Station News

  As you may have heard, NPR has made the difficult decision to wind down production of Talk of the Nation at the end of June.  In its place, NPR and WBUR in Boston are joining forces to expand and re-launch WBUR’s daily show Here & Now as a national news program for audiences in the middle of the day. It will be the first program owned and produced by a Member station that is built on a close, day-to-day editorial collaboration with NPR.

The popular music show American Routes will be moving to WMUK-1 starting Sunday, June 9.  Every week, Nick Spitzer brings listeners plenty of “roots” music but also explores the routes of influence that define contemporary American musical culture.  Learn more at the website: American Routes.

To make it a full afternoon of music we will be moving Alma Latina to 4 p.m. on Sundays.  WMUK’s repeat of A Prairie Home Companion will be heard at 8 p.m.

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Starting Monday, June 3, evening listening will be a little different on WMUK.  Many current audience favorites will continue although they may be moving to a different time.  Echoes will continue to be heard in its full form weeknights on WMUK-2.  From the Top will continue to be heard Saturdays at noon.

The popular science module Earth/Sky will be going out of production at the end of May.  WMUK will air the final weekday broadcast of the 2-minute program on May 31.  The program has been heard on WMUK right before NPR's All Things Considered for several years. 

After two decades of broadcasts to stations across the country program producers in Austin, Texas, have decided to focus their efforts and resources on their website: earthsky.org.