UPDATE Tue 9/22/26 5:50 pm ET | As of approx. 3pm 9/22, all WKAR services, including schedule information across all platforms, have been restored following the campus-wide power outage that occurred Sat 9/19 on the MSU campus.
No further updates to this note are expected.
UPDATE Mon 9/21/26 5:15 pm ET | All WKAR services have been restored following a campus-wide power outage that occurred Sat 9/19 on the MSU campus. Some schedule information may be missing, incomplete or inaccurate. Work continues to resolve the remaining schedule issues.
WKAR services were impacted by the power outage because WKAR offices and operations facilities are housed at the Communication Arts and Sciences building on the campus of Michigan State University.
With back-up power supplies in place, WKAR engineering crews worked to restore key services as soon as possible. WKAR AM870 returned to service Sat by 5pm. 90.5 FM returned to service Sat approx. 9:50pm. WKAR TV 23.1-23.5 returned to service Sun at approx. 2:00am.
For more about the power outage that occurred Sat Sep 19 on the campus of MSU, see WKAR reporting at WKAR News and Campus power plant disruption at msu.edu.
UPDATE Sun 9/20/26 8:05 am ET | Following a campus-wide power outage that occurred Sat 9/19, most WKAR services have been restored.
WKAR engineering crews worked to restore services as soon as possible. WKAR AM870 returned to service Sat by 5pm. 90.5 FM returned to service Sat approx. 9:50pm. WKAR TV 23.1-23.5 returned to service Sun at approx. 2:00am.
Please note that current programming across all services may not reflect the regular schedule. Work continues to resolve issues affected by the loss of power across the MSU campus.
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UPDATE Sat 9/19/26 9:48 pm ET | WKAR 90.5 FM has been restored. Current programming may not reflect the regular schedule. Our engineering team is continuing work to restore all services and regularly scheduled programs.
UPDATE Sat 9/19/26 4:59 pm ET | WKAR AM870 has been restored. Our engineering team is continuing work to restore all services.
Sat 9/19/26 4:15 pm ET| WKAR is experiencing technical difficulties and engineering is currently working on restoring services.
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