Northwest Public Broadcasting
| Type | Public radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio PBS |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Washington State University |
| History | |
| Founded | May 15, 1922 |
| Launch date | December 10, 1922 |
Former names | Northwest Public Radio Northwest Public Television |
| Coverage | |
| Availability | 24 hours a day |
| Links | |
| Webcast | NPR News NPR & Classical Jazz |
| Website | nwpb.org |
Northwest Public Broadcasting (NWPB) is the public radio and public television service of Washington State University. It is an affiliate of National Public Radio, Public Radio Exchange and American Public Media. It operates 19 radio stations and 13 translators across Washington state, Oregon, and Idaho, and provides coverage to parts of British Columbia. The network broadcasts public radio news, talk, entertainment, classical music, jazz, and folk music. Station programming is separated into two main program streams, "NPR News" and "NPR & Classical Music", with simulcast periods during Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition and Weekend All Things Considered. Since November 2013, Northwest Public Broadcasting also operates a 24-hour jazz station, KJEM (89.9 FM), broadcasting in the Pullman and Moscow area. NWPB also operates two PBS member television stations, KWSU-TV (channel 10) in Pullman and KTNW (channel 31) in Richland.
NWPB headquarters are in the Murrow Communications Center (Room 382) within the third floor of Jackson Hall on the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication of WSU's main campus on Veterans Way in Pullman, with satellite studios on the first floor of the West Building on the WSU Tri-Cities campus on Crimson Way in Richland, at the Radio-TV Center on the University of Idaho campus on Campus Drive in Moscow, Idaho, and studio offices inside building number 8 (the Learning Resource Center) on the campus of Clover Park Technical College on Steilacoom Boulevard NW in Lakewood, inside the shared studios of secondary PBS member KBTC-TV (channel 28) at the Advanced Technology Center (Building B) on the Central/Mohler campus of Bates Technical College on South 19th Street Tacoma and inside Suite 10 of the Fuller Quigg building on Palouse Street and inside unit letter A on North Mission Street, both in Wenatchee.