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WRKF
Broadcast areaBaton Rouge metropolitan area
Frequency89.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWRKF 89.3
Programming
FormatPublic radio and talk
SubchannelsHD2: Classical music
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Public Radio Exchange
BBC World Service
Ownership
OwnerPublic Radio Inc.
History
First air date
January 18, 1980 (1980-01-18)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53834
ClassC1
ERP28,000 watts
HAAT285 meters (935 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
30°22′22.00″N 91°12′16.00″W / 30.3727778°N 91.2044444°W / 30.3727778; -91.2044444
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
WebsiteWRKF.org

WRKF (89.3 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. Owned by Public Radio, Inc., the station is a member of NPR with a news-oriented weekday lineup. WRKF's studios and transmitter are both located Baton Rouge.

WRKF broadcasts using HD Radio technology. It airs classical music from Classical 24 on its HD-2 digital subchannel.

History

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WRKF signed on the air on January 18, 1980.[2] It initially was a community-based public radio station. The schedule included classical, jazz, folk music, blues, big bands and adult standards, along with some NPR news shows. The studios were in a temporary building at the transmitter site on Frenchtown Road.

In 1986, the station moved to studios on Valley Creek Drive in the city. By the 1990s, most music shows had been eliminated, leaving a largely news and information schedule of programs.

Programming

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WRKF is a member of National Public Radio. The station produces interview/call-in show Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster, along with Louisiana Things Considered, a daily half-hour news magazine shared with WWNO in New Orleans.

Music shows on weekend evenings include American Routes, Center Stage and a local Cajun and Americana music show, Hootenany Power. Overnight, WRKF carries the BBC World Service.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRKF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1982 page C-100, Broadcasting & Cable
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