The beauty of radio is that it can go with you anywhere—when your hands are full, when you’re on your feet and when your eyes are on the road, you can still stay connected to the wider world with cutting-edge content from your local NPR member stations—Cincinnati Public Radio’s WVXU, WGUC and WMUB.
Listen to Cincinnati Public Radio online streaming, and don’t miss a minute. You can hear live local and national news from WVXU or set the soundtrack to your day with classical, jazz and indie music from WGUC. Use our app for streaming radio segments live or save them for later. The Cincinnati Public Radio app (available for both Apple and Android devices) makes it easy to catch all your favorite shows if you miss them the first time around or want to hear them again. Cincinnati Public Radio’s programming is also available on demand from your smart speaker. Give it a try—ask for your favorite station by name, and in seconds, you’ll be listening to a 24/7 live stream.
Anyone in Cincinnati with a passion for classical music knows that at 90.9 WGUC, we always broadcast varied and interesting programs with a personal touch. Our music selections are hand-picked by our classical music director. Listen to national programs, like SymphonyCast or The Metropolitan Opera or catch up on local culture and entertainment news from Cincinnati Spotlight. Join the vibrant community of musicians, fans, professionals, critics, patrons, and concertgoers who look to WGUC as a virtual common space where the common language is uncommon music.
Cincinnati Edition, Morning Edition, BBC Newshour, This American Life, Cultivating Place and Snap Judgment are just a few examples of the fan-favorite radio programs and podcasts that we offer for free on our app and on our website—so that you can take advantage of a crucial source of independent local journalism around your busy schedule without ever skipping a beat.
After all, the medium of “radio” is so much more than just radio; online streaming is only one of the ways that we strive to meet our listeners where they live and continue to be a convenient and seamless source for your need to know. Cincinnati Public Radio delivers the best of audio media in Cincinnati and the Tri-State, and we’re always widening our portfolio—from photography accompanying the stories in print on our website to live streams on a wide variety of smart devices—so that we can continue for years to come.
In addition to online streaming, both of Cincinnati Public Radio’s terrestrial frequencies—90.9 WGUC and 91.7 WVXU—are broadcast in HD for the best listening experience. We use state-of-the-art HD Radio technology so you can get a static-free, crystal-clear signal to rival streaming radio or satellite even when you’re listening to one of CPR’s stations the old-school way, in the kitchen, car, or classroom.