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To: LurkedLongEnough
DC now has two OVERLAPING NPR stations broadcasting much the same thing. You TAX dollars at work.

D.C.'s two mixes of news fare

  Duplicated     Produced by station  
Monday-Friday WAMU WETA's new sked
5 a.m. Morning Edition (NPR) World Update (BBC)
6 a.m.   Morning Edition (NPR)
9 a.m.   Newshour (BBC)
10 a.m. Diane Rehm Show World Briefing (BBC)
11 a.m.   News & Notes with Ed Gordon (NPR)
Noon Kojo Nnamdi Show Day to Day (NPR)
1 p.m. Metro Connection Global Report (BBC)
2 p.m. Talk of the Nation (NPR) Odyssey (WBEZ)
3 p.m. The World (PRI/BBC/WGBH) Fresh Air with Terri Gross (NPR/WHYY)
4 p.m. All Things Considered (NPR) All Things Considered (NPR)
6 p.m. Marketplace (APM) ATC continues
6:30 p.m. ATC rebroadcast Marketplace (APM)
7 p.m. ATC rebroadcast continues NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
8 p.m. Kojo Nnamdi Show rebroadcast The World (PRI/BBC/WGBH)
9 p.m. Diane Rehm Show rebroadcast News & Notes with Ed Gordon (NPR) rebroadcast
10 p.m. To the Point with Warren Olney (PRI/KCRW) Day to Day (NPR) rebroadcast
11 p.m. As It Happens (CBC) Outlook (BBC)
Midnight

Monday 12: With Good Reason (Virginia universities) plus at 12:30: Soundprint (PRI)

Tuesday-Saturday: The World Today (BBC)

BBC news through 5 a.m.
1 a.m. Monday: Selected Shorts (PRI/WNYC), Tuesday-Saturday: The World Today (BBC) BBC continues
2 a.m. News & Notes with Ed Gordon (NPR) BBC continues
3 a.m. Fresh Air BBC continues
4 a.m. BBC programming through 5 a.m. BBC continues

12 posted on 02/26/2005 4:38:21 PM PST by Drango (Freepmail me to get on/off the *NPR/PBS* ping list)
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To: Drango
DC now has two OVERLAPING NPR stations broadcasting much the same thing.

That's because there are actually two public radio services.

15 posted on 02/26/2005 4:42:12 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Smoke free since January 16, 2005)
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