NIU Today

As staff and faculty return for a new academic year enriched with guest speakers, special events and workshops, they are encouraged to consider the natural marketing partner available in Northern Public Radio. Two public radio stations licensed to Northern Illinois University provide access to the educated, engaged audience they want to reach. And, for a...

Public radio station 89.5-WNIJ invites listeners, supporters and friends to an open house from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at the Broadcast Center, 801 N. First St. in DeKalb. An official cake-cutting ceremony is planned for 4 p.m. The gathering officially celebrates WNIJ’s 20 years of broadcasting with refreshments, displays of memorabilia and staff-guided tours...

Classical WNIU will host a two-day pledge drive from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, and Wednesday, March 23. To raise the funds necessary to keep commercial-free classical music on the air 24 hours a day, WNIU conducts several brief on-air fundraising campaigns each year with the goal of turning listeners into contributing...

To raise the funds necessary to keep classical music on the air full-time in the northern Illinois area, WNIU hosts several brief on-air fundraising campaigns each year with the goal of turning listeners into contributing members to help pay for the programming. Consequently, WNIU will host a “One Day Wednesday” pledge drive between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday,...