Policies, Public Files and Reports

Annual Reports

Ethical Guidelines

Wisconsin Public Radio and PBS Wisconsin regularly review their institutional editorial ethics framework. Public radio and public television journalists and managers created a statement of our values and broad directions in a document known as “Principles of Editorial Integrity.” We have  adapted and embraced this document as the framework for the specific guidance contained in our own WPR and PBS Wisconsin Editorial Integrity Policies and Editorial Practices.

• WPR Election Coverage Policy (June 2018 PDF)
• WPM Editorial Practices (Nov 2019 PDF)
• WPM Disclosure Policy (Nov 2019 PDF)
• Wisconsin Public Media Code of Ethics (April 2024 PDF)

Financial Statements

Each year the financial statements of WHA Radio, a department of Wisconsin Public Media at University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board are audited by an independent auditor.

For more information on the audit and Annual Financial Report filed by the ECB, visit the Resources page on ecb.org.

For more information on the audit and Annual Financial Report filed by WPM, visit the Reports page on wpm.wisc.edu.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Reports

As an employer of five or more full-time employees, WPM (PBS Wisconsin/WHA-TV and Wisconsin Public Radio/WHA-AM) are required by the FCC to maintain an EEO recruitment program. The FCC rules include a requirement to provide notice of job vacancies and undertake additional outreach measures to all qualified job candidates, such as holding job fairs and establishing scholarship programs, and to file an annual EEO report.

For more information on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Report, visit the Reports page on wpm.wisc.edu.

Local Content Reports

Prior to October 1, 2025, WPR completed annual Local Content Reports that were submitted to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for stations WHA and WLSU, and, WERN and WHAD.

Open Meetings Information

Meetings of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, and their committees that relate to Wisconsin Public Radio broadcast stations, are generally open to the public.

Certain meetings, or portions of meetings, may be closed in order to address confidential information or proprietary matters.

Meeting Notices and Minutes from Prior Meetings:

• Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
• Wisconsin Educational Communications Board

Public Inspection Files

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Trade Agreements

View WPR’s Trade Agreement Policy and Procedure