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WFPL
WFPL is a 24-hour listener-supported, noncommercial radio station in Louisville, Kentucky, broadcasting at 89.3 MHz and focusing on news. The station is the flagship National Public Radio station for the Louisville market. WFPL is now owned by Louisville Public Media and was originally owned by the Louisville Free Public Library. When the station came on the air in 1950, it was the first library-owned radio station in the country.
History.
WFPL began operating as a public radio station in 1950 under ownership
city's other public radio stations, WFPK and WUOL-FM. Since then, WFPL has steered away from music to focus on broadcasting news, general interest, comedy, and drama programming. Like its sister stations, WFPL broadcasts an HD radio signal.
Awards.
In 1951 WFPL won a George Foster Peabody award for public service.
See also.
- WFPK
- WUOL-FM
External links.
- WFPL web site