Station Alerts

To report an outage, please contact MPR Member & Audience Services at 1-800-228-7123 (Weekdays 9 a.m.-4:00 p.m. CT) or use our online contact form .

If you're experiencing a reduced or absent signal, know you can listen to MPR News, YourClassical MPR, and The Current online or via mobile app.

General Note About Heat & Humidity

On hot days, a warm air layer can sit on top of cooler air. FM signals get trapped in this warm layer and travel hundreds of miles before bending back to Earth. What you hear: A distant station bleeds onto a local frequency— two stations at once, or your local station disappears. Common in the upper Midwest in July & August.

High humidity causes uneven moisture in the air and bents and scatters FM signals. Your radio picks up the same signal arriving from multiple directions at slightly different times, and then copies interfere with each other. What you hear: Rapid flutter or warbling on music, a hollow sound on voices, and intermittent static bursts. Stereo quality suffers the most.

Ely, MN

Tower work is underway on MPR News WIRC 89.3 FM, YourClassical 90.1 FM, and The Current 101.3 FM in the Ely, MN listening area. For the safety of the work crew, we must be off-air while the work occurs. We will return to full power once the work is completed, and the signal is restored. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you again for your patience. During this disruption, you can listen to MPR News, YourClassical MPR, and The Current online or via mobile app.

Buhl, MN

Tower owners will replace the broadcast system in the Buhl, MN listening area on MPR News WIRN 92.5 FM & YourClassical MPR WIRR 90.9 FM. For the safety of the work crew, we must be off-air while the work occurs. We will return to full power once the work is completed, and the signal is restored. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you again for your patience. During this disruption, you can listen to MPR News, YourClassical MPR, and The Current online or via mobile app.

Rochester, MN

Tower owners will be repairing equipment in the Rochester, MN listening area. For the safety of the work crew, all Rochester stations must be off-air while the work occurs, including classical translators in Winona, La Crescent, Albert Lea, and the news translator in Winona. We will return to full power once the work is completed, and the signal is restored. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you again for your patience. During this disruption, you can listen to MPR News, YourClassical MPR, and The Current online or via mobile app.