News 88.7 live

News 88.7 is Houston's NPR station. It broadcasts as KUHF on 88.7 FM, is licensed to Houston and serves Greater Houston with the slogan "Houston's NPR News & Information". It is a non-commercial station owned by the University of Houston System and operated by Houston Public Media, and on this page you can listen to News 88.7 live online, free.

Public radio news and talk

KUHF airs public radio news and talk with NPR, American Public Media and the Public Radio Exchange. Local productions include The Engines of Our Ingenuity, Houston Matters, Town Square and Next Question.

More channels

HD2 carries Classical 24, HD3 carries "The Vibe", and HD4 carries "Sight into Sound", a reading service also heard on a 67 kHz subcarrier.

Studios

KUHF is housed in the LeRoy and Lucile Melcher Center for Public Broadcasting on the University of Houston campus, along with PBS member KUHT (channel 8).

History

KUHF signed on on November 6, 1950. Its call letters stand for University of Houston FM Radio.

Houston news, anywhere

Press play and News 88.7 starts in seconds — on the Katy Freeway, at work or far from Texas.

How to listen

You can hear News 88.7 on the radio on 88.7 FM across Greater Houston, 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 News 88.7'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.

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