WKAR Public Media is Michigan State University's PBS and NPR public media service in East Lansing, operating WKAR-TV, 90.5 WKAR-FM, WKAR NewsTalk and the Radio Reading Service for more than half a million mid-Michigan residents each week.
WKAR Public Media is the public broadcasting service of Michigan State University in East Lansing. It is part of MSU Broadcasting Services, a division of the university's College of Communication Arts and Sciences, and works from offices and studios in the Communication Arts and Sciences Building on campus. Its stated mission is to connect people to powerful ideas that inspire personal growth, exploration of our world and positive change.
WKAR-TV is the Capital Region's PBS station. It produces original programs about state and local issues and programming for children, and broadcasts a five-channel multicast: WKAR HD, WKAR World, WKAR Create, WKAR PBS KIDS and the Michigan Learning Channel. On radio, 90.5 WKAR-FM carries classical music, local news and NPR, and WKAR NewsTalk on AM 870 and 102.3 FM is the area's news and information station. WKAR also runs the Radio Reading Service for people who have difficulty reading print, WKAR Digital Studios, the WKAR Family learning initiative for children and families, and WKAR.org.
WKAR reaches more than half a million mid-Michigan residents each week and helps shape the educational experience of Michigan State's more than 40,000 students, offering internships and student jobs through its Student Intern Experiential Learning Program. Its staff work in news reporting, engineering, media production, graphic arts, videography, audio recording, marketing, fundraising and business operations. Staff are Michigan State University employees, and openings are posted on the university's careers site.
