Broadcast Outages and Alerts

Are you experiencing unusual reception issues while listening to Iowa Public Radio? Check to see if the signal you listen to is on the list below. If so, you'll see a brief explanation of what is happening to the signal and how long it is anticipated to take to repair/return to normal.

If the signal you listen to is not on this list and you feel it has a broadcast issue, e-mail us to let us know. Please include your location and the frequency you're experiencing troubles with.

If your signal is experiencing issues, please continue to listen to us - through our website, the IPR app, or your smart speaker.

Current Broadcast Outages or Other IT issues
Audio quality from the Dubuque Classical Translator on 101.7 FM is degraded, due to an antenna failure. Interference can be expected at times while Engineers work to correct the problem.

Planned outages for Maintenance
WSUI AM 910 in Iowa City will be operating at reduced power from approximately 9:00am to 7:00pm on Thursday (5/22), Friday (5/23), and Saturday (5/24) for tower maintenance. This schedule is subject to change depending on weather.

KNSY (89.7 FM) in Dubuque will be off-air from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Monday, May 26th for tower maintenance.