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Bring your family to the WKAR studios to celebrate with fun activities and games for kids. Join us for the free open house on Saturday, January 28, from 10:00 – 1:00 pm.
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Amid ongoing protests and government repression in Iran, a group of artists at Michigan State University is using their craft to raise awareness about the women fighting for their rights in the country.
Station News
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Diversity leaders across the country expand their public media DEI expertise
FEATURED TV
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Aired Wed., Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. on WKAR-HD 23.1 | Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer lays out her new legislative year agenda for 2023. WATCH HERE
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Fri Jan. 27 at 9PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Hip Hop legends The Roots perform and reach beyond the stage to mentor, inspire and learn.
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Fri Jan. 27 at 10PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie receives the 2022 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at an all-star tribute in Washington, D.C.
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Sun Jan. 29 at 8PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Eliza is hired by Detective Fitzroy to solve a case of police corruption.
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Sun Jan. 29 at 9PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | James’ TB testing plan mistakenly puts a cow in danger.
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Sun Jan 29 at 10PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | The hunt for the captain’s killer leads Max and Oskar to the opium dens of Vienna’s Chinatown.
FEATURED RADIO
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Saturdays at 8PM on 90.5 FM & STREAMING | The world-renowned jazz artist and instructor sits down with A Groove Supreme host Michael Stratton.
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Thursdays, Jan. 5 - Jan. 25 at 7PM on 90.5 FM & STREAMING | Tune in each Thursday to enjoy an hour of favorite pieces from the silver screen.
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Thu Jan. 26| 7:30PM at UrbanBeat, Lansing Old Town
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WKAR News
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The Michigan Department of Civil Rights hosted a forum Thursday to help the public understand how to report hate crimes and incidents of bias in the state.
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State of the State recap and more. Guest: Port Huron republican Rep. Andrew Beeler.
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Black History Month starts Wednesday and to kick things off, a traveling exhibition is making a stop at the East Lansing Public Library Monday.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court ruling that a 2018 Republican strategy to gut minimum wage and paid sick leave laws was unconstitutional.
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Policymakers have long grappled with how to handle experiments that might generate potentially dangerous viruses. Now, officials are considering whether oversight needs to be expanded.
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East Lansing High School students walked out of their classrooms Thursday to protest what they say is an atmosphere of violence and racial tension in the school.
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The City of Lansing is seeking to reduce challenges and barriers faced by people experiencing homelessness through a new committee.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer used her fifth State of the State address to promote economic, education, and civil rights issues Wednesday night.
PODCAST: ¿Qué Onda Michigan?
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En el episodio del 20 de enero del 2023 de ¿Qué Onda Michigan? te explicamos sobre las prioridades legislativa que los democratas tienen ahora que son la mayoria en el Senado y la Camara de Representantes en Michigan.
Current Sports with Al Martin
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Michigan State men's basketball now gets some much needed rest before hosting Iowa on Thursday.
MSU Today
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MSU Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) Director Matt Grossmann, Professor Emeritus of Economics Charley Ballard, and IPPSR Associate Director Arnold Weinfeld analyze the latest in Michigan politics and economics.
PODCAST: Life, Meet Tech
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Prabu David is joined by leading global futurist Shawn Dubravac for a peek into his crystal ball at the incredible future of consumer technology and the industrial economy.
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