The NPR News and Classical Network primarily broadcasts classical music but carries news and information programs, including NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition as well as APM's Marketplace. A few Ideas Network stations in areas not served by this network carry the above programs in place of the master Ideas Network schedule.
The flagship station of the NPR News and Classical Network is WERN in Madison.
| Location | Frequency | Call sign | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | 104.7 FM | W284AN | Translator of WHSA |
| Brule (Superior) | 89.9 FM | WHSA | |
| Eau Claire | 89.7 FM | WUEC | |
| Elkhorn | 101.7 FM | W269BV | Translator of WGTD |
| Green Bay | 89.3 FM | WPNE | |
| Lake Geneva | 103.3 FM | W277BM | Translator of WGTD |
| Kenosha | 91.1 FM | WGTD | Affiliate owned by Gateway Technical College |
| La Crosse | 88.9 FM | WLSU | |
| Madison | 88.7 FM | WERN | |
| Menomonie | 90.7 FM | WVSS | |
| Platteville | 89.1 FM | WSSW | |
| Sister Bay | 89.7 FM | WHND | |
| Wausau | 90.9 FM | WHRM |
The HD2 Classical Network service is available through the HD Radio subchannel of at least one of the WPR stations serving each market and features music in HD Radio's CD-quality audio. Stations with HD-2 service include WERN, WHAD, WHWC, WHBM, WHRM, KUWS, WPNE, WHHI, WHLA, WHDI, and WHAA.
All three services are broadcast in real-time on the Internet through the Windows Media, Real, and streaming MP3 formats, with streaming WPR program archives available in Real to all visitors. Downloadable versions of WPR shows in MP3 are available, but restricted to certain downloading guidelines and timeframes.
The only HD-3 service in the WPR Network is on WHRM, with a full-time feed of the Ideas Network to serve the Wausau area, due to WLBL-FM being a time-share operation with Rhinelander's WXPR as WXPM.
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