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WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source API, RSS and sitemap

Every article WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source publishes, as JSON, through an open API with no key and no signup. 1,471 of their articles are indexed right now, refreshed hourly.

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Four ways to pull wfae.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 wfae.org, newest first. Add q= to search inside.

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

Call the API

A live request. Paste it into a terminal and WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source headlines come back as JSON.

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.wfae.org&size=5"
1,471
articles indexed
447
in the last 30 days
16
median per day
1
languages
306 min
median crawl lag
20.07 → 18.10
archive depth

Publishing volume

Articles per day over the last 88 days. The busiest hour is 00:00 UTC — that is when the newsroom pushes its main batch.

2026-07-20: 18 articles2026-07-21: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-07-22: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-07-23: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-07-24: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-07-25: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-07-26: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-07-27: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-07-28: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-07-29: 16 articles2026-07-30: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-07-31: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-01: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-02: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-03: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-04: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-05: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-06: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-08: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-09: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-10: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-11: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-12: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-13: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-14: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-15: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-16: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-17: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-18: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-19: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-20: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-21: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-22: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-23: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-24: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-25: 22 articles2026-08-26: 17 articles2026-08-27: 11 articles2026-08-28: 17 articles2026-08-29: 4 articles2026-