Augustana College and Minnesota Public Radio announced today that MPR News will begin broadcasting on KAUR 89.1 FM starting September 15, 2009. Augustana College will continue to own the station, located on its Sioux Falls campus, and MPR will provide day-to-day programming, operations and maintenance.
A storm August 14 caused major damage to the equipment on the towers in these locations that we use to broadcast our classical music.
Minnesota Public Radio's transmitters in Moorhead (KCCM) and Appleton (KRSU) have sustained storm damage. Listeners in these areas may experience problems
Minnesota Public Radio announced today that it has named Cathy Nevanen network sales supervisor. In addition to her current responsibilities as sales account executive for MPR's Duluth network station, Nevanen will supervise MPR network stations sales representatives in Collegeville, Rochester, Bemidji/Brainerd and Moorhead, Minn. Nevanen will assume her new responsibilities on August 31, 2009.
Minnesota Public Radio today announced the launch of a multi-media project that gives teens a creative outlet for discussing the toll of the recession in their lives.
Author Colin Beaven will join 89.3 The Current's Steve Seel for the next installment of Policy and a Pint. The audience is invited to join their discussion about the different ways to reduce your carbon footprint and why Beaven thinks this can make your life better.
Minnesota Public Radio will sponsor live broadcasts and on-stage events every day of this year's Minnesota State Fair, Aug. 27-Sept. 7. Hosts from MPR News, The Current and Classical MPR will be on hand to present political leaders and local music stars, all while getting a chance to mix with fair goers.
Minnesota Public Radio announced today that its eclectic music service The Current will broadcast in the St. Peter area on 93.9 FM.
Minnesota Public Radio announced today the debut of fresh Web designs for its two music services -- The Current and ClassicalMPR. The designs will make it even easier for listeners to experience the programming and special online features--easy access to live Web streams of music, playlists, video of in-studio performances, blogs and song downloads of the day.
For this installment of the "Policy and a Pint" series, 89.3 The Current's Steve Seel discusses how our national security is not just a question of which country harbors our enemies, but also of how well we protect public health and our food supply. He will be joined by guest Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the U of M.