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TSPR provides this page as a resource to not only meet regulatory requirements, but also to be as transparent about our operation as possible.

FCC: The Public and Broadcasting
TSPR's full FCC public file is available on the FCC website. WIUM | WIUW

TSPR Annual Audited Financial Statements
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Annual EEO Public File Reports
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Annual Financial Reports
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Public Media Code of Integrity
TSPR strives to meet the highest ethical standards in our work. Read more.

Diversity Statement Read more.

Social Media Guidelines
TSPR understands the importance of a good debate, but we also want to keep it a place of civil debate.

The following will not be allowed:

  • Obscenity
  • Fighting words
  • Harassment
  • Defamation (including libel and slander)
  • Child pornography
  • False statements of fact.
  • Blackmail
  • Incitement to imminent lawless action
  • True threats
  • Solicitations to commit crimes
  • Commercial speech
  • Violation of Facebook's terms of use.

Unnamed Sources Policy
TSPR will identify news sources clearly. The public is entitled to as much information as possible to judge the reliability and motivations of sources. TSPR will consider sources' motives before promising anonymity. We reserve anonymity for sources who may face danger, retribution, or other harm, and have information that cannot be obtained elsewhere. TSPR will explain why anonymity is granted.

Corrections Policy
TSPR will check the accuracy of facts and report them objectively and impartially. When errors are made, TSPR will correct the online version of the story and include an editor’s note explaining the correction and why it was made. Contact us to request a correction.

Story Removal Or Change Requests
Our newsroom aims to balance the duty to inform the public with the harm that might do an individual later. As such, our newsroom will listen to requests to remove or change older stories from our website.

Linking Policy
TSPR preferentially links to documents hosted on the TSPR website. In cases where government documents are available (e.g. legal filings, database listings, etc.) reporters and editors should endeavor to copy those documents and upload them to TSPR’s site rather than link to an external website. For documents that are static in nature and not subject to alteration on a government or other public body site, it is still permissible, though not preferred, to link to that external site.

TSPR reporters and editors will not link to external social media that is readily editable (such as Facebook). If such documents are relevant to a story, a screen capture, or a copy of the text should be saved as a PDF to the TSPR website and linked to from there.

Stories with links to documents that might be prone to change, whether external or the original external documents in cases where a static copy is hosted on TSPR, should include information about the time the link was created and other identifying information about authorship and context.

WIU BOARD OF TRUSTEES
As part of Western Illinois University, Tri States Public Radio is governed by the WIU Board of Trustees. For agendas, materials and minutes, please visit this page. The current list of WIU Board of Trustees can be found here.

    TSPR Friends Advisory Board
    The TSPR Friends Advisory Board meets on a quarterly basis. Meetings are held at 12 noon at the studios of Tri States Public Radio, Western Illinois University, University Services Building on University Drive about one block west of Lafayette Street. For a current list of TSPR Friends Board Members and meeting dates visit this page. Meetings are open to the public.