Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is a regional public radio network based in the U.S. state of Minnesota that has been broadcasting since 1967. The network includes more than 50 FM transmitters ranging from low-power translators in small and hard-to-reach areas up to full-power stations serving large markets. The organization provides receive three different services in the state: "news and information," classical music, and another "eclectic" music service known as "The Current" that plays selections from a broad range of musical genres. The main studios for MPR are located in St. Paul, Minnesota.

MPR is affiliated with the National Public Radio network, but also uses content from Public Radio International. Through its production and distribution arm of American Public Media, MPR produces a host of programs for national distribution. Included is the signature show A Prairie Home Companion, hosted by Garrison Keillor. Following a 2004 decision to distribute programming itself, Minnesota Public Radio is now the second-most powerful public radio organization in the United States behind NPR, though the network is still in close contention with PRI for the spot (PRI produces a higher number of programs, but American Public Media shows have higher listenership).

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Minnesota Public Radio began by broadcasting a mix of talk and music programming. Two dozen years later, a split was made where listeners had a choice between talk programs and classical programming (although one station in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan carries a mixture of those two services). A recent acquisition of a third powerful station covering the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area provided the opportunity to launch another musical service.

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