About Connecticut Public

Media Enterprises

Connecticut Public is the state’s only locally-controlled public media organization producing television, radio, web, digital and print content for distribution to Connecticut’s wide-ranging and diverse communities.

Production studios and corporate offices are headquartered in Hartford, with newsroom and studio locations at Gateway Community College in New Haven and Fairfield University in Fairfield.

BROADCAST STATIONS: TV & RADIO

Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. is a dual licensee of NPR and PBS .

Connecticut Public is licensed to operate four digital television channels, four FM radio signals, and radio translators. Connecticut Public has two cable television networks, CPTV and CPTV Kids. Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) and Connecticut Public Radio (WNPR) serve the state of Connecticut, as well as areas of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York.

Connecticut Public's television signal map

* Note on preceding maps: Service does not stop at this contour line. In many cases, FM stations can be received at locations well beyond the location of the mapped contour, with interference-free reception becoming less likely at greater distances.

STATION PROFILES:

CONTENT & PROGRAMMING

As the exclusive statewide, community-supported public broadcasting network, Connecticut Public serves its audiences with an array of news, public affairs, children’s, educational, and entertainment programming.

TELEVISION

TV programming ranges from CPTV PBS KIDS 24/7, our statewide broadcast TV channel dedicated to round-the-clock educational programming for children ages 2 – 8, to Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) which serves our audiences with trusted, time-honored PBS programs like the PBS NewsHour, Antiques Roadshow, Nature, NOVA, Masterpiece, Finding Your Roots, cultural performances, unique drama series, topical documentary films, how-to home-and-garden programs, plus travel and adventure shows.

Locally produced television productions include Connecticut Public Mini Docs, a short-form documentary series on the people, places and events across Connecticut that contribute to the unique fabric of the state and identity as a whole. Additional Connecticut Public Originals include Still Here: Native American Resilience in New England, which features Indigenous perspectives and provides a look at the history of the region, including the hidden history of Indigenous slavery and the continuing efforts to keep traditions alive, and Connecticut’s Hidden Gems, a fresh take on the classic state exploration series but in the realm of what Connecticut Public does best – highlighting local communities and stories. In addition, Connecticut Public’s local programs such as Fighting for Home, A Path Forward , New England Gardening With Charlie Nardozzi and Fake: Searching For Truth in the Age of Misinformation have been honored with several nominations and awards.

CPTV also continues to bring intriguing new series and specials to PBS stations across the nation and internationally, producing or representing programs that cover a wide range of subjects, from public affairs to performance, health, adventure and the humanities. Recent examples include like The Kate, Living with Parkinson’s, Uncertainty: Why We’re So Anxious About Anxiety, To the Ends of the Earth, Design in Mind: On Location with James Ivory, and Guru Nanak: The Founder of Sikhism.

RADIO

Connecticut Public Radio (WNPR) serves the audience need for a trusted, non-commercial source of journalism with NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered national news programs bookending the day, plus hourly newsbreaks and programs that explore a range of topics from politics, business, health, education, the environment, science, the arts, society and culture.

Connecticut Public employs a talented staff of local journalists, reporters, editors and producers dedicated to delivering timely news, documentaries, cultural stories and conversations that reflect what matters in the lives of our Connecticut communities, our region, and beyond. Our newsroom has hosted reporters that are part of the Report for America project, and we have recently expanded to include a dedicated investigative reporting unit as part of The Accountability Project (TAP).

Connecticut Public Radio produces several local radio talk show/podcasts including Where We Live, The Colin McEnroe Show, Audacious with Chion Wolf, The Wheelhouse, and Disrupted with Dr. Khalilah Brown-Dean.

NEW ENGLAND NEWS COLLABORATIVE (NENC)

Connecticut Public is the hub station for the regional New England News Collaborative (NENC), a 10-station consortium of public media newsrooms. The NENC’s multimedia coverage delves into the impacts of coronavirus in New England; climate change and clean energy; transportation, infrastructure, and stories of people and immigration affecting the region.

The NENC includes Connecticut Public, Maine Public, New England Public Media, New Hampshire Public Radio, Vermont Public Radio, Ocean State Media, WBUR, WCAI, WGBH, and WSHU.

A COMMITMENT TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Connecticut Public’s Learn At Home online resources provide curated, curriculum-based media to spark imagination, build knowledge and encourage critical thinking to enhance and enrich the educational experience for all students — whether in school or distance-learning. The Learning Snacks weekly newsletter offers quick and fun things to know for little, middle and high-school students.

DIGITAL, SOCIAL MEDIA & EMERGING MEDIA PLATFORMS

Connecticut Public’s website, mobile, social-media and newsletter offerings deliver compelling content and provide interactive channels for our audience to connect with us. Connecticut Public Television, NHK WOLRD-JAPAN, and PBS KIDS 24/7 all stream live on our website and via our CT Public Mobile App.

Connecticut Public members and donors have the additional benefit of special access to a treasure trove of local and PBS programs offered on-demand via CPTV Passport.

Connecticut Public programming, past and present, can be viewed live or on demand with the free Connecticut Public + OTT app, available for Roku, Apple TV and Fire TV. Connecticut Public + features archives from the past 50 years, as well as an exclusive livestream channel and Connecticut Public Radio shows on demand.

CPTV programming is available to stream on the PBS OTT app for Smart TVs and for subscribers to YouTubeTV.

PBS content is available on the PBS Video App. And PBS KIDS content and games stream on the PBS KIDS mobile app.

Connecticut Public Radio streams live on our website and mobile app.

The Connecticut Public mobile app is free and available for download on the Apple store and via Google Play.

Our local radio programs are all available for on-demand listening on our website as well as via all popular podcast platforms. The NPR One app mixes national NPR news with local Connecticut Public Radio content —including podcasts of all our talk shows there. Choose WNPR as your local station.

Radio and Television schedules are always available and up-to-date online.

Follow and engage with Connecticut Public on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Tik Tok, LinkedIN, Twitch and other emerging social media channels.

Online services enable our audience to subscribe to newsletters, register for special events, participate in fun polls, trivia contests and surveys, support us through your donation, and honor the life of a loved-one through our obituaries service.

E-newsletters include the YOUR START news email delivered Monday-Friday; What’s ON! delivered every Friday; Learning Snacks each Thursday; Smart or Lucky delivered every Monday; and our monthly newsletters The Accountability Project, The Noseletter, ¡SOMOS CONNECTICUT!, and Where We Read.

Ask your Smart Speaker to “Play Connecticut Public Radio” for live streaming audio.

IN CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE

The organization has a joint publishing venture with Connecticut Magazine. All active members of Connecticut Public receive a free subscription to this monthly magazine which includes our “What’s ON!” guide to programming, other highlights and special features.

SPECIAL EVENTS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Connecticut Public reaches deeper into the community through educational programs and initiatives, live concerts, family events, in-studio “town hall” meetings, documentary screenings and online “virtual” events.

MEDIAVISION CREATIVE

MediaVision Creative is a wholly owned subsidiary of Connecticut Public. An award-winning collective of visual storytellers, MediaVision offers script-to-screen creative services for corporate, commercial, and digital content.