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PRE - Public Radio East API, RSS and sitemap

Every article PRE - Public Radio East publishes, as JSON, through an open API with no key and no signup. 1,472 of their articles are indexed right now, refreshed hourly.

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Four ways to pull publicradioeast.org

All four are ours, all four are live, and none of them needs a key.

JSON Search this publisher

Every article we hold from publicradioeast.org, newest first. Add q= to search inside.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.publicradioeast.org&size=20"open it →

RSS Subscribe in any reader

The same articles as an RSS 2.0 feed. Works in Feedly, Inoreader, Thunderbird — anywhere.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/rss?host=www.publicradioeast.org&size=50"open it →

JSON Feed For apps

JSON Feed 1.1, the same content in a format apps parse natively.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/feed.json?host=www.publicradioeast.org&size=50"open it →

Trimmed For agents

Only the fields an agent needs — title, url, date, language — so the response stays small.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.publicradioeast.org&size=20&fields=title,url,published_at,lang"open it →

Call the API

A live request. Paste it into a terminal and PRE - Public Radio East headlines come back as JSON.

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.publicradioeast.org&size=5"
1,472
articles indexed
850
in the last 30 days
13
median per day
1
languages
2325 min
median crawl lag
09.06 → 06.09
archive depth

Publishing volume

Articles per day over the last 86 days. The busiest hour is 06:00 UTC — that is when the newsroom pushes its main batch.

2026-06-09: 8 articles2026-06-10: 8 articles2026-06-11: 17 articles2026-06-12: 8 articles2026-06-13: 2 articles2026-06-15: 8 articles2026-06-16: 18 articles2026-06-17: 15 articles2026-06-18: 18 articles2026-06-19: 15 articles2026-06-20: 2 articles2026-06-21: 1 articles2026-06-22: 13 articles2026-06-23: 19 articles2026-06-24: 15 articles2026-06-25: 14 articles2026-06-26: 14 articles2026-06-28: 3 articles2026-06-29: 22 articles2026-06-30: 9 articles2026-07-01: 14 articles2026-07-02: 13 articles2026-07-03: 1 articles2026-07-04: 1 articles2026-07-05: 9 articles2026-07-06: 13 articles2026-07-07: 14 articles2026-07-08: 9 articles2026-07-09: 8 articles2026-07-10: 10 articles2026-07-11: 3 articles2026-07-12: 2 articles2026-07-13: 16 articles2026-07-14: 14 articles2026-07-15: 9 articles2026-07-16: 7 articles2026-07-17: 15 articles2026-07-18: 3 articles2026-07-19: 4 articles2026-07-20: 12 articles2026-07-21: 9 articles2026-07-22: 9 articles2026-07-23: 6 articles2026-07-24: 4 articles2026-07-25: 2 articles2026-07-26: 2 articles2026-07-27: 11 articles2026-07-28: 4 articles2026-07-29: 4 articles2026-07-30: 16 articles2026-07-31: 8 articles2026-08-02: 4 articles2026-08-03: 12 articles2026-08-04: 6 articles2026-08-05: 15 articles2026-08-06: 31 articles2026-08-07: 47 articles2026-08-08: 29 articles2026-08-09: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-10: 61 articles2026-08-11: 45 articles2026-08-12: 57 articles2026-08-13: 51 articles2026-08-14: 45 articles2026-08-15: 28 articles2026-08-16: 25 articles2026-08-17: 48 articles2026-08-18: 55 articles2026-08-19: 53 articles2026-08-20: 44 articles2026-08-21: 38 articles2026-08-22: 27 articles2026-08-24: 36 articles2026-08-25: 25 articles2026-08-26: 52 articles2026-08-27: 44 articles2026-08-28: 6 articles2026-08-29: 1 articles2026-08-30: 1 articles2026-08-31: 13 articles2026-09-01: 15 articles2026-09-02: 14 articles2026-09-03: 16 articles2026-09-04: 8 articles2026-09-05: 12 articles2026-09-06: 1 articles06-0906-2407-0907-2308-0708-2109-0509-06

The 1 hatched days are gaps in the upstream news archive, not quiet days at PRE - Public Radio East: the whole corpus dips on those dates. They are excluded from the median above.

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/stats?host=www.publicradioeast.org&top=10"

Publishing rhythm

When PRE - Public Radio East actually publishes, by hour of day (UTC) and by day of week — measured from 1,472 timestamps, not from a schedule they advertise.

00: 1420001: 10102: 10203: 50304: 1920405: 660506: 2240607: 1510708: 300809: 270910: 201011: 221112: 301213: 361314: 361415: 531516: 2141617: 1631718: 301819: 91920: 52021: 82122: 62223: 123
Mon: 265MonTue: 241TueWed: 274WedThu: 285ThuFri: 219FriSat: 110SatSun: 78Sun

Languages

The site identifies itself under PRE - Public Radio East, Public Radio East — separate editions publishing under one domain.

CodeLanguageArticlesShare
enEnglish1,472100.0%

Latest articles

The 18 most recent PRE - Public Radio East articles in the index — the same rows the API returns, rendered for humans.

For the women on this Colorado softball team, play has no age limit
2026-09-06 08:02 UTC · Emma VandenEinde
A women's softball team in Colorado boasts players with lots of experience: the youngest is 60 and the oldest is 92.
From bottles to bakery: How scientists create edible cookies from recycled plastic
2026-09-05 07:43 UTC · Ari Daniel
New research at the American Chemical Society meeting showcased a potentially edible cookie made out of — plastic!
Trump administration to dig at triumphal arch site despite final federal approvals
2026-09-05 07:43 UTC · Rachel Treisman; Scott Simon
The Trump administration says it will break ground on a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., without final federal approval and despite an ongoing lawsuit.
Rewriting the narrative: One man's journey through the new era of lung cancer care
2026-09-05 07:43 UTC · Yuki Noguchi
Lung cancer is still the top cancer killer. But new developments are shifting what the future might hold for patients, as one man's cancer journey shows.
Week in Politics: Trump's face on the coin; reshaping the capital; the midterms
2026-09-05 07:43 UTC · Scott Simon; Ron Elving
President Trump is the first living president to have his face on a coin. He's also reshaping Washington in his image, and working to influence midterm elections.
How the U.S. focus on Iran is fueling a more aggressive Putin
2026-09-05 07:43 UTC · Charles Maynes; Scott Simon
Trump's top envoys head to Moscow and Kyiv as Putin steps up round the clock bombing of Ukraine. With the U.S. distracted by Iran, is Putin becoming increasingly embolden
Saturday Sports: The NBA and the Clippers' punishment; the U.S. Open
2026-09-05 07:43 UTC · Scott Simon
NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss the historic punishment handed to the Los Angeles Clippers for violating the NBA's salary cap.
Biologist Andrew Newhouse on the genetic revival of the American chestnut
2026-09-05 07:43 UTC · NPR
The American chestnut once dominated the Eastern woodlands. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Andrew Newhouse, an environmental biologist, about efforts to bring these trees bac
On the Line: Wildland firefighter Justin Brown on battling a historic fire season
2026-09-05 07:43 UTC · Scott Simon
The wildfire season in the western U.S. is one of the worst on record. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Justin Brown, a wildland firefighter, about the challenges in tackling t
Taiwan's breakfast king: Why the chewy, savory Dan Bing rules the morning
2026-09-05 07:43 UTC · Jan Camenzind Broomby
In our latest tour of breakfasts around the world, we're in Taiwan, where today's dish is Dan Bing, a beloved breakfast staple.
Neil Arthur and Benge of the band Doublespeak break down their reimagined debut album
2026-09-05 07:43 UTC · Scott Simon
Neil Arthur and Ben Edwards of the band Doublespeak talk about their debut, self-titled album.
British actor Bill Nighy on season 2 of his 'Ill-Advised' podcast
2026-09-05 07:43 UTC · Scott Simon
British actor Bill Nighy's podcast, "ill-advised," billed as a "refuge for the clumsy and the awkward" kicks off its second season this week. NPR's Scott Simon talks with
Eric Idle of Monty Python talks about his book, 'Idle in Provence'
2026-09-05 07:43 UTC · Scott Simon
Eric Idle, a founding member of Monty Python, bought a shack in France in 1971. Decades later, the shack is a "shackeau," he says. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Idle about h
Q&A: New book chronicles Research Triangle Park's history, future
2026-09-04 16:16 UTC · Colin Campbell
Research Triangle Park has been a driving force in North Carolina’s growth for decades, but it started with a group of business and political leaders who saw potential to
A Durham-based union worker ends 40-day hunger strike protesting Amazon work conditions
2026-09-04 16:04 UTC · Leoneda Inge
Due South's Leoneda Inge sits down with union organizer Italo Medelius to discuss his 40-day fast in protest of Amazon warehouse work conditions.
UNC and Duke herbaria to merge in Chapel Hill, two years after Duke announced plant collection cannot stay on campus
2026-09-04 12:58 UTC · Daneen Khan
Together, the UNC and Duke collections encompass about 1.7 million specimens of plants, fungi and other organic material. The collection will be the third-largest univers
With jury deadlocked, judge declares a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's murder case
2026-09-04 12:20 UTC · Carmel Wroth; Rachel Baye; Deborah Becke
The judge in Lindsay Clancy's murder case has declared a mistrial after the jury was unable to agree on a verdict.
Farmville shields senior nutrition program from cuts, demands strict transparency
2026-09-04 09:08 UTC · Annette Weston
While Farmville has committed $12,740 to clear its local Meals on Wheels waiting list, town leaders warn the expansion is at risk without a surge in volunteer drivers and

Harvest it all

Page through the archive by date. from and to accept YYYY-MM-DD or relative values such as now-7d.

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.publicradioeast.org&from=now-7d&size=100"

To poll for new material, keep the timestamp of the newest article you saw and ask only for what came after it:

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.publicradioeast.org&from=now-1h&sort=date_asc"

Article bodies come with full_text=true. No key, no quota tier, no header — see the search endpoint for every parameter.

Metadata quality

How well PRE - Public Radio East marks up its own pages — useful if you are deciding whether to parse them yourself.

91%
dates from JSON-LD
91%
articles with a byline
0%
articles with sections
144 KB
average page weight

Crawl lag — the delay between publication and the article reaching this index — is 2325 min at the median, 20831 minutes at the 90th percentile.

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FAQ

Does PRE - Public Radio East have an official API?

Not a public one. This endpoint is the practical alternative: their articles as structured JSON, with title, lead, publication time, section, byline and a link back to the original.

How do I get their RSS feed?

Most publishers expose one at /rss or /feed, but feeds carry only the last few dozen items and drop them within hours. This index keeps 1,472 of their articles and lets you filter by date, language and section.

How many articles does PRE - Public Radio East publish per day?

13 on a median day, measured across 86 days.

Can I use this commercially?

The API is free and unauthenticated. What you may do with the content is between you and the publisher: we return metadata, a lead paragraph and a link, not a licence.