XM Public Radio

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XM Public Radio

Broadcast area	United States Canada
Branding	XM Public Radio
First air date	September 1, 2004
Frequency	XM133
Format	Public Radio
Class	Satellite Radio Station
Owner	XM Satellite Radio
Website	XM Public Radio

XM Public Radio (abbreviated XMPR) is XM Satellite Radio's 24/7 satellite radio channel dedicated to public radio programming. Broadcasting in stereo, XM Public Radio is one of two talk channels on the XM platform which broadcasts 2-channel audio -- the other being the ViRUS. Programming is provided through partnerships with American Public Media, Public Radio International, Boston's WBUR, George Washington University, and National Geographic, who own a chunk of time on the channel. XMPR also carried The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.

XM Public Radio is also home of former National Public Radio star, Bob Edwards, who once hosted Morning Edition and co-hosted All Things Considered on NPR. Bob now hosts his own daily hour-long interview series, The Bob Edwards Show, every morning on XM. The show is a conversation based program. In it, Bob interviews people from all walks of life, much like his NPR show. Only now does he have the freedom of time to work with instead of a few minutes a day. The show airs weekday mornings at 8 a.m., and is replayed at 9, 10, and 8 p.m. on XMPR. The show is also edited into a weekend compilation, entitled Bob Edwards Weekend, which is distributed by Public Radio International to terrestrial radio.

In October 2006, Public Radio International's channel on Sirius Satellite Radio was dropped from the channel lineup. Shortly afterwards, XMPR responded by adding several new PRI programs to its lineup, including The World, To the Point, To the Best of Our Knowledge, Le Show, and The Changing World. There is no word on whether money exchanged hands to make this deal occur, or if it was simply Sirius' dissatisfaction in the channel and XM's attempt to capitalize on the listener base.

[edit] Lineup

PACIFIC	EASTERN	PROGRAM
4 a.m.	7 a.m.	The Bob Edwards Show (Replay from previous day)
5 a.m.	8 a.m.	The Bob Edwards Show
6 a.m.	9 a.m.	The Bob Edwards Show (Replay)
7 a.m.	10 a.m.	The Bob Edwards Show (Replay)
8 a.m.	11 a.m.	On Point
9 a.m.	12 p.m.	Here & Now
10 a.m.	1 p.m.	This American Life
11 a.m.	2 p.m.	Soundcheck
12 p.m.	3 p.m.	To the Point
1 p.m.	4 p.m.	Leonard Lopate
2 p.m.	5 p.m.	Leonard Lopate
3 p.m.	6 p.m.	The World
4 p.m.	7 p.m.	Open Source
5 p.m.	8 p.m.	The Bob Edwards Show (Replay)
6 p.m.	9 p.m.	On Point
8 p.m.	11 p.m.	The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
9 p.m.	12 a.m.	AirTalk

[edit] External links

• XM Public Radio
• XMPR Schedule
• XMPR Programs
• Bob Edwards Show Schedule