broadcast area connecticut eastern long island ny western massachusetts branding wnpr frequency see table below translator s see table below first air date june 1978 format public radio affiliations npr american public media public radio international owner connecticut public broadcasting webcast 1 website www.wnpr.org connecticut public radio is a network of public radio stations in the state of connecticut western massachusetts and eastern long island affiliated with npr national public radio . it is owned by connecticut public broadcasting network who also owns connecticut public television . the radio network airs primarily news and talk from npr and brands itself on air as wnpr . it is headquartered with cptv in hartford and operates an additional studio in new haven . contents 1 history 1.1 waic 2 programming 3 stations 3.1 translator 3.2 other stations 4 see also 5 references 6 external links 6.1 other station data history edit the headquarters of wnpr and cptv in hartford connecticut in the early 1970s wtic in hartford dropped its longtime classical music format in favor of adult contemporary music and sold its library to cptv . looking for a way to put the library to use cptv decided to get into radio . at the time while hartford got a fairly decent signal from wfcr in amherst massachusetts and much of southwestern connecticut was covered by wnyc am fm in new york city most of the rest of the state didn t even get a grade b signal from an npr station . new haven for instance had to content itself with a translator of wfcr on 90.5 fm . finding available frequencies proved difficult however . in addition to the crowded state of the noncommercial end of the fm dial in the northeast there was a considerable glut of 10 watt stations in the state . ultimately cptv bought the 90.5 frequency from the friends of wfcr the new haven group that owned the wfcr translator and used it as the linchpin for what would become connecticut public radio . 1 the network s first station wpbh 2 signed on in june 1978 . 3 the station was licensed to meriden halfway between hartford and new haven in order to serve both cities hartford and new haven then as now are separate radio markets . cpbi originally wanted the wnpr calls but the fcc turned it down due to objections from wplr in new haven who claimed the calls sounded too similar . it became wpkt in 1984 2 after board chairman homer babbidge requested the fcc change the call letters to honor cpbn head paul k. taff . wnpr 89.1 fm in norwich followed in 1981 4 wedw fm 88.5 fm in stamford in 1985 5 and wrli fm 91.3 fm on long island in 1993 . 6 on september 15 2011 wpkt and wnpr swapped call letters . 2 4 although 90.5 fm has always been the flagship station the network had been using wnpr as its on air name since the 1990s . for the first 20 years of its existence the network broadcast a mix of classical music jazz and npr talk . however starting in the late 1990s wnpr began gradually increasing the news programming on its schedule . one of the first casualties of this change was the popular classical music program morning pro musica which was fed from wgbh fm in boston . the program had aired on wnpr as part of the terms by which the friends of wfcr sold the 90.5 frequency to cpbi . however by the late 1990s this resulted in wnpr only being able to run the first hour of morning edition . ultimately wnpr decided to cancel morning pro musica even though network executives knew it would cause a major loss in funding though the change of direction in news heavy npr member stations especially after the september 11 attacks occurred made the format change palatable . 1 ultimately in 2006 wnpr dropped classical music altogether in favor of a full time news and information format . in 2013 the station launched a new online service wnpr news at wnpr.org . waic edit waic 91.9 fm is the college radio station of american international college in springfield massachusetts . waic first went on air in february 1967 going stereo in 1985 . initially programmed from american international college at various points programming top 40 and adult hits it became a full time relay of connecticut public radio on november 1 2011 . 7 programming edit wnpr features the programs where we live the colin mcenroe show the faith middleton show and the needle drop . all are based out of hartford except the faith middleton show which has been based at the new haven studio since it first went on the air . the station also syndicates npr programming . 8 stations edit call sign frequency city of license facility id erp power w height m ft class transmitter coordinates call sign meaning waic 91.9 fm springfield massachusetts 1749 230 20 m 66 ft b1 42 06 44 n 72 33 29 w 42.11222 n 72.55806 w 42.11222 ; 72.55806 waic american international college wedw fm 88.5 fm stamford connecticut 13619 2 000 92 m 302 ft a 41 02 49 n 73 31 36 w 41.04694 n 73.52667 w 41.04694 ; 73.52667 wedw fm wnpr 90.5 fm hd meriden connecticut 13627 18 500 251 m 823 ft b 41 33 42 n 72 50 41 w 41.56167 n 72.84472 w 41.56167 ; 72.84472 wnpr norwich public radio 9 wpkt 89.1 fm hd norwich connecticut 13618 5 100 180 m 590 ft b1 41 31 11 n 72 10 4 w 41.51972 n 72.16778 w 41.51972 ; 72.16778 wpkt paul k taff wrli fm 91.3 fm southampton town new york 13598 10 000 95 m 312 ft b1 40 56 5 n 72 23 15 w 40.93472 n 72.38750 w 40.93472 ; 72.38750 wrli fm radio long island translator edit broadcast translators of wnpr call sign frequency mhz city of license erp w height m ft class transmitter coordinates fcc info w258ac 99.5 storrs connecticut 10 117 m 384 ft d 41 48 50 n 72 15 36 w 41.81389 n 72.26000 w 41.81389 ; 72.26000 w258ac fcc map all coordinates using osm map all coordinates using google map up to 200 coordinates using bing export all coordinates as kml export all coordinates as georss export all coordinates as gpx map all microformatted coordinates place data as rdf other stations edit wecs 90.1 fm windham eastern connecticut state university s campus station simulcasts the network s feeds of morning edition all things considered and car talk . wvof 88.5 fm fairfield fairfield university s campus station simulcasts the network s feeds of morning edition all things considered where we live car talk wait wait don t tell me living on earth speaking of faith and the bbc worldservice . 