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Encyclopedia > XM Public Radio
XM Public Radio
Image:Xmpr logo lg.gif
City of license
Broadcast area United States, Canada
Branding XM Public Radio
Slogan
First air date September 1, 2004
Frequency XM133
Format Public Radio
Power
ERP
Class Satellite Radio Station
Callsign meaning
Owner XM Satellite Radio / American Public Media / Public Radio International / WBUR
Website xmradio.com ch 133

XM Public Radio (abbreviated XMPR) is XM Satellite Radio's 24/7 satellite radio channel dedicated to public radio programming. Programming is provided through partnerships with American Public Media, Public Radio International, and Boston's WBUR, who own a chunk of time on the channel. XMPR also carried The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. In the United States (and potentially elswhere), each radio station or TV station is assigned a city of license by the Federal Communications Commission that they must serve. While this has become far less meaningful over the decades, stations are still required to post their public file somewhere within the... ... Sine waves of various frequencies; the lower waves have higher frequencies than those above. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... Public broadcasting (also known as public service broadcasting or PSB) is the dominant form of broadcasting around the world, where radio, television, and potentially other electronic media outlets receive funding from the public. ... Nominal power is a measurement of a mediumwave radio stations output used in the United States. ... In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or ERP is determined by subtracting system losses from system gains. ... This is the list of broadcast station classes. ... Call sign can refer to different types of call signs: Airline call sign Aviator call sign Cosmonaut call sign Radio and television call signs Tactical call sign, also known as a tactical designator See also: International Callsign Allocations, Maritime Mobile Service Identity This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... XM Satellite Radio NASDAQ: XMSR is a satellite radio (DARS) service in the United States and Canada based in Washington, DC and controlled by News Corporations DirecTV, General Motors, American Honda, Hughes Electronics, and several private investment groups. ... American Public Media logo American Public Media is the brand under which Minnesota Public Radio distributes public radio programming outside of the state of Minnesota. ... Public Radio International, or PRI, is a not-for-profit corporation based in the United States founded in 1983 to develop non-commercial audio programming for public radio and other audio venues. ... WBUR is the larger of two NPR member stations in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... XM Satellite Radio NASDAQ: XMSR is a satellite radio (DARS) service in the United States and Canada based in Washington, DC and controlled by News Corporations DirecTV, General Motors, American Honda, Hughes Electronics, and several private investment groups. ... American Public Media logo American Public Media is the brand under which Minnesota Public Radio distributes public radio programming outside of the state of Minnesota. ... Public Radio International, or PRI, is a not-for-profit corporation based in the United States founded in 1983 to develop non-commercial audio programming for public radio and other audio venues. ... WBUR is the larger of two NPR member stations in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is an evening television news program broadcast weeknights on PBS in the United States. ...


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 AM, and is replayed at 9, 10, and 8 PM 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. NPR logo NPR redirects here. ... Bob Edwards Robert Alan Edwards (born May 16, 1947 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American radio broadcaster. ... Morning Edition is an American radio news program produced and distributed by National Public Radio (NPR). ... All Things Considered, sometimes abbreviated ATC, is a news radio program in the United States, broadcast on the National Public Radio network. ... The Bob Edwards Show is an American radio program presented by XM Satellite Radio every weekday morning at 8 AM Eastern, with repeats at 8 AM Central, 7 AM Pacific, 6 PM Mountain, and the next morning at 7 AM Eastern. ... The Bob Edwards Show is an American radio program presented by XM Satellite Radio every weekday morning at 8 AM Eastern, with repeats at 8 AM Central, 7 AM Pacific, 6 PM Mountain, and the next morning at 7 AM Eastern. ...


Lineup

PACIFIC EASTERN PROGRAM
5 AM 8 AM The Bob Edwards Show
6 AM 9 AM The Bob Edwards Show (Replay)
7 AM 10 AM The Bob Edwards Show (Replay)
8 AM 11 AM On Point
9 AM 12 PM Here & Now
10 AM 1 PM Whad'Ya Know?
11 AM 2 PM Whad'Ya Know?
12 PM 3 PM Soundcheck
1 PM 4 PM Leonard Lopate
2 PM 5 PM Leonard Lopate
3 PM 6 PM This American Life
4 PM 7 PM Open Source
5 PM 8 PM The Bob Edwards Show (Replay)
6 PM 9 PM On Point
8 PM 11 PM The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
9 PM 12 AM AirTalk

The Bob Edwards Show is an American radio program presented by XM Satellite Radio every weekday morning at 8 AM Eastern, with repeats at 8 AM Central, 7 AM Pacific, 6 PM Mountain, and the next morning at 7 AM Eastern. ... The Bob Edwards Show is an American radio program presented by XM Satellite Radio every weekday morning at 8 AM Eastern, with repeats at 8 AM Central, 7 AM Pacific, 6 PM Mountain, and the next morning at 7 AM Eastern. ... The Bob Edwards Show is an American radio program presented by XM Satellite Radio every weekday morning at 8 AM Eastern, with repeats at 8 AM Central, 7 AM Pacific, 6 PM Mountain, and the next morning at 7 AM Eastern. ... On Point is a two-hour call-in radio show hosted by Tom Ashbrook and produced by Boston, Massachusetts WBUR-FM. The show often features senior editor of the Atlantic Monthly Jack Beatty as a news analyst The program also has a short diary at the end of each hour... ... This American Life (TAL) is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ in Chicago and distributed by Public Radio International. ... The Bob Edwards Show is an American radio program presented by XM Satellite Radio every weekday morning at 8 AM Eastern, with repeats at 8 AM Central, 7 AM Pacific, 6 PM Mountain, and the next morning at 7 AM Eastern. ... The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is an evening television news program broadcast weeknights on PBS in the United States. ...

External Links

  • XMPR Schedule
  • XMPR Programs
  • Bob Edwards Show Schedule


 

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