90.1 FM WABE live

90.1 FM WABE is Atlanta's NPR station. It broadcasts on 90.1 FM, is licensed to Atlanta and serves the Atlanta metropolitan area with the slogan "Atlanta's News, Arts & Culture". It is a non-commercial educational station owned by Atlanta Public Schools and licensed to the Atlanta Board of Education, and on this page you can listen to WABE live online, free.

Public radio

WABE is an NPR member station, with programs from the Public Radio Exchange, the BBC and American Public Media, together with local news and culture from Atlanta.

More on HD

HD2 plays classical music, and HD3 carries the BBC World Service.

Atlanta Board of Education

WABE signed on on September 13, 1948. Its call letters stand for the Atlanta Board of Education.

Shared studios

WABE is a sister outlet of PBS member station WABE-TV (channel 30) and the educational cable service APS Cable Channel 22. All three share studios on Bismark Road in the Morningside/Lenox Park area of Atlanta.

Supported by members

As a non-commercial station, WABE depends on its members across Metro Atlanta.

Atlanta news, anywhere

Press play and WABE starts in seconds — on I-285, at work or far from Atlanta.

How to listen

You can hear WABE on the radio on 90.1 FM across Metro Atlanta, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for the morning news or the drive home, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find WABE's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

• 100% free, no sign-up
• Live stream, 24 hours a day
• Listen from anywhere
• Works on phone and computer