10 whdd fm 91.9 fm sharon the station known as robin hood radio used to air wnpr programs where we live the colin mcenroe show and the faith middleton show . see also edit connecticut portal references edit a b grandjean pat april 2013 . cptv celebrates 50 years present at the creation . connecticut magazine . a b c wnpr call sign history . cdbs public access database . fcc media bureau . retrieved may 2 2013 . our history . connecticut public broadcasting network . retrieved may 2 2013 . a b wpkt call sign history . cdbs public access database . fcc media bureau . retrieved may 2 2013 . wedw fm call sign history . cdbs public access database . fcc media bureau . retrieved may 2 2013 . wrli fm call sign history . cdbs public access database . fcc media bureau . retrieved may 2 2013 . waic and wnpr launch collaboration to bring new programming to the springfield market press release . connecticut public broadcasting . november 1 2011 . retrieved november 2 2011 . wnpr program listing . connecticut public broadcasting network . retrieved may 2 2013 . call letter origins . radio history on the web . retrieved may 3 2012 . http www.wvof.org fmstudioschedule external links edit wnpr news query the fcc s fm station database for wnpr radio locator information on wnpr query nielsen audio s fm station database for wnpr other station data edit query the fcc s fm station database for waic radio locator information on waic query nielsen audio s fm station database for waic query the fcc s fm station database for wedw radio locator information on wedw query nielsen audio s fm station database for wedw query the fcc s fm station database for wpkt radio locator information on wpkt query nielsen audio s fm station database for wpkt query the fcc s fm station database for wrli radio locator information on wrli query nielsen audio s fm station database for wrli radio stations v t e radio stations in the new haven connecticut market by am frequency 690 960 1220 1260 1300 1340 1450 1500 by fm frequency 89.9 90.1 90.5 91.1 91.5 92.5 93.7 94.3 95.1 95.7 98.1 98.3 99.1 99.9 100.5 101.3 102.9 104.1 105.9 107.9 by callsign w252as wads wavz wcum wdrc fm webe weli wezn fm wfif wgrs whcn wkci fm wkss wmrq fm wnpr wplr wqaq wqun wrch wrki wrxc wshu wshu fm wweb wwyz wybc wybc fm wzmx plus most hartford and new york city radio stations connecticut radio markets bridgeport danbury hartford new britain middletown new haven new london stamford norwalk nyc metro markets long island hudson valley partial poughkeepsie middlesex somerset union monmouth ocean morristown bridgeport danbury new haven stamford norwalk see also list of radio stations in connecticut v t e radio stations in the hartford new britain middletown connecticut market by am frequency 840 910 1080 1150 1170 1230 1290 1360 1410 1480 1550 springfield massachusetts 560 by fm frequency 88.9 89.3 89.9 90.5 91.3 92.5 93.7 94.5 95.7 96.5 97.3 97.9 99.1 100.5 101.3 102.9 104.1 104.9 105.9 106.9 springfield massachusetts 93.1 94.7 102.1 by callsign waqy wccc wctf wdrc wdrc fm werb whcn whyn whyn fm wihs wjmj wkci fm wknd wkss wlat wmas fm wmrd wmrq fm wnez wnpr wnww wplr wpop wqtq wrch wrym wsdk wtic wtic fm wucs wwuh wwyz wzbg wzmx connecticut radio markets bridgeport danbury hartford new britain middletown new haven new london stamford norwalk see also list of radio stations in connecticut v t e radio stations in the new london connecticut market by am frequency 980 1180 1230 1310 by fm frequency 88.1 89.1 90.9 92.9 94.5 96.7 97.7 98.3 98.7 100.9 102.3 105.5 106.5 southern rhode island 95.9 99.3 103.7 107.7 long island new york 89.9 94.9 104.7 by callsign w233ag w258bi 1 wblq wbmw wcni wcty wdup lp welj wich wjjf wkiv wknl wmnp wmos wnlc wpkt wqgn fm wskp wsub lp wsuf wvei fm wwrx wxlm connecticut radio markets bridgeport danbury hartford new britain middletown new haven new london stamford norwalk see also list of radio stations in connecticut 1 construction permit v t e radio stations in the stamford norwalk connecticut market by am frequency 600 800 850 1260 1350 1400 1450 1490 1500 1530 westchester county new york 1310 by fm frequency 88.1 90.1 88.5 wvof 88.5 wedw fm 89.5 90.3 91.1 91.7 91.9 93.3 95.9 98.3 99.9 107.9 westchester county new york 90.3 106.3 by callsign w211ai waxb wcum wdaq wdjz webe wedw fm wezn fm wfar wfif wfme fm wfox wgch wicc wlad wmnr wnlk wpkn wqxw wrvp wshu wshu fm wslx wstc wvof wwpt wxci plus most new york city and some long island radio stations connecticut radio markets bridgeport danbury hartford new britain middletown new haven new london stamford norwalk nyc metro markets long island hudson valley partial poughkeepsie middlesex somerset union monmouth ocean morristown bridgeport danbury new haven stamford norwalk see also list