WFAE 90.7 is Charlotte’s listener-supported NPR news station. The independent nonprofit newsroom covers Charlotte and communities across the Carolinas, while the weekly lineup combines Morning Edition, All Things Considered, BBC World Service, and the locally produced weekday interview program Charlotte Talks.
WFAE first signed on June 29, 1981, as Charlotte’s first public-radio station. It began as a 100,000-watt NPR affiliate and developed from a campus-based service into a regional newsroom licensed to University Radio Foundation, Inc.
The main signal broadcasts on 90.7 FM in Charlotte. WFAE programming is also available on 90.3 FM in Hickory, 93.7 FM in Southern Pines, and 106.1 FM in Laurinburg. The player uses the station’s official MP3 stream, and schedule times follow Eastern Time.
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BBC World Service
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Morning Edition
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Charlotte Talks
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1A
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Here and Now
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On Point
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BBC Newshour
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All Things Considered
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Marketplace
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Today, Explained
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The Daily
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Marketplace Tech
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Charlotte Talks
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Think
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The World
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BBC World Service
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BBC World Service
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Morning Edition
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Charlotte Talks
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1A
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Here and Now
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On Point
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BBC Newshour
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All Things Considered
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Marketplace
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Today, Explained
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The Daily
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Marketplace Tech
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Charlotte Talks
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Think
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The World
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BBC World Service
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BBC World Service
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Morning Edition
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Charlotte Talks
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1A
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Here and Now
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On Point
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BBC Newshour
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All Things Considered
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Marketplace
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Today, Explained
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The Daily
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Marketplace Tech
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Charlotte Talks
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Think
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The World
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BBC World Service
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BBC World Service
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Morning Edition
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Charlotte Talks
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1A
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Here and Now
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On Point
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BBC Newshour
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All Things Considered
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Marketplace
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Today, Explained
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The Daily
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Marketplace Tech
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Charlotte Talks
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Think
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The World
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BBC World Service
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BBC World ServiceOn now
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Morning Edition
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Charlotte Talks
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1A
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Here and Now
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On Point
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BBC Newshour
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All Things Considered
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Marketplace
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Today, Explained
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The Daily
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Marketplace Tech
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Charlotte Talks
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Think
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The World
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BBC World Service
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BBC World Service
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1A
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Charlotte Talks
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Weekend Edition Saturday
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Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!
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A Way With Words
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Throughline
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This American Life
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Radiolab
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Hidden Brain
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BBC Newshour
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All Things Considered
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Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!
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Snap Judgment
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TED Radio Hour
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The Moth Radio Hour
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BBC's The Arts Hour
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BBC World Service
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BBC World Service
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Inside Europe
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Weekend Edition Sunday
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The Sam Sanders Show
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Code Switch & Life Kit
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Planet Money and How I Built This
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Freakonomics Radio
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Reveal
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On The Media
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BBC Newshour
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All Things Considered
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Living On Earth
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Latino USA
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The New Yorker Radio Hour
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This American Life
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BBC World Service
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Signal
Frequency
Call sign
Community
Source
Primary signal
90.7 FM
WFAE
Charlotte, North Carolina
FCC facility 69436
Simulcast
90.3 FM
WFHE
Hickory, NC
Official WFAE station information
FM translator
93.7 FM
WFAE
Southern Pines, NC
Official WFAE station information
FM translator
106.1 FM
WFAE
Laurinburg, NC
Official WFAE station information
Relations last verified August 30, 2026.
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