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38-583: In 2000, Highland Community Broadcasting was created after New Hampshire Public Radio dropped all classical music programming. The group incorporated as a non-profit and applied for a low-power FM license in August 2000. In July 2003, the FCC granted a license to Highland for 94.7 MHz in Concord. After six months of raising funds, WCNH-LP was constructed and went on the air at 2 p.m. on February 29, 2004. In October 2008, Highland

76-434: A classical music station. Since WCNH operates at only 190 watts, it is simulcast on WEVO's second HD channel. In 2017, NHPR reported over 190,000 weekly listeners and 200,000 monthly unique website viewers. Notes: At first, NHPR broadcast a mixed format of news and information programming from NPR during drive times, and music mid-days, evenings, and overnights. As has been the case with most other NPR member stations over

114-516: A clear signal from an NPR station. WEVO had 500 members at its start. Over several years the station grew in size. In 1991, the newly renamed NHPR began broadcasting 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Between 1992 and 2011, six other stations joined the network. In 1995 NHPR launched The Exchange , hosted by former NPR reporter Laura Knoy. Until 2000, NHPR broadcast a mix of NPR news and classical music . However, in 2000 it switched its weekday schedule to all news and talk. In spring 2007 NHPR had

152-431: A co-host of All Things Considered , hosted Morning Edition beginning with its first episode, a job he initially took on a temporary basis when a shake-up in production and on-air staff occurred ten days before the show's premiere. Edwards was joined by Barbara Hoctor, then of Weekend All Things Considered . Hoctor departed after four months, leaving Edwards as solo host for the next quarter-century. His last day as host

190-585: A correspondent for Marketplace and Planet Money , joined the anchors in Washington. Greene then departed, hosting his final episode on December 29, 2020, and was succeeded by longtime KPCC journalist A Martínez , who was added to the program in July 2021, to broadcast from NPR West. King left on December 10, 2021, with correspondent Leila Fadel named to succeed her in early 2022. Rachel Martin stepped down from daily hosting duties in early February 2023, to pursue

228-415: A daytime interview show hosted by journalist Michel Martin , with a focus on African-American issues, was featured on NPR Now, channel 122, from 2007 to 2014; The Takeaway , a competing news and interview program hosted by John Hockenberry (retired in 2017, currently Melissa Harris-Perry ) produced by NPR member station WNYC New York and WGBH-FM Boston and distributed by Public Radio International ,

266-474: A mix of cultural and music programs on weekends. NHPR's news staff of 21 is one of the largest in the state and is the only statewide source of radio news. NHPR's original station, WEVO , signed on from Concord on August 4, 1981. It was originally known as " Granite State Public Radio ," after New Hampshire's state nickname . Prior to its sign-on, New Hampshire was one of the few states in New England without

304-411: A music bed that takes the listener into the next hour, or the end of the program, depending on the hour and the station's program schedule. (Every other hour during the "E" segment, KQED pre-empts Marketplace Morning Report to air its own production, The California Report , featuring news stories of statewide regional interest; The California Report, which has a companion 30-minute weekend edition ,

342-517: A project within NPR focused on examining religion and spirituality. Michel Martin , weekend host for All Things Considered , was named as the next addition to the anchor team, and joined on March 27, 2023. Arbitron ratings show that over 12 million people listen to Morning Edition weekly. It used to be the second most-listened-to national radio show , after The Rush Limbaugh Show , though some sources, among them Talkers Magazine , sometimes placed

380-652: A radio station in New Hampshire is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . New Hampshire Public Radio New Hampshire Public Radio ( NHPR ) is the National Public Radio member network serving the state of New Hampshire . NHPR is based in Concord and operates eight transmitters and six translators covering nearly the whole state, as well as portions of Massachusetts , Vermont and Maine . The network airs NPR news and talk shows on weekdays and

418-596: A reconstruction of that facility with higher power and moved Classical NH and the WCNH call sign down the dial on April 5, 2021—a change that added 80,000 people to WCNH's coverage area. As a result, 91.5 FM, which went silent to allow NHPR to identify future uses, became WSPS on April 22, 2021. No other use for the frequency was identified, and NHPR submitted the license for cancellation on April 7, 2022. 43°12′53″N 71°34′26″W  /  43.2146°N 71.5738°W  / 43.2146; -71.5738 This article about

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456-434: A sixty-second "billboard" highlighting stories to be covered in the hour. At least one birthday or anniversary of a major event is announced as well. Some stations replace this billboard with a localized version, with a similar format, but with emphasis on local stories and read by a local announcer. The standard NPR newscast follows for five minutes. Stations have the option to cut into the newscast at three minutes (4:00 past

494-495: A weekly audience of 161,100 listeners and about 16,000 contributing members. It had an annual budget of $ 4.5 million, with contributions from listeners, local businesses, grants and funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting . Contributions from listeners and businesses in New Hampshire make up more than 90 percent of NHPR's revenue. NHPR does not receive funding from the state of New Hampshire. In 2014, NHPR bought WCNH ,

532-474: Is Weekend Edition . Morning Edition and All Things Considered are among the highest rated public radio shows . The show was hosted by Bob Edwards from its inception until it was retooled for a two-anchor format in 2004 with the introduction of Steve Inskeep and Renée Montagne . Montagne left the show in 2016, and was replaced by Rachel Martin , who stepped down from daily hosting in early 2023. Four regular anchors, including Inskeep, currently host

570-664: Is a one-hour midday general topics interview show. NHPR also locally produces The Folk Show , a live show featuring performances by local musicians, on Sunday evenings and hosted by Kate McNally. NHPR broadcasts the major daily news programs produced by NPR, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered . The statewide network also broadcasts programming from American Public Media , including Live from Here and Marketplace , as well as programs from Public Radio International , including Studio 360 , The Takeaway , This American Life . NHPR also airs programming from international broadcasters, such as As It Happens ,

608-461: Is sometimes covered by stations with local reports as well. This segment features news or cultural reports, generally running the segment length. At 42:30 past the hour a two-minute music bed is played which most stations cover with news updates or "modules" from other independent radio producers. At 44:30, a short humorous news item is introduced. These segments are called "returns", because many stations that air local news or announcements return to

646-501: Is syndicated to other NPR member stations in California, including KCRW and KXJZ .) Stations receive over their computers the daily rundown of stories before each program which allows them to plan their coverage and decide what stories they wish to replace with local content. The rundown is updated as necessary until the feed ends at noon Eastern time. NPR experimented with a modified clock from 2014 through 2018, which notably replaced

684-527: Is the house band. The River Run Bookstore in Portsmouth is also affiliated. Morning Edition Morning Edition is an American radio news program produced and distributed by NPR . It airs weekday mornings (Monday through Friday) and runs for two hours, and many stations repeat one or both hours. The show feeds live from 5:00 to 9:00 AM ET , with feeds and updates as required until noon. The show premiered on November 5, 1979; its weekend counterpart

722-466: The Marketplace Morning Report , which is separately produced and distributed by American Public Media (prior to this change, many stations would already cover one or both "E" segments with Marketplace Morning Report ). However, some stations continue to air Marketplace Morning Report in place of the "E" segment for the first hour. Segment "E" ends at 59:00 after the hour, and leads into

760-525: The BBC World Service from Britain. NHPR, in conjunction with the Portsmouth Music Hall , has produced a series on New England writers and authors. So far the series has had such authors as John Updike ( Terrorist ), Doris Kearns Goodwin , Dan Brown ( The Da Vinci Code ), Alan Alda , and Mitch Albom . Virginia Prescott of Word of Mouth is the interviewer, and the trio Dreadnaught

798-594: The Morning Edition team as its fourth anchor following Rachel Martin's departure from daily hosting duties. She joined the show on March 27, 2023. A typical show includes news , both newscasts and in-depth reports; features on science, arts, business, sports, and politics; interviews with and profiles of people in the news; commentaries; and human interest features. Some regional public radio networks and local stations also produce locally focused content under their Morning Edition banner. Bob Edwards , previously

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836-519: The West Coast , Morning Edition can run for up to seven hours running from the first live feed with the subsequent re-feeds. For example, KPCC in Pasadena, California carries Morning Edition , from 02:00 to 09:00 Pacific Time . KPCC handles the re-feeds uniquely: instead of taking the re-feed from the satellite, they "roll their own" by taking the tape from the feed two hours prior, so that they can run

874-442: The 05:00 hour. Morning Edition (as well as its afternoon counterpart All Things Considered ) is not carried on any of the public radio channels of Sirius XM Radio , the leading US consumer satellite radio provider; this is reportedly to reduce direct competition between Sirius XM and NPR's local member stations, almost all of whom heavily use these flagship news programs to generate pledge revenue from listeners. Tell Me More ,

912-638: The A and B segments of Morning Edition about three minutes earlier than rival KCRW in Santa Monica , which takes the re-feed direct from the satellite. In the event of a breaking news story, KPCC runs the same feed as KCRW. KJZZ in Phoenix, Arizona carries Morning Edition from 03:00 to 09:00 MST (two hours behind Eastern Time in the winter months, and three in the summer, as Arizona does not follow Daylight Saving Time ), but uses local announcers, news updates/features and traffic/weather reports starting with

950-454: The break at 21:50 past the hour, the second segment, or "B" segment, generally contains features, commentaries, or long form interviews. Interviews can sometimes take up the entire segment. Segment "B" ends at 29:00 past the hour, and a promotion for All Things Considered and a short music bed lead into a second full-length newscast at half past the hour. A one-minute music bed follows for a station break. The "C" segment follows at 34:35 and

988-495: The first hour, the "E" segment was dedicated to stories and features from the world of business, while in the second hour, segment "E" included a cultural feature, remembrance, or softer news story, usually taking the entire segment length. Beginning in November 2014, Morning Edition moved the second hour "E" features to the first hour "E" segment, dropping the dedicated business segment to allow many NPR stations to insert broadcasts of

1026-424: The hour) to deliver a local newscast. A twenty-second funding announcement is followed by a ninety-second music bed, which is typically covered by all stations to deliver news, traffic, weather, or funding credits. The first segment, "A" (duration 11:29), highlights the most important stories of the day. Usually the "A" segments differ between hours, although when the topic is extraordinary, the "A" segment will cover

1064-526: The national feed at this point. The return lasts thirty seconds, and ends with the tagline "It's Morning Edition , from NPR News," or some variation thereon. At 45:35 past the hour, the "D" segment (duration 4:00) is typically composed of two to three stories focusing on health news, international events, or short updates on national stories. At 49:35 past the hour the segment ends, and another two-minute station break begins. The "E" segment begins at 51:30 (duration 7:29) and differs between hours. Originally in

1102-450: The noncommercial end of the FM dial in New England; its coverage area was effectively limited to Concord and surrounding areas of Merrimack County . To make up for the shortfall in coverage, it was simulcast on sister station WEVO 's second HD channel. When St. Paul's School could no longer operate its station at 90.5 MHz and donated it to NHPR effective March 25, 2021, the network orchestrated

1140-458: The past decade and a half, the network dropped music programming (except for a handful of weekend features) by 2001 to carry news and information programming around the clock. Local staff produces three hours each day of newscasts and feature reports on local New Hampshire news and two daily interview programs. The Exchange , hosted by Laura Knoy, is a one-hour morning news and public affairs call-in show. Word of Mouth , hosted by Justine Paradis,

1178-514: The same topic, but in a different format between the first and second hour. Segment A ends at nineteen minutes past the hour, and is followed by a ninety-second break, a promotion for Fresh Air and a funding announcement before the start of Segment "B". Between each segment, one- to three-minute breaks occur. These breaks are filled at the local station level with promotions for other programs, sponsorship credits, and station-provided content such as local traffic and weather reports. Returning from

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1216-402: The show on a rotating basis. A Martínez , who hosts from NPR West, joined on July 19, 2021, replacing David Greene , who hosted from 2012 through the end of 2020. Leila Fadel joined the anchor team in Washington at the end of January 2022, following the departure of Noel King . The network announced in early March 2023 that All Things Considered weekend host Michel Martin would be joining

1254-519: The show third in audience rankings behind Limbaugh and The Sean Hannity Show , depending on the time (as of 2015, Hannity has fallen behind Morning Edition in the Talkers estimate). In 1999, Morning Edition with Bob Edwards received the George Foster Peabody Award . The following describes the program format effective August 13, 2018. Morning Edition begins each hour with

1292-557: The standard-length newscast at half past with two shorter newscasts at 19 and 42 past. Member stations complained the clock was "choppy" and "disjointed", that it did not have as many opportunities to insert local content, and that the placement of the humorous return after the half-past local news break was awkward. Most stations in the Central and Eastern Time zones run Morning Edition live from 05:00 to 09:00 ET , repeating one or both hours through morning drive time. Some stations run only

1330-607: The studios of NPR West in Culver City, California , a municipality within Los Angeles County . Montagne announced in July 2016 that she would step down as co-host to become a special correspondent for NPR. On December 5, 2016, after Montagne's departure, David Greene began broadcasting from NPR West, and Rachel Martin , former host of Weekend Edition , joined Morning Edition , broadcasting alongside Inskeep from NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. By 2018, Noel King , formerly

1368-515: The two hours, others run up to seven hours. The repeats are automatically fed through the NPR satellite, and are updated as necessary by NPR anchors in the studio when breaking news events occur. In the past, Edwards would stay at his NPR office until the program feeds ended at noon in case there was anything that required an update. Today, with four people capable of regularly anchoring the program, hosts can rotate out of on-air duties to report and produce feature reports that will air on later dates. On

1406-519: Was April 30, 2004; this was not due to Edwards retiring, but rather a highly controversial decision from NPR to reassign him as senior correspondent, which resulted in anger and harsh criticism from many listeners. From May 3, 2004, through November 11, 2016, the show was co-hosted by Steve Inskeep and Renée Montagne , with David Greene joining as co-host in 2012. Inskeep reports from NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. , and Montagne reported from

1444-450: Was granted a construction permit for a new non-commercial license for 91.5 MHz in Bow, New Hampshire. In October 2011, that new frequency was launched as WCNH, and the low-power FM station was sold. In June 2014, Highland sold WCNH to New Hampshire Public Radio, Incorporated, for $ 75,000. The sale was consummated on August 19, 2014. WCNH operated at only 190 watts due to the crowded state of

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