Classical Public Radio Network

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The Classical Public Radio Network (CPRN) is a national, 24-hour classical music service. Its mission is to preserve, enhance and expand experience of classical music for radio listeners. With this vision, CPRN was established in 1998 as a limited-liability non-profit company – a joint venture of KUSC (Los Angeles) and Colorado Public Radio – with startup funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In 2003, CPRN and National Public Radio (NPR) joined in a collaborative marketing arrangement to further expand the network.

CPRN offers listeners the full spectrum of the classical repertoire from medieval times to the present – complete symphonies and orchestral pieces, chamber works, opera selections, art songs, and choral works. The announcers and music staff program the music with a focus on core repertoire and superior recordings. Each announcer brings personal expertise to selecting featured music, alternate performances, artist tributes and unique recordings, as well as seasonal and date-specific programming.

Enhancing the 24-hour program stream are several weekly and daily shows and features. Weekdays, Kimberlea Daggy hosts The Daily Special at noon, and Charles Andrews unearths Buried Treasures at 8:00pm. On Sunday mornings, Stephanie Wendt presents Sacred Classics, featuring three hours of meditative music for the heart and mind. Contemporary classical music is explored every Saturday evening by Alan Chapman on Modern Masterpieces. The programming is regularly enhanced with holiday programming, new releases, composer profiles, and frequent appearances by artists in the classical music world.

CPRN programming is carried across the country on the following public radio stations: KUSC, Los Angeles; KVOD, Denver; WOSU, Columbus OH; WBHM, Birmingham, AL; KBSU-FM, Boise, ID; WNIU, Rockford, IL; South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Vermillion, SD; Northwest Public Radio, Pullman, WA; WFSQ, Tallahassee, FL; High Plains Public Radio, Garden City, KS (KANZ) and Amarillo, TX (KJJP); KBYI, Rexburg, ID; WBNI, Fort Wayne, IN; Vermont Public Radio, Colchester, VT; WSHU, Fairfield, CT; KWTU, Tulsa, OK; WTEB, New Bern, NC; WFCR, Amherst, MA; WQED, Pittsburgh, PA; and on digital radio, WHYY-FM, Philadelphia, PA, and WJCT-FM, Jacksonville, FL.

These client stations operate a total of 53 signals and reach more than one million listeners weekly. Programming is distributed to stations via the Public Radio Satellite System.