HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A Huntsville public radio station announced Friday it will no longer carry NPR programming.
WLRH 89.3 FM/HD made the announcement on Facebook, saying this transition came after it lost federal funding.
However, the station did add that it will continue to keep listeners informed regarding national and global news using sources like the Associated Press and the BBC. Local news programming will also remain in its schedule.
WLRH also announced it will be adding a morning show, launching in October.
You can read the station’s full post below.
To our esteemed listeners,
The word is out about WLRH no longer carrying NPR programming. While this is true, we want you to know that this is not an easy transition for any of our staff, especially with NPR having been a companion for us and for so many of you over the years.
Yes, we lost federal funding, and that seems to be permanent, as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shuttering as of January 2026.
For nearly 50 years, you have helped keep WLRH on the air with your generous support. We appreciate every single one of you who supports all that WLRH provides: the noncommercial programming we carry and our local programs we produce in-house, our free PSA program for local nonprofits, meeting you and hearing your comments in person at our open houses and at various community events, and more.
Here’s the good news you may not already know…
1) WLRH will still keep you informed of national and global news from sources like the Associated Press and the BBC.
2) Local news coverage will remain in our programming schedule with the Tennessee Valley News Update, still airing mornings and afternoons.
3) In addition to re-airing The Invisible City and Arts Underground, WLRH is giving its local programs, Valley Sounds, Talkin’ the Blues, and Brass, Reeds and Percussion, a second airing during the week.
4) WLRH is keeping- and expanding- programming from other public radio distributors.
5) The thing we’re most excited about… WLRH’s brand new morning show launches Wednesday, October 1, 2025!
This unique opportunity to launch our new, daily morning show allows us to better serve and reflect our community. Two co-hosts will bring you a variety of thoughtful interviews and compelling stories, produced by WLRH staff, featuring community voices.
We invite you to tune in on October 1, 2025, as we debut WLRH’s new sound, which is rooted in our history as a community radio station dedicated to serving our friends and neighbors.
For those who would like to continue hearing NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered, you can support local NPR affiliates such as WJAB, or you can listen with the NPR app or on NPR’s website.
We are grateful for all of you, and we can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on.
Until then, take care,
Erich BruknerWLRH General ManagerKaty GanawayWLRH Program Director
WLRH covers a service area roughly 60 miles in all directions from its transmitter on Monte Sano Mountain, including north central Alabama and south central Tennessee.
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