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Long Island's only NPR station Long Island's only NPR station, 88.3 WLIW-FM (formerly 88.3 WPPB-FM) serves Long Island and Southern Connecticut.

In 2020, The WNET Group acquired the station, rebranded it as WLIW-FM, and to complement local favorites like Morning Edition Long Island Local News with Michael Mackey, Heart of the East End with Gianna Volpe, The Afternoon Ramble with Brian Cosgrove, and The Urban Jazz Experience with Ed German, expanded its programming to include popular NPR programming like Morning Edition, All Things Consider

ed, and Fresh Air, among others. In July 2020, the listener-supported station opened a new, state-of-the-art facility in Southampton, where it broadcasts on the radio and via streaming on wliw.org/radio, as well as on apps like NPR One and smart speakers. According to Long Island native and resident Diane Masciale, Vice President and General Manager of WLIW-FM, "We are truly tapping into the power of public media to provide our community a better listening experience on Long Island's only NPR channel."

12/05/2025

What happens to a community when there are no more community newspapers? Jake Williams explores this question with his new podcast “Out of Print: The Unmaking of American News.” He joined Behind The Headlines this week to talk about his unique perspective as a former writer at the Shelter Island Reporter and how being entwined with his community affected his journalism.

Listen to this new podcast at wliw.org/radio, or whenever you get podcasts.

12/03/2025

Thanks to our student partners at for bringing us more urgent local reporting.

11/26/2025

One of our favorite radio traditions is playing Arlo Guthrie’s classic long-form talkin’ blues Alice’s Restaurant Massacree in its entirety on Thanksgiving Day.

Arlo Guthrie, Woody Guthrie’s son, drew on the tradition of long-form monologues like Lord Buckley’s and laid it over Piedmont finger style guitar playing inspired by Mississippi John Hurt in particular.

The story of Guthrie and a friend being arrested for littering and then years later dodging the draft is mostly true, and the word “massacree,” while derived from the word “massacre,” is an Ozark Mountain colloquialism with much lighter and more sarcastic connotations. It means “an event so wildly and improbably messed up that the results are hard to believe.”

Join us for the yearly tradition at 1pm on Thanksgiving, right after the headlines.

11/21/2025

Fred W. Thiele Jr. is a life-long Sag Harbor resident, former State assembleyman, and columnist with the Express News Group. He joined the conversation this week for a deep dive into local East End politics. That’s on this weekend’s edition of Behind The Headlines.

11/20/2025

Thank you to Denise Silva-Dennis of Shinnecock Kelp Farmers for joining us this morning to talk about their work. today is Nunnowa, a celebration of the harvest and a time to give thanks and gather with loved ones in joy.

Stay tuned for the complete interview with Silva-Dennis, Beverly Gwathney, and Tela Troge on YouTube next week.

11/14/2025

Executive Director of Minerva Perez is asking for a stronger and more action-oriented response from local leadership in the wake of recent ICE raids. Hear her perspective and get a deeper dive into in the issue with this weekend’s episode of Behind The Headlines.

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11/10/2025

Climate change will affect our local environments and ecosystems in ways we simply can’t predict.

10/28/2025

Music discovery is hard. Expensive streaming services, AI music, endless yet repetitive playlists, it’s hard to know where to start. Public Radio has your back and always will! Stations like WLIW-FM will be free for the people as long you keep listening and supporting. Join us in celebrating Public Radio Music Day on October 29! Real DJs curating real music for our community every single day here on Long Island and in Southern New England.

Download the WLIW-FM app, ask for WLIW-FM on your smart speaker, stream on any device from wliw.org/radio, or tune in the old fashioned way on your FM dial. 88.3 for Eastern Long Island and Southern New England, 88.7 on the East End, and 96.9 in Central and Western Suffolk.

Dig the song on this post? It’s a recent release from our own local gal (we love a little radio mention!)

10/24/2025

This week the panel takes a serious look at the practice of political endorsements from local news outlets. Is it outdated? What purpose do they serve?

Live on WLIW-FM Saturday and Sunday at 10am and Saturday at 8pm, or Sunday at 8am. Also available wherever you get podcasts every Saturday at 10am, including YouTube.

10/17/2025

In this episode of Behind the Headlines, the panel takes another deep dive into the cannabis issues on the East End, spurred by a legalization lawsuit filed by Southampton and Riverhead Towns. They also talk about the challenges of local zoning laws, the evacuation of a nursing home during a nor’easter, the expansion of the Riverhead Ambulance Corps, and the controversial purchase of an armored vehicle by the Southampton Town Police Department. Beth and Denise close the conversation with tributes and recognition of recently passed community leaders.

Live on WLIW-FM Saturday and Sunday at 10am and Saturday at 8pm, or Sunday at 8am. Also available wherever you get podcasts every Saturday at 10am, including YouTube.

10/16/2025

09/18/2025

MEL TORME SWINGS SHUBERT ALLEY
The great Mel Tormé served up the Broadway show tune songbook like a master; we're joined by another master, Eric Comstock, to celebrate Tormé's 100th birthday; songs from Pal Joey, City of Angels, Carnival and so much more. This Sunday at 3PM, live or streaming, on WLIW - FM

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Long Island's only NPR station, 88.3 WLIW-FM (formerly 88.3 WPPB-FM) serves Long Island and Southern Connecticut. In 2020, The WNET Group acquired the station, rebranded it as WLIW-FM, and to complement local favorites like Morning Edition Long Island Local News with Michael Mackey, Heart of the East End with Gianna Volpe, The Afternoon Ramble with Brian Cosgrove, and The Urban Jazz Experience with Ed German, expanded its programming to include popular NPR programming like Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Fresh Air, among others.

In July 2020, the listener-supported station opened a new, state-of-the-art facility in Southampton, where it broadcasts on the radio and via streaming on wliw.org/radio, as well as on apps like NPR One and smart speakers.

According to Long Island native and resident Diane Masciale, Vice President and General Manager of WLIW-FM, "We are truly tapping into the power of public media to provide our community a better listening experience on Long Island's only NPR channel."