KETR 88.9 FM

KETR 88.9 FM 88.9 KETR-FM brings public radio news, information and entertainment to the communities of NE Texas.

Since 1975, 88.9 KETR-FM has been bringing public radio to Northeast Texas. Our weekday broadcasts of Morning Edition and All Things Considered from NPR News include local news, information, weather, and events. Also on weekdays, KETR features a locally hosted music program, Notably Texan. Other weekday programs include Texas Standard, Think from KERA, and NewsHour from the BBC World Service. On w

eekends, KETR presents a variety of news, public affairs, and entertainment programs, including Jazz with David Basse on Saturday night. Sunday's schedule features several classical music programs, such as Sunday Baroque and SymphonyCast. The weekend schedule also includes familiar public radio favorites like Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, Reveal, Snap Judgment, On Being with Krista Tippett, Latino USA, and The Thomas Jefferson Hour. Seasonally, KETR broadcasts Texas A&M University-Commerce football and basketball and Commerce High School football. See http://ketr.org/schedule/week for an interactive programming guide.

The Senate votes July 15 on cutting CPB funding — support that keeps our station on the air with sports, weather alerts,...
07/11/2025

The Senate votes July 15 on cutting CPB funding — support that keeps our station on the air with sports, weather alerts, student jobs, and trusted programs.

Learn what’s at stake and what you can do: https://www.ketr.org/news/2025-07-11/cpb-funding-is-at-risk-heres-what-it-means-for-northeast-texas

The U.S. Senate is preparing to vote on a bill that would eliminate CPB funding already approved in March 2025. Learn how the loss of federal support would impact 88.9 KETR’s local programming, student jobs, live sports coverage, and critical rural service in Northeast Texas.

📰 On The Media🎙️ Sunday at 3pm | Encore Monday at 8pmTrump’s Iran strike, RFK Jr.'s vaccine policies, and the role of me...
06/29/2025

📰 On The Media

🎙️ Sunday at 3pm | Encore Monday at 8pm

Trump’s Iran strike, RFK Jr.'s vaccine policies, and the role of media in public health.
Important conversations, sharp analysis.

Tune in to On The Media on 88.9 KETR orketr.org

88.9 KETR-FM is a public radio station serving Northeast Texas with news, information, entertainment and sports.

06/28/2025

🎧 The New Yorker Radio Hour
🌅 Sunday at 6am

This week:
-David Remnick interviews Fox News’ Bret Baier
-Stephanie Burt on Super Gay Poems

Start your Sunday with smart conversation and surprising stories.
Only on 88.9 KETR and ketr.org

🦈 Radiolab🌊 Saturday at 1pmForget Jaws. There's something even older lurking in the deep.Radiolab dives into the shadows...
06/28/2025

🦈 Radiolab

🌊 Saturday at 1pm

Forget Jaws. There's something even older lurking in the deep.
Radiolab dives into the shadows—of the sea and of the mind.

Swimming with Shadows, this weekend on 88.9 KETR and ketr.org

88.9 KETR-FM is a public radio station serving Northeast Texas with news, information, entertainment and sports.

06/27/2025

📉 Freakonomics Radio

⏰ Saturday at 6am
Meet the power players you’ve never heard of — the shadowy commodity traders who thrive in global crisis.

💰 War. Chaos. Profit.
The World for Sale, exposed.

Hear it on 88.9 KETR or stream at ketr.org

🗓️ Friday on Morning Edition – starting at 5 AM on 88.9 KETR📻 Wake up to the stories shaping the nation and the world:-🇮...
06/27/2025

🗓️ Friday on Morning Edition – starting at 5 AM on 88.9 KETR
📻 Wake up to the stories shaping the nation and the world:

-🇮🇷 The Trump administration reveals new details on the Iran strikes — but how much damage was really done?

-🏛️ Senator Tim Kaine and NPR's Steve Inskeep talk war powers and Congressional oversight

-💉 RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel limits access to certain flu vaccines — what that means for public health

-🎥 Tatami — a groundbreaking film co-directed by an Israeli and an Iranian

-⚖️ The Supreme Court wraps its term — Nina Totenberg breaks down the rulings

-🍕 A Hawaiian father-son story: from dream to pizzeria

-🌞 Solar energy’s new hurdles in Congress

-🌍 A grim update on PEPFAR cuts and their deadly impact in southern Africa

-🎖️ ICE, deportations, and the son of a Marine veteran arrested in a raid

-🕊️ Final farewell: Minnesota mourns Rep. Melissa Hortman

-🚨 Hunger and looting intensify in Gaza

☕ Start your day informed. Morning Edition, Friday from 5–9 AM on 88.9 KETR and https://ketr.org

88.9 KETR-FM is a public radio station serving Northeast Texas with news, information, entertainment and sports.

🕔 Right now on 88.9 KETR: All Things ConsideredFrom the Pentagon’s defense of airstrikes on Iran to Mariska Hargitay’s e...
06/26/2025

🕔 Right now on 88.9 KETR: All Things Considered
From the Pentagon’s defense of airstrikes on Iran to Mariska Hargitay’s emotional new documentary about her mom, tonight’s ATC is packed with the stories shaping your world — and your weekend.
Also on deck:

🧬 Dr. Allen Frances on rising autism diagnoses

🏞️ National parks and America’s historical signs

🐺 Gray wolves stir debate in California

💉 RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisors and the CDC's new playbook

🎬 A review of F1, the new Formula One film starring Brad Pitt

📺 Michelle Obama on life after loss

⚖️ SCOTUS and Medicaid’s Planned Parenthood shift

🎧 Tune in to 88.9 FM or stream at

88.9 KETR-FM is a public radio station serving Northeast Texas with news, information, entertainment and sports.

Scanner pages often fill a gap when traditional newsrooms are stretched thin. But can they really replace local journali...
06/24/2025

Scanner pages often fill a gap when traditional newsrooms are stretched thin. But can they really replace local journalism? A closer look at what each brings to the table—and why both have a role to play.

Scanner pages offer quick updates, but without newsroom ethics, editorial training, or accountability, they fall short of reliable local journalism.

East Texas A&M University has been approved for full NCAA Division I membership, becoming Northeast Texas’ only Division...
06/24/2025

East Texas A&M University has been approved for full NCAA Division I membership, becoming Northeast Texas’ only Division I school. The Lions are now eligible for postseason play as they join the Southland Conference at the highest level of college athletics.

06/22/2025

Standby for special coverage from Washington, D.C. and words from President Donald Trump on the subject of U.S. airstrikes against Iranian nuclear targets earlier this evening. Listen at 88.9 FM and online at KETR.org. Coverage at 9pm.

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Public Radio for Northeast Texas

88.9 KETR-FM, broadcasting for 75 miles in all directions of Commerce, TX, is an NPR member station. Our broadcast day, which can serve 205,000 homes in Northeast Texas, is anchored by Morning Edition and All Things Considered in the mornings and afternoons, respectively - supplementing our local newscasts. Our mid-day programming includes KUT’s all-things-Texas program Texas Standard, followed by our locally-produced Texas music discovery program, Notably Texan, through lunchtime and early afternoon. Early afternoons include KERA’s popular program Think and the BBC Newshour. At night, students take over the airwaves with Lions After Dark. In addition to the weekend versions of our morning and afternoon news shows, weekends include nationally-recognized programs like Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me, The TED Radio Hour, On Being, SymphonyCast and Live from Here. See http://ketr.org/schedule/week for an interactive programming guide.