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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It serves as a national syndicator to a network of more than 1,000 public radio stations in the United States.

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Founded
February 26, 1970; 56 years ago (1970-02-26)
Owner
NPR's member public radio stations
Headquarters
1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, D.C. · Culver City, California
Affiliation
WRN Broadcast
Availability
Global
Broadcast area
United States · Guam · Puerto Rico · American Forces Network

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Nodes372
Edges371
Triples454
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005376
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related to Further reading · 35
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related to Publications · 34
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related to Allegations of political or ideological bias · 32
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related to Mobile Apps · 21
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related to 2010s · 19
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related to External links · 19
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related to Digital media · 18
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related to Governance · 18
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related to July 4 reading of the Declaration of Independence · 17
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related to Elon Musk / Twitter controversy · 16
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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NPRAffiliationWRN Broadcast1.00infobox
NPRAvailabilityGlobal1.00infobox
NPRBroadcast areaUnited States1.00infobox
NPRBroadcast areaGuam1.00infobox
NPRBroadcast areaPuerto Rico1.00infobox
NPRBroadcast areaAmerican Forces Network1.00infobox
NPRCountryUnited States1.00infobox
NPREndowment$342.3 million (2023)1.00infobox
NPRFirst air dateApril 20, 1971; 55 years ago (1971-04-20)1.00infobox
NPRFormer namesAssociation of Public Radio Stations1.00infobox
NPRFormer namesNational Educational Radio Network1.00infobox
NPRFoundedFebruary 26, 1970; 56 years ago (1970-02-26)1.00infobox
NPRHeadquarters1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, D.C.1.00infobox
NPRHeadquartersCulver City, California1.00infobox
NPRKey peopleKatherine Maher (CEO)1.00infobox
NPRNet income$−4.45 million (2023)1.00infobox
NPROfficial websitenpr.org1.00infobox
NPROwnerNPR's member public radio stations1.00infobox
NPRRevenue$318.7 million (2023)1.00infobox
NPRTypePublic radio network1.00infobox
NPRis acommon name for the organization and its radio hosts have used the tag line0.90text
NPRis aindependent news organization that receives only a tiny fraction of its funding from the government0.90text

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