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A Different Pace Coming To Morning Edition And All Things Considered

Did you know that every public radio program has a "clock?" Broadcast clocks are set templates that stations like ours use to track the timing of a show's stories and interviews, newscasts and underwriting credits each day.

Learn more about broadcast clocks in this great 99% Invisible podcast.

This fall NPR is making some changes to its Morning Edition, All Things Considered and other clocks, in partnership with WWNO and other member stations across the country. This will help align programs with the way people listen to radio today, and provide us with more flexibility to include the local news and info that we've dedicated so much time and energy to bring to you each weekday.

Regular Morning Edition features like StoryCorps and the sports commentaries by Frank DeFord will continue, though you may hear them in different parts of the program.

NPR is also adding five seconds to its national funding credits (The "Support for NPR is provided by..." messages you hear during NPR programs).

So how will you notice the changes? Starting November 17, you're likely to hear several more regular breaks for local news and information in Morning Edition, and a 4-minute local feature segment in each hour of All Things Considered. In both clocks, music breaks are longer, giving WWNO more opportunities to share details on upcoming stories while still having time to insert our local material.

We're sharing feedback with NPR about these changes as they roll out. If you have questions or comments, please send them to us at comments@wwno.org.

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