WFMT Chicago says hello.
As does KOMU Columbia, Missouri.
I’m assuming the move is to cover the losses caused by CPB shutting down?
From article:
BTPM states that the realignment is part of a broader strategy to strengthen the organization’s long-term financial sustainability after the loss of $2.2 million in annual federal funding.
US Cume and Share Leaders from the 48 PPM markets for the January 2026 survey (Jan 8 - Feb 4). With the Christmas music season passed, things look more normal now.
CUME:
SHARE:
New campaign from NPR:
As part of a national, multi-platform campaign created in partnership with creative advertising agency Mischief @ No Fixed Address, we’re raising the three-letter questions at the core of all our journalism, and we’re putting them everywhere: across out-of-home activations in New York City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., on feeds across social media— even on the signage in front of our headquarters.
Why? Because questions like these are at the heart of NPR’s mission to create a more informed society. Because your freedom to ask “who?” “how?” and “why?” is at the cornerstone of American democracy. Because it’s a reminder that any attempt to silence curiosity will only inspire more of it.
https://www.instagram.com/nprextra/p/DVbi1bejqzP/
Their website logo now looks like this:

The 3rd largest radio company in the US files for bankruptcy again (the last time was in 2017), with plans to go private.

