National Public Radio (NPR)
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| Type | Public radio network |
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| Country | United States |
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First air date
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April 20, 1971 |
| Availability | Global |
| Founded | February 26, 1970 |
| Endowment | US$258 million |
| Revenue | US$208,004,728 (2016) |
| US$18.9 million | |
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Broadcast area
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Nationwide |
| Parent | National Public Radio, Inc. |
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Key people
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Jarl Mohn (CEO) |
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Former names
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| Affiliation | WRN Broadcast |
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Official website
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npr |
National Public Radio (usually shortened to NPR, stylized as npr) is an American privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization based in Washington DC. It serves as a national syndicator to a network of over 1,000 public radio stations in the United States.
NPR produces and distributes news and cultural programming. Individual public radio stations are not required to broadcast all NPR programs; most broadcast a mix of NPR programs, content from rival providers American Public Media, Public Radio International, Public Radio Exchange and WNYC Studios, and locally produced programs. The organisation's flagship shows are two drive-time news broadcasts, Morning Edition and the afternoon All Things Considered; both are carried by most NPR member stations, and are among the most popular radio programs in the country. As of October 2017[update], the drive time programs attract an audience of 14.63 million and 14.6 million respectively.
NPR manages the Public Radio Satellite System, which distributes NPR programs and other programming from independent producers and networks such as American Public Media and Public Radio International. Its content is also available on-demand online, on mobile networks, and, in many cases, as podcasts.
The organization's legal name is National Public Radio and its trademarked brand is NPR; it is known by both names. In June 2010, the organization announced that it was "making a conscious effort to consistently refer to ourselves as NPR on-air and online" because NPR is the common name for the organization and the tag line "This ... is NPR" has been used by its radio hosts for many years. However, National Public Radio remains the legal name of the group, as it has been for more than 45 years.
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