaBaltimore, Maryland
Frequency88.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding88.1 WYPR
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatPublic radio (News/Talk/Jazz)
SubchannelsHD2: BBC World Service
HD3: Classical
Ownership
OwnerBaltimore Public Media
WTMD
History
First air date
1979 (45 years ago) (1979) (originally carrier current 1945–1979) (as WJHU)
Former call signs
WJHU (1979–2002)
Call sign meaning
We're Your Public Radio
Technical information
Facility ID65753
ClassB1
ERP15,500 watts
HAAT129.6 meters
Repeater(s)88.1 WYPF (Frederick)
106.9 WYPO (Ocean City)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Listen Live (HD3)
Websitewypr.org

WYPR (88.1 FM) is a public radio station serving the Baltimore, Maryland metropolitan area. Its studio is in the Charles Village neighborhood of northern Baltimore, while its transmitter is in Park Heights. The station is simulcast in the Frederick and Hagerstown area on WYPF (88.1 FM) and in the Ocean City area on WYPO (106.9 FM).

WYPR is Baltimore's flagship National Public Radio member station, carrying content from NPR, American Public Media (the distribution arm of Minnesota Public Radio), Public Radio Exchange and the BBC World Service (on HD2). WYPR also provides Classical 24 on its HD3 subchannel. In addition, WYPR produces several of its own shows, including the public affairs-focused programs Midday and On The Record, the award-winning, sonic-storytelling series Out of the Blocks as well as local news coverage and special newsroom series.

Starting in 2015, the Baltimore Magazine Reader's Poll has named WYPR the Best Radio Station in Baltimore three years in a row. The station also won Best Radio Show Host, and Best News Website in 2017.