Penn State and Philadelphia-based WHYY reached agreement on the details of the transfer of WPSU and filed an application with the FCC.
WPSU’s mobile app, with CarPlay, gives you easy access to local news, videos and more.
WPSU-FM won two reporting awards for its news coverage in 2025: a national prize for covering the impacts of President Donald Trump’s travel bans and restrictions on Pennsylvania colleges and universities, and a regional award for continuing coverage of Penn State’s split from WPSU.
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WPSU explores what a facility fee is, why hospital outpatient clinics charge them and what’s being done at the state level to protect people against surprise bills from facility fees.
Join us Sunday mornings at 11 on WPSU for "The Pulse," a new weekly program that brings you stories about the people and places at the heart of health and science.
You can hear the locally-hosted WPSU Folk Show every Saturday afternoon from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sunday nights from 10 to midnight on WPSU-FM.
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An archive recording for the WPSU Jazz show as aired on July 31, 2026. The recording features a Jazz@ThePalmer recording of the Dan Yoder Quartet, as performed in August 2015.
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UPDATE: Power restored in Altoona mall after many stores were left in the dark for more than a monthAbout a third of the stores in the Logan Valley Mall in Altoona have been without power since late June, forcing store owners to keep their doors closed and leaving employees wondering when the lights will come back on.
Thank you for standing with WPSU ever since our federal funding was taken away last year. The support of listeners like you will be even more crucial in the years ahead. We truly would not be here without you!
Here's a message for you from Ken Burns, about the importance of acting now, and supporting WPSU.
Here's a message for you from Ken Burns, about the importance of acting now, and supporting WPSU.
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Wildfires in Spokane have destroyed hundreds of homes and led to evacuation orders for 60,000 people.
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They are the first reported deaths linked to a massive outbreak of the intestinal illness that began in May.
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A 10-part HBO Max spin-off to The Big Bang Theory expands on that long-running sitcom by following a quartet of its characters. Every episode offers a new multiverse — and surprising cameos.
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Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown says nearly half of the city's neighborhoods have either been evacuated or are at risk as the fires remain uncontained.
When you donate your old car, truck, motorcycle, RV, or boat to WPSU, it helps power public radio. We'll even pick it up! click below for details.
The Local Groove, Saturdays at 9 p.m. on WPSU, features music written and recorded by musicians right here in central and northern Pennsylvania.