News About WFPL

The news media landscape is shifting in unprecedented ways—the decline of print, the rise of the Internet, the triumphs and pratfalls of instantaneous news dispense via broadcast and social media.

What is the state of the news in 2013? And where is it going?

Those questions and more will be explored later this month in a WFPL panel discussion on the changing landscape of the news media that will include NPR host Diane Rehm. 

The host of The Diane Rehm Show—which is heard by 2.4 million-plus listeners—will be joined by:

Remember a few weeks ago, when we asked local musicians to submit instrumental music for us to play in between stories, segments and shows on WFPL?

You responded. 

We had over 100 submissions. We've been digging through them for the last few weeks, and we have come up with a steady rotation of local music beds, which are now airing on WFPL. Tune in. You'll hear them throughout the day. 

Thank you.

Update: And we're back. 

Work continues to address the issue, however.

Earlier: WFPL is having technical difficulties Thursday morning and is currently off the air.

Listeners can still stream programming here.

We'll update as soon as 89.3 is back on the air.

WFPL will air NPR's live coverage of the memorial for victims of Monday's bombing during the Boston Marathon.

People were lined up in Boston to attend the memorial early this morning, reports NPR member station WBUR. 

NPR's coverage begins at 11 a.m. Listen at 89.3 or stream at WFPL.org.

Louisville Public Media has met its $500,000 goal for the Spring Membership Campaign.

The goal was reached as the campaign came to a close Saturday evening. The campaign began on Monday.

Louisville Public Media provides three public radio stations—WFPL 89.3, WFPK 91.9 and WUOL 90.5. 

THANK YOU to everyone who supported Louisville Public Media during the Spring Membership Campaign.  Thanks to member support we have met our goal of $500,000. We are truly humbled by your generosity.

Miss the Campaign? It's never too late to contribute online. Thank you!

Hey, Louisville. WFPL loves local music, and we want to feature more of it on air. No, we're not taking on our beloved sister station, WFPK. We're looking for fresh songs to play in between news segments and shows throughout the day.

You know the music we use. You've been hearing it for years. It's the acoustic guitar riff that plays right after Ira Glass signs off, or that synth-and-drums number you hear underneath the credits on Sunday afternoons.

WFPL will go off the air briefly Sunday night for technical maintenance.

The outage will happen sometime after 11 p.m. Sunday. The station should return to the airwaves long before the morning commute.

Struggling schools, the proposed tax to fund the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and vacant buildings in downtown Louisville are up for discussion at 1 p.m. today on Byline.

WFPL's Devin Katayama will discuss recent criticism of Jefferson County Public Schools and its number of "priority"—that is, low-achieving—schools.

WFPL is having transmitter issues Tuesday afternoon; some listeners may have trouble hearing us on air at 89.3.

If that's you, engineers are working to fix the issue. 

Until then, you can listen to the broadcast streaming online at WFPL.org.