Louisville Public Media

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Louisville Public Media (LPM) is an independent, community supported not-for-profit corporation serving our Louisville metropolitan area with three distinct public radio stations and a newly established investigative unit: 89.3 WFPL News provides local, national and international news, public affairs and cultural programming; Classical 90.5 WUOL is our city’s only classical music and fine arts radio station; 91.9 WFPK Radio Louisville showcases independent, alternative music and an array of musical genres; and the newly established Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (KyCIR) shines the light of accountability on the people and institutions in power.

Series

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4 Pieces

Burning coal creates coal ash. Sometimes the ash is recycled, but more commonly it's stored in a pond or landfill. In Louisville, Kentucky, residents say that ash is escaping that landfill and contaminating their homes.

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7 Pieces

The series looks at people in their professions and how jobs have helped mold traditions and the culture of Kentucky.

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9 Pieces

Nine features about the health effects of living near the industrial Rubbertown neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky.

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75 Pieces

Every week on The Guestlist, you'll hear casual, in-depth conversations and guest DJ sets with musicians, comedians, actors, authors, and other notable weirdos. It's like making a new friend at the end of the bar — and finding out they were in your favorite band.

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150 Pieces

Get a complete taste of legendary musicians and up-and-coming bands in these 7 minute interview pieces set to the artists own music. Hosted by Kyle Meredith.


Latest Pieces

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Alynda Segarra has taken Hurray For The Riff Raff to new levels on their latest LP, The Navigator. She recently spoke with Kyle Meredith about bein...

Bought by KUCB, KRCB 104.9, and WOUB


  • Added: Nov 13, 2017
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 3
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With their super powers combined, Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney), Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Bill Rieflin (King Crimson), and Kurt Bloch and Scott McCaugh...

Bought by KRCB 104.9 and WOUB


  • Added: Nov 13, 2017
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 2
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The Afghan Whigs return with their 2nd album since their 2014 comeback, Do To The Beast, with In Spades (May 5, Subpop). Greg Dulli jumped on the p...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WOUB, and WLPR


  • Added: Nov 06, 2017
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 3
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Peter Hook has spent the last few years touring with his band The Light, playing two sets of covers a night. Both are in tribute to his two former ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WOUB, and WLPR


  • Added: Nov 06, 2017
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 3
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It’s been over a decade, but Styx are finally back with new music! They’ve made that time away well worth it with an epic new record called The Mis...

Bought by WLPR and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 30, 2017
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 2
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Maybe to counterbalance the naming of their next tour The Long Goodbye, Deep Purple titled their newest LP – their 20th album – Infinite. While the...

Bought by WLPR and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 30, 2017
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Adam Turla of Murder by Death discusses his band's beginnings and how he became a Kickstarter celebrity. Aaron Weiss of mewithoutYou talks about lo...

Bought by KWIT, WLPR , and KWIT


  • Added: Oct 27, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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311 return this year with a new LP, Mosaic, due out this summer. It'll follow up 2014's reflective Stereolithic with a massive 17 cuts, staying tru...

Bought by WLPR , KRCB 104.9, and WOUB


  • Added: Oct 23, 2017
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 3
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As the story goes, Portugal. The Man scrapped the album they had been working on after finding one of their dad's original tickets to Woodstock. Th...

Bought by WLPR , KRCB 104.9, and WOUB


  • Added: Oct 23, 2017
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 3
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Chris Robinson and his namesake, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, dropped an LP and a companion EP just last year, but are already back to follow th...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WLPR , and WOUB


  • Added: Oct 16, 2017
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 3