When the news is moving fast, a lot of Americans reach for the same thing: their local public radio station. It’s live, it’s free and it keeps talking while you cook, drive or work. You don’t need a radio, an app or a login to listen. Several of the country’s best-known public radio newsrooms stream right here on Teleadio.
Here are five to keep handy, from the East Coast to the Bay Area.
WNYC 93.9 FM (New York)
WNYC FM
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WNYC is New York City’s public radio news station and part of New York Public Radio. If you already listen to its sister station WQXR for classical music, this is the news side of the same family.
WAMU 88.5 (Washington, D.C.)
WAMU American University Radio
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WAMU is American University’s public radio station in the nation’s capital. Its listing is tagged for news, public radio and talk, so it’s a natural pick if you want to hear the conversation from inside the Beltway.
WBEZ 91.5 (Chicago)
91.5 WBEZ-FM
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WBEZ is Chicago Public Radio. It’s a good way to keep up with the Midwest’s biggest city, whether you live there, grew up there or just like hearing how Chicago talks about the news.
MPR News (Minnesota)
MPR News
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MPR News is the news service of Minnesota Public Radio. Its stream is tagged for news, talk and culture, so you’ll hear more than just headlines.
KQED 88.5 (San Francisco)
88.5 KQED
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KQED is the NPR station for the San Francisco Bay Area. If you’re on the West Coast, it keeps you on your own time zone, and if you’re not, it’s an easy way to hear what Californians are talking about.
Find your own local public radio station
Almost every part of the country has a public radio station, and many of them stream online. Open the Radio list and use the state and region filter to see what’s streaming near you. You can also type your city, a station’s call letters or simply “NPR” or “public radio” into Search. Stations in Boston, Philadelphia, Seattle, Houston and Dallas are all a quick search away.
Radio and TV, side by side
Teleadio’s sticky player keeps your station going while you browse the rest of the site. That means you can listen to the radio while you check the TV Guide or look through the news channels in TV categories, and then switch to video when you want to see what’s happening.
A few easy ways to use news radio:
- Big news days: leave a station on in the background so you hear updates as they come in.
- Stay connected to home: moved away? Listen to the station from the city you grew up in.
- Save your favorites: create a free Teleadio account so your go-to stations are one tap away.
Teleadio is a search engine and directory. The stations are streamed by their owners, which is why you’ll see their ads during breaks.
