WKAR celebrates a Century of Service to the mid-Michigan and Spartan communities. It's a yearlong celebration beginning Aug. 18, 2022.
A CENTURY OF SERVICE - 1922 to 2022
On Aug. 18, 1922, WKAR first took to the air waves as an AM radio station, broadcasting agricultural news and information from Michigan State University. One hundred years later, WKAR is a robust media organization that includes WKAR Television, WKAR Radio, wkar.org, Radio Reading Service, WKAR Digital Studios and WKAR Family and much more.
Updates
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The exhibition curated by MSU students runs through July 27 -
Thu., Nov. 3, 2022 at 7 p.m. In-person at WKAR and virtual | A dancer paralyzed with a spinal cord injury tests the limits of her recovery while adapting to life with a disability. Join the conversation after the film with special guests. -
The award-winning teams at WKAR have another honor to hang on their wall. The WKAR entry in the 2022 MSU Homecoming parade took the award for best MSU Departmental Float. -
Fri. Oct. 14 at 6pm in East Lansing | Look for WKAR in the MSU Homecoming Parade this week, as our celebration of a Century of Service continues. This year's Homecoming theme is "Spartans Bring the Magic." -
Listen to WKAR's Radio's live special looking back on 100 years of service to the community. Hosted by Al Martin, the special features stories and conversations from past and present voices on WKAR. -
WKAR's Al Martin sat down with Scott Pohl to talk about his many years in the newsroom and how the station has evolved. -
WKAR's Al Martin spoke with interim general manager Shawn Turner about WKAR's service to the community and his plans for the station's future. -
WKAR is celebrating a century of service in our community. During that time we’ve had the privilege of providing meaningful experiential learning opportunities to countless interns. -
WKAR operated as an educational radio station for decades. In 1970, the station became an affiliate of National Public Radio. -
WKAR received its official radio broadcast license on August 18, 1922 but its roots go back to World War I.
