As of Saturday, May 12, Redwood and Renville Counties each have new translators broadcasting Minnesota Public Radio.

In Redwood County, MPR's News & Information Service is available on 96.9 FM, repeating KNSW in Worthington. The coverage area includes the towns of Redwood Falls, Delhi and the surrounding area.

In Renville County, the News & Information Service is available on 103.1 FM, repeating KNSR in St. Cloud/Collegeville. Classical Minnesota Public Radio is also available on 103.9 FM, repeating KSJR. Coverage areas for both services include the towns of Olivia, Bird Island, Hector and the surrounding area.

The addition of the News & Information service in Redwood and Renville Counties provides area residents access to top-quality public radio programming such as Marketplace, Morning Edition, Midmorning, Midday and All Things Considered, and rich weekend offerings like Speaking of Faith, The Splendid Table, This American Life, Weekend America and A Prairie Home Companion.

Classical music programming includes Performance Today, SymphonyCast, regional broadcasts of the Minnesota Orchestra and Friday Favorites.

For complete program schedules and station information, visit www.mpr.org.

Minnesota Public Radio® operates a 37-station radio network serving virtually all of Minnesota and parts of surrounding states and produces programming for radio, Internet and face-to-face audiences. Programs produced by Minnesota Public Radio, operating as American Public Media,™ reach 14.6 million listeners nationwide each week. Of those, more than 800,000 listen regionally, in Minnesota and surrounding states. A complete list of stations, programs and additional services can be obtained at www.mpr.org and www.americanpublicmedia.org.

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Source: Data are copyright Arbitron, Inc., Nationwide and PSA data. Arbitron data are estimates only. Spring 2006/Fall 2006 average