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Founder Peter Nordgren Talks About WXPR's 34 Years

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Anniversaries are always a good time to remember...and today is WXPR's 34th anniversary.

A group of dedicated volunteers answered the call by Peter Nordgren to establish a public radio station in northern Wisconsin. After more than 3 years of planning and fundraising, WXPR signed on at noon on Sunday, April 24, 1983.

On the anniversary day, Ken Krall talked with founder Peter Nordgren about the station...

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