News Summary:
On June 25, 2026, Lakeshore Public Media announced that its radio station, WLPR (89.1 FM) in Lowell, Indiana, will begin simulcasting a feed from Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media's WBAA (920 AM/101.3 FM) in West Lafayette on July 6. The organization stated that the partnership serves as a cost-saving measure, responding to significant financial challenges facing public media nationwide. Previously, on June 24, Lakeshore Public Media received a $50,000 matching grant from Legacy Foundation, the community foundation for Lake County. The funding is designated for the production of "Lake County: Horizons and Traditions," which will be available on Lakeshorepublicmedia.org and WYIN in Spring 2027. Earlier, on April 14, the organization secured $8,484 in grant funding from the Porter County Community Foundation as part of its 2026 Spring Community Fund grant cycle, intended to strengthen its radio broadcast capabilities. This follows an anonymous donation of $126,000 announced on November 24, 2025, which Lakeshore Public Media described as the largest in the station's recent history, aimed at supporting local journalism and community programming for both its radio (WLPR 89.1 FM) and public television (Lakeshore PBS / WYIN) operations.
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