Wisconsin Public Radio  Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) is a network of 34 public radio stations in the state of Wisconsin. WPR's network is divided into two distinct analog services, the "Ideas Network" and the "NPR News and Classical Network," as well as the "All Classical Network", a digital-only, full-time classical music service. In 1932, WHA in Madison and WLBL in Stevens Point started limited simulcasting of certain programs. However, the first real steps toward the building of what would become Wisconsin Public Radio began in 1947, with the sign-on of WHA-FM (now WERN) as a sister station to WHA. Between 1948 and 1965, seven more FM stations signed on as part of what was initially dubbed Wisconsin Educational Radio. The network became Wisconsin Public Radio in 1971, when it became a charter member of National Public Radio. Shortly afterward, the merger of the University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin State University systems into the present-day University of Wisconsin System greatly increased WPR's reach. The "Ideas Network" is devoted mostly to discussion and call-in shows, focusing on the state of Wisconsin and issues involving the state. The name of the network comes from the Wisconsin Idea concept associated with the UW System. During the week, the Ideas Network airs locally produced talk programming, longtime daily reading showcase "Chapter a Day", and WBUR's "On Point" in mid-mornings, WAMU's "1A" Monday-Thursdays and National Public Radio's "Science Friday" in early afternoons, while at night broadcasting "Q" and "As It Happens" from CBC Radio One, along with a mix of national programs including "Reveal", "Latino USA" and "The Moth Radio Hour", as well as repeats of "Chapter a Day", and overnight, the BBC World Service. In election years, expanded political coverage occurs, along with WPR often coordinating in part political debates for the state's highest offices such as Governor and Attorney General, often with PBS Wisconsin (formerly Wisconsin Public Television). On the weekend, it airs WPR-produced shows, such as "Zorba Paster On Your Health" and "To the Best of Our Knowledge". Weekends also include NPR/PRI/APM entertainment programming such as "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!", "Ask Me Another", "Radiolab" and "Live from Here" (the former "A Prairie Home Companion") on Saturdays, with "Says You!", "A Way with Words", "Milk Street Radio", "Bullseye with Jesse Thorn", and "This American Life" on Sundays.