Programs

  • Program 1 [2021]

    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.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: WPR PROVIDES RICH AND DIVERSE MUSICAL 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 HD CLASSICAL NETWORK BROADCASTS CLASSICAL MUSIC TWENTY-FOUR HOURS-A-DAY USING A COMBINATION OF ORIGINAL AND SYNDICATED PROGRAMS. WPR'S WEBSITE, WWW.WPR.ORG, SERVES MORE THAN 520,000 USERS PER MONTH WITH ARTICLES BASED ON WPR'S AND NPR'S BROADCAST CONTENT, WEB-ONLY ARTICLES, COMMUNITY CALENDARS, AND STATION INFORMATION. EACH WEEK, OVER 34,000 LISTENERS STREAM WPR'S NETWORK BROADCASTS LIVE FROM THE WEBSITE. WPR'S EXTENSIVE NEWS AND CALL-IN ARCHIVES ARE DOWNLOADED BY MORE THAN 50,000 PEOPLE PER MONTH, AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH PODCAST SUBSCRIPTIONS. IN ADDITION, WPR'S MOBILE IPHONE, IPAD AND ANDROID APPS MAKE IT EASY TO READ AND LISTEN TO OUR NEWS STORIES, AND LISTEN TO OUR LIVE AND ARCHIVED CONTENT.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $7.9M

  • Wisconsin Public Radio Services

    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 39 RADIO STATIONS REACH OVER 375,000 LISTENERS EVERY WEEK ON TWO NETWORKS: WPR NEWS AND WPR MUSIC. IN MAY 2024 WPR CHANGED ITS NETWORKS FROM THREE TO TWO: THE PREVIOUS THREE NETWORKS WERE WPR NEWS AND CLASSICAL MUSIC, THE IDEAS NETWORK, AND THE ALL CLASSICAL NETWORK. THE CURRENT TWO ARE WPR NEWS AND WPR MUSIC. WPR ALSO OFFERS ARCHIVES AND PODCASTS OF MANY PROGRAMS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON THESE NETWORKS. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: WPR NEWS BROADCASTS TRUSTED AND TIMELY NEWS PROGRAMS INCLUDING "MORNING EDITION," "ALL THINGS CONSIDERED AND THE BEST OF NPR, THE BBC AND APM PLUS STATE AND LOCAL NEWS EVERY WEEKDAY. PROGRAMS FOCUS ON EVERYTHING FROM CURRENT EVENTS TO PRACTICAL ADVICE TO POP CULTURE. WPR'S SEASONED HOSTS FACILITATE HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH GUEST EXPERTS AND CALLERS EVERY YEAR. REPORTERS STRENGTHEN AND FORGE STATEWIDE CONNECTIONS IN OUR EIGHT BUREAUS IN MILWAUKEE, MADISON, GREEN BAY, WAUSAU, LA CROSSE, EAU CLAIRE SUPERIOR, AND THE STATE CAPITOL, AND PRODUCE LOCALLY-HOSTED STORIES AND SEGMENTS FOR REGIONAL USE. WPR IS ALSO TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS WITH PUBLIC MEDIA'S HIGH STANDARDS OF ETHICS AND INTEGRITY VIA MULTIPLE FELLOWSHIPS FOR EARLY CAREER REPORTERS.WPR MUSIC PROVIDES MUSIC PROGRAMS 7 DAYS A WEEK THAT ARE NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE ON THE STATE'S COMMERCIAL AIRWAVES INCLUDING CLASSICAL, FOLK, JAZZ, AND WORLD MUSIC. WPR MUSIC BROADCASTS WISCONSIN-HOSTED AND PROGRAMMED CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR 13 HOURS EVERY WEEKDAY, AND FOR MULTIPLE HOURS ON WEEKENDS. WPR MUSIC ALSO CARRIES LIVE METROPOLITAN OPERA BROADCASTS, MADISON OPERA PERFORMANCES, AND OTHER BROADCASTS FEATURING WISCONSIN-BASED PERFORMERS AND PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WPR'S WEBSITE, WWW.WPR.ORG, SERVES MORE THAN 10 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 50 THOUSAND 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 A 15-MINUTE NEWS SUMMARY EACH WEEKDAY, IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS AND PODCASTS OF PROGRAMS FOUND ON OUR BROADCAST SCHEDULE.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, COMMUNITY CONNECTION, HONOR VETERANS, ENCOURAGE LITERACY, CELEBRATE MUSIC EDUCATION, AND MORE.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $8.7M

  • Program 1 [2025]

    THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO (WPR). WPR'S NEWS, MUSIC, CONVERSATION AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS INFORM, INSPIRE AND BUILD COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN ON TWO NETWORKS -WPR NEWS AND WPR MUSIC - AND 39 STATIONS. MORE THAN 300,000 LISTEN ON AIR EACH WEEK AND WPR'S WEBSITE, WPR.ORG, SERVES MORE THAN 10 MILLION PAGEVIEWS EACH YEAR. WPR'S COMMITMENT TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF NEWS AND CULTURAL CONTENT REFLECTS ITS BELIEF THAT PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THRIVE WITH AN OPEN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND INFORMATION.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:WPR NEWS - FEATURING WPR, NPR AND BBC REPORTERS - OFFERS WISCONSINITES AN UNPARALLELED MIX OF JOURNALISM FROM WISCONSIN, THE NATION AND THE WORLD ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. 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. TALK SHOWS LIKE "WISCONSIN TODAY AND "THE LARRY MEILLER SHOW" DIG DEEPER ON THE ISSUES WITH EXPERT GUESTS AND AUDIENCE INPUT.WPR PARTNERS WITH STATE AND REGIONAL MEDIA PROJECTS, INCLUDING WISCONSIN WATCH AND HARVEST PUBLIC MEDIA, TO EXPLORE COMPLICATED ISSUES WITH A DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES. WPR IS TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF REPORTERS WITH PUBLIC MEDIA'S HIGH STANDARDS OF ETHICS AND INTEGRITY VIA FELLOWSHIPS FOCUSED ON EARLY CAREER JOURNALISTS.REPORTERS, PRODUCERS, HOSTS AND STAFF REGULARLY GATHER INPUT ON COMMUNITY ISSUES, PROGRAMMING DECISIONS AND OTHER CONCERNS OF LISTENERS AND THE BROADER PUBLIC. STAFF AND LEADERSHIP RELY ON STATE AND NATIONAL SURVEY RESULTS TO HELP GUIDE THE PRODUCTION OF NEWS AND INFORMATION COVERAGE.WPR JOURNALISTS OFFER GROUNDED AND ENGAGING COVERAGE, WITH THOUGHTFUL INTERVIEWS AND ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING WISCONSIN COMMUNITIES. WISCONSINITES RELY ON WPR FOR ACCURATE, UNBIASED NEWS ABOUT PERSONAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT, POLICING, POLITICS, EDUCATION, PRISON REFORM, BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, CULTURAL LIFE AND MORE.WPR MUSIC OFFERS LOCALLY-HOSTED CLASSICAL MUSIC SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, WITH JAZZ, WORLD AND FOLK MUSIC EACH WEEKEND. ALONG WITH OUTSTANDING MUSIC, LISTENERS STAY INFORMED WITH BRIEF, TOP-OF-THE-HOUR NEWSCASTS FROM NPR AND WPR ON WEEKDAYS. WPR MUSIC ALSO CARRIES LIVE METROPOLITAN OPERA BROADCASTS, MADISON OPERA PERFORMANCES, AND OTHER BROADCASTS FEATURING WISCONSIN-BASED PERFORMERS AND PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.THOUSANDS OF WISCONSINITES ATTEND WPR'S COMMUNITY EVENTS HELD IN CITIES AROUND THE STATE EACH YEAR. WPR ALSO HELPS LOCAL NONPROFITS PROMOTE COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT CELEBRATE LOCAL TREASURES AND OUR HOSTS MAKE SPECIAL APPEARANCES THAT ENCOURAGE LITERACY, MUSIC EDUCATION, CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND MORE.WPR'S WEBSITE, WWW.WPR.ORG, OFFERS NEWS, COMMUNITY CALENDARS, AND STATION INFORMATION ALONG WITH LIVE WPR NEWS AND WPR MUSIC STREAMS AND MORE THAN 50,000 ARCHIVED AUDIO PROGRAMS. WPR'S MOBILE APP MAKES IT EASY TO READ AND LISTEN TO LIVE AND ARCHIVED CONTENT WHEREVER AUDIENCES ARE. WPR PODCASTS - AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS - INCLUDE A 15-MINUTE NEWS SUMMARY EACH WEEKDAY, IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS AND PODCASTS OF PROGRAMS FOUND ON OUR BROADCAST SCHEDULE. WPR'S CONVENIENT DAILY EMAIL NEWSLETTER HELPS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE STAY ON TOP OF THE NEWS ON THEIR OWN SCHEDULE.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $8.4M