XM Public Radio (abbreviated XMPR) is XM Satellite Radio's 24/7 satellite radio channel dedicated to public radio programming. Broadcasting in stereo, XM Public Radio is one of two talk channels on the XM platform which broadcasts 2-channel audio -- the other being the ViRUS. Programming is provided through partnerships with American Public Media, Public Radio International, Boston's WBUR, George Washington University, and National Geographic, wh...
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XM Public Radio (abbreviated XMPR) is XM Satellite Radio's 24/7 satellite radio channel dedicated to public radio programming. Broadcasting in stereo, XM Public Radio is one of two talk channels on the XM platform which broadcasts 2-channel audio -- the other being the ViRUS. Programming is provided through partnerships with American Public Media, Public Radio International, Boston's WBUR, George Washington University, and National Geographic, who own a chunk of time on the channel. XMPR also carries The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
Despite being a channel for public radio programs, the channel does not carry any programming from the nation's leading provider, National Public Radio. The NPR network currently has an exclusivity contract with Sirius Satellite Radio, and airs their programming across two channels on Sirius.
XM Public Radio is also home of former National Public Radio star, Bob Edwards, who had previously hosted NPR's Morning Edition and co-hosted All Things Considered....
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