WYPR-FM (Baltimore, MD)

WYPR is a public radio station that caters to the Baltimore, Maryland metropolitan area. It broadcasts at 88.1 MHz on the FM band. The station's studio is located in the Charles Village neighborhood in northern Baltimore, while its transmitter is situated to the west in Park Heights. Additionally, WYPR is simulcast in the Frederick and Hagerstown regions on WYPF (88.1 FM) and in Ocean City on WYPO (106.9 FM). Interestingly, the two stations broadcasting on 88.1 are not in sync; WYPF's audio is about half a second behind that of WYPR, which can make listening difficult in certain parts of Howard and Carroll counties.

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Maryland unveils new gun violence plan and dashboard to reduce incidents

1 day ago | wypr.org | Scott Maucione

The Maryland Department of Health is launching a new dashboard focused on cataloging firearm violence around the state; it coincides with a state preliminary plan for an approach to reduce firearm violence. The dashboard shows detailed geographic data on homicides and suicides as well as the type of gun involved and the reason behind the violence.
The next James Bond film will have Dune's Denis Villeneuve as its director

1 day ago | wypr.org | Bill Chappell

Dune director Denis Villeneuve views the world of James Bond as "sacred territory." Now he'll have a chance to shape that world: the Quebecois filmmaker is directing the next installment of the venerable spy's adventures. "I grew up watching James Bond films with my father, ever since Dr. No with Sean Connery," Villeneuve said as Amazon MGM announced that he will helm the next 007 movie.
Maryland health insurance companies mum on their role in possible premium hikes

2 days ago | wypr.org | Scott Maucione

Five health insurance companies offering plans on Maryland’s ACA marketplace are proposing significant increases to premiums next year. The companies say the premiums are due to the potential loss of the federal premium tax credit in the Republican budget. Federal and state lawmakers are looking for ways to alleviate that burden if the credit disappears.
Maryland U.S. senators raising alarm about Medicaid cuts as bill nears vote

3 days ago | wypr.org | Scott Maucione

Maryland’s two U.S. senators are sounding the alarm about potential Medicaid cuts currently in the Republican budget bill that may come up for a vote this week in the Senate. The bill, which cuts $880 billion from Medicaid over a decade, shrinks the amount of people eligible for care, imposes work requirements and forces people to re-enroll for benefits more often, could come up for a vote as soon as this week.
Councilman John Bullock reacts to fatal police shooting of arabber in West Baltimore

3 days ago | wypr.org | Tom Hall |Teria Rogers |Sam Bermas-Dawes

Yesterday, the Baltimore Police Department released body camera video of the police-involved shooting that occurred in West Baltimore on June 17. A 36-year-old arabber named Bilal "B.J." Abdullah was killed during a gunfire exchange with police. One of the officers involved in the shooting, Devin Yancy, was shot in the foot and has been released from the hospital.
Judge allows company to survey route for contentious Maryland power line

4 days ago | wypr.org | Adam Willis

The company seeking to build a controversialpower line through rural Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties can enter the properties of resistant landowners to survey its route, a Maryland judge ruled Friday. The federal court injunction marks an early win for New Jersey-based Public Service Enterprise Group, the company contracted to build a new transmission line across 67 miles of Central Maryland.
Famous Olympic Athlete and Activist John Carlos Receives Lifetime Grand Visionary Award

4 days ago | wypr.org | Tom Hall |Teria Rogers |Sam Bermas-Dawes

Olympic Athlete John Carlos made history at the 1968 Olympic Games. During the medal ceremony, he, along with Tommie Smith, raised a Black fist to symbolize support for Black Americans and civil rights. John Carlos joins Midday to discuss his journey in sports and activism. He also reflects on the Lifetime Grand Visionary Award he will receive from the American Visionary Art Museum.
Turnaround Tuesday gives Marylanders the tools to make a change

4 days ago | wypr.org | Tom Hall |Teria Rogers |Sam Bermas-Dawes

Turnaround Tuesdays began 10 years ago to connect formerly incarcerated people and others with skills and employers who hire them and help change the direction of their lives. The program was started by BUILD, Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development and operates out of four locations around the city. A couple of months ago, Turn Around Tuesdays opened its newest location, in Park Heights. Melvin Wilson, the Executive Director of the program, joins Midday to discuss their approach.
Baltimore-based Global Refuge: “a crushing blow to Afghan allies who were promised U.S. protection”

5 days ago | wypr.org | Sheilah Kast |Melissa Gerr

In less than three weeks, more than ten thousand Afghans who fled their country when the U.S. pulled its military forces out three years ago will lose the protections that allow them to live and work in the U.S. When the government announced it was revoking Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, the Baltimore-based nonprofit Global Refuge called it “a crushing blow to Afghan allies who were promised U.S. protection.” Global Refuge is the new name for ‘Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service,'...
Bombing a nuclear site. What are the risks?

6 days ago | wypr.org | Geoff Brumfiel |Andrew Limbong

If the U.S. does drop a powerful "bunker buster" bomb on a suspected underground nuclear weapons site in Iran, experts in radiation hazards say there is little risk of widespread contamination.