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National Public Radio (NPR)

U.S. public radio network. It was established by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 1970 to provide programming to U.S. noncommercial and educational radio stations. While initially providing programs on the arts, after 1983 the network focused largely on news programming. It features the daily programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered, as well as the interview programs Fresh Air and Talk of the Nation.