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WBUR-FM (90.9 FM) is a public radio station located in Boston, Massachusetts, owned by Boston University. WBUR is the largest of three NPR member stations in Boston, along with WGBH and WUMB-FM. WBUR produces several nationally distributed programs, including ''Car Talk'', ''On Point'', ''Only A Game'', ''Here and Now'' and ''Open Source'', and previously produced ''The Connection'' (which was canceled on August 5, 2005). ''RadioBoston'', launched in 2007, is WBUR's only purely local show. WBUR's positioning statement is "Boston's NPR News Station." WBUR also carries its programming on two other stations serving Cape Cod and the Islands: WBUH (89.1 FM) in Brewster, and WBUA (92.7 FM) in Tisbury. The latter station, located on Martha's Vineyard, uses the frequency formerly occupied by WMVY.〔("WBUR Buys Martha’s Vineyard Station 92.7-FM" ), WBUR website〕 In 1998, WBUR helped launch WRNI in Providence, Rhode Island—the first NPR station within Rhode Island's borders. It has since sold the station to a local group. ==Programming== WBUR programs ''On Point'', ''Only A Game'' and ''Here and Now'' are carried nationwide in the US on hundreds of public radio stations and on XM Radio's public radio station, XM Public Radio. In total, WBUR produces more than 25 hours of news and programming each week. ''On Point'' is two-hour discussion show hosted by Tom Ashbrook, broadcast from 10 am to noon on weekdays, with two hourly segments devoted to separate topics. Often one hour-long block will focus on a political issue and the other will focus on arts and culture. ''On Point'' began as 'special programming' in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, originally airing from 7 pm to 9 pm. It took over the time slot of the similar ''The Connection'' when that show was canceled in 2005. "On Point" is rebroadcast each day from 7 pm to 9 pm. ''Here and Now'' is a news and culture digest show hosted by Jeremy Hobson and Robin Young, normally consisting of several interview segments with reporters, authors, artists and statesmen. It began as a regional and local show, but soon expanded to cover national and international issues. The show is broadcast on WBUR on weekdays from noon to 2 pm and is syndicated nationally by more than 400 other NPR member stations. ''Open Source'' is a weekly show hosted by Christopher Lydon, former New York Times journalist and original host of ''The Connection''. The show focuses on the arts, literature, and foreign affairs. In 2007, WBUR launched ''Radio Boston'', a weekly radio show featuring longtime Boston journalist David Boeri. The show was later hosted by Jane Clayson Johnson as a one-hour discussion and interview, though Boeri still introduced each show with a report from the field. In 2010, Radio Boston expanded to broadcast Monday through Friday and the program now airs from 3 pm to 4 pm. In the fall of 2010, new host Meghna Chakrabarti went on maternity leave and was temporarily replaced by WBUR reporter Sacha Pfeiffer. Chakrabarti has returned, and is currently co-hosting the show with Anthony Brooks. ''Only A Game'' is a weekly sports program broadcast Saturdays at 7 am and 7 pm. The show is hosted by Bill Littlefield and is syndicated to about 210 affiliate stations by National Public Radio. The wide-ranging program describes itself as "irreverent" and often covers sports from a human interest angle, rather than appealing directly to a particular fan base. On Sunday evenings at 9 pm, WBUR also broadcasts a show entitled ''Boston University's World of Ideas''. The show features academics and intellectuals presenting lectures and answering questions on issues of national or global importance. The 3-minute comedy sketch series ''11 Central Ave'', broadcast on WBEZ in Chicago, was for a time recorded at WBUR. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WBUR-FM」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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