WKNO – NPR – Memphis – Bias and Credibility

These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias.  They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes.  These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Left-Center sources.

• Overall, we rate WKNO – NPR – Memphis as Left-Center Biased based on story selection and editorial perspectives that slightly favor the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing of information and a clean fact-check record.

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Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER (-3.0)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (0.5)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Radio Station
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

WKNO – NPR – Memphis is an NPR radio station (91.1 FM) based in Memphis, Tennessee. The website also serves WKNP in Jackson, Tennessee.

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Funded by / Ownership

WKNO – NPR – Memphis is owned and broadcast by Mid South Public Communications. Revenue is derived through institutional grants, individual contributions, and fees paid by users of the Public Radio Satellite System. NPR stations have historically received less than 1% of their funding from the federal government.

Analysis / Bias

In review, the WKNO – NPR – Memphis website reports news and radio programming information with a slight liberal bias. News on the website is derived from NPR and often utilizes minimally loaded language, such as this What’s next for Memphis-Shelby County Schools. This story is fact-based and, like all others reviewed, relies on credible sources of information. The website also publishes content from American Public Media.

In general, story selection tends to lean slightly left, as does editorial content, such as this Kansas revokes driver’s licenses of hundreds of trans people, prompted by new law. Finally, news reporting is fact-based and tends to lean left from an editorial perspective.

Failed Fact Checks

• None to date

Overall, we rate WKNO – NPR – Memphis as Left-Center Biased based on story selection and editorial perspectives that slightly favor the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing of information and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 02/28/2026)

Source: https://www.wknofm.org/