New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) is the

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member

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serving the state of

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. NHPR is based in

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and operates eight transmitters and six translators covering nearly the whole state, as well as portions of

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and

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. The network airs NPR news and talk shows on weekdays and 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.

History and listenership

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

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. Prior to its sign-on, New Hampshire was one of the few states in New England without 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

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. However, in 2000 it switched its weekday schedule to all news and talk. In spring 2007 NHPR had 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

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. 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

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, 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.

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Programming

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 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, 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 ''

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''. The statewide network also broadcasts programming from

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, including ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as programs from

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, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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''. NHPR also airs programming from international broadcasters, such as ''

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'', the

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from Britain.

Writers on a New England Stage

NHPR, in conjunction with the

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, has produced a series on New England writers and authors. So far the series has had such authors as

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''),

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, and

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. Virginia Prescott of ''Word of Mouth'' is the interviewer, and the trio Dreadnaught is the house band. The ''River Run Bookstore'' in Portsmouth is also affiliated.

Notable employees

Lauren Chooljian Lauren Chooljian Baer (born December 29, 1987) is an American radio journalist. She is a senior reporter and producer for New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR). She previously worked for WBEZ in Chicago. Early life and education Chooljian was born ...

, NHPR reporter and producer *Mark Handley, NHPR's general manager from 1990 to 2005, chairman of NPR's board of birectors for two terms * Sally Hirsh-Dickinson, NHPR producer and host, professor of English at

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*Eric Westervelt, former NPR foreign correspondent who often reported on the Arab-Israeli conflict, reporter and news director at NHPR for several years

References

External links

NHPR's official websiteNHPR's program schedule
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