WFAE is a major source of news and information for the Charlotte region and one of the country’s leading public radio stations. WFAE reaches over 200,000 listeners each week and offers a broad range of award-winning national, international and regional news from National Public Radio (NPR), the BBC, PRX, American Public Media and WFAE’s newsroom. WFAE produces a weekday signature talk show, "Charlotte Talks," hosted by radio veteran Mike Collins.
WFAE is an independent, non-profit organization, licensed to the University Radio Foundation, Inc. with frequencies in Charlotte (90.7 FM), Hickory (90.3 FM), Laurinburg (106.1 FM) and Southern Pines (93.7 FM).
WFAE's Vision:
A more knowledgeable and engaged community grounded in our shared humanity.
WFAE's Mission:
Journalism that informs, enriches, and inspires.
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To fulfill its mission of creating quality journalism that informs, engages and inspires, WFAE will ensure its audience, staff, on-air voices, news sources, vendors and work culture reflect the diversity of our community. -
Read WFAE President and CEO Joe O'Connor's letter about how our organization is striving to reflect diversity in our staff, programming, sources, audience, boards, vendors and more.
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WFAE won three regional Edward R. Murrows awards for newscast, news series and overall excellence.
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“Fractured” looks at how North Carolina’s mental health and criminal justice systems fail the mentally ill. -
The show "Today, Explained" started off as a podcast in 2018 to explore important news stories of the day. It debuts today on WFAE at 7 p.m. Co-host Noel King talked to WFAE's "All Things Considered" host Gwendolyn Glenn about the show and more.
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WFAE is choosing to remain active on Twitter, for now. We recognize the unpredictability of Twitter’s decision-making, which could force us to reconsider this decision.
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WFAE climate reporter David Boraks will take part in NPR’s first climate summit in June in Washington, D.C.
