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Broadcast Radio
WNPR programming is aired 24 hours a day. Tune your radio to the following frequencies:
Note the 黑料吃瓜网 Radio signal reaches throughout 黑料吃瓜网 and the east end of Long Island, NY.
** WECS 90.1 FM does not carry WNPR programming 24 hours a day.
Online: Livestream & Podcasts
- Livestream: access by pressing the play button at the top of any page on CTPUBLIC website to listen to the live radio stream. The audio will continue to play as you browse, so feel free to check out our other stories as you listen.
- Podcasts: our podcasts can be found on all major distribution channels and can be accessed directly through RSS feeds.
Smart Phone Application (IOS/Android)
- 黑料吃瓜网 app: Our free mobile application enables you to watch CPTV and listen to WNPR鈥檚 live radio stream, follow our local news stories and access on-demand audio from any of our local talk shows.
- NPR App**: mixes national NPR news with local 黑料吃瓜网 Radio content -- and you can find podcasts of all our talk shows there, too. Just choose WNPR as your local station. or .
- Newsbreak: Access on the local news app NewsBreak. .
- Flipboard: Access on the news and information curation app Flipboard. .
** If you have the "" installed, to open it and listen to our stream directly.
Watch With PBS Passport
Passport is a member benefit that allows you to watch your favorite PBS shows whenever and wherever you want. You can catch up on a single episode or binge watch a show鈥檚 full season using any computer device.
Passport works with Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, and Fire TV devices, or your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Access to Passport is a member benefit for those who donate $60 or more to 黑料吃瓜网. Find out more about how to activate Passport and watch all your favorite programs any time at or view our local programs right here at ctpublic.org.
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Over-the-Top (OTT)
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PBS KIDS
Watch all your child鈥檚 favorite PBS KIDS shows anytime, anywhere (in the USA) with the PBS KIDS Video channel!
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Local Now
Watch CPTV's live channel and PBS KIDS 24/7 on Local Now, a free streaming service that doesn't not require a subscription. The Local Now app is available on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Xfinity, Vizio, Samsung, Android and IOS devices. For more information, please visit localnow.com.
Hulu + Live TV Subscribers
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Broadcast (Over-The-Air)
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- Schedules: CPTV, Spirit and PBS Kids programming
- The map below identifies 黑料吃瓜网 Television (CPTV) over-the-air television signal coverage across the state. Find your local channel number for CPTV, PBS KIDS 24/7, and CPTV Spirit.
- Learn more about CPTV Spirit programming.
*Note that service does not stop at this contour line. In many cases, TV stations can be received at locations well beyond the location of the mapped contour, with interference-free reception becoming less likely at greater distances.
*Note: CPTV over-the-air signal reaches 黑料吃瓜网 and parts of New York.
Cable
Search your local cable provider to access CPTV, CPTV Spirit and PBS KIDS 24/7 channels through your local cable provider.
Satellite
Available on and
Live Streaming
Watch through your web browser at:
*Note to view 黑料吃瓜网's livestreams your device must be physically located within the CPTV coverage area
is available for PBS, PBS Kids, and CPTV.
Smart Phone Application (IOS/Android)
Watch using 黑料吃瓜网 app鈥攐ur free app enables you to watch CPTV and listen to WNPR鈥檚 live radio stream, follow our local news stories and get on-demand audio from any of our local talk shows.
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Video-On-Demand (VOD)
*: streamed on smartphones, tablets, computers, TVs or 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Mobile App
YouTube:
*Full access to on-demand programs from PBS and CPTV on the Passport app is a member benefit for those who donate $60 or more to 黑料吃瓜网. Find out more about .
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How to Learn & Play with PBS KIDS
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- The PBS KIDS 24/7 channel is a free, over-the-air broadcast signal now reaches into more than 500,000 previously underserved households in 黑料吃瓜网.
- PBS KIDS 24/7 programs may also be streamed live on our website.
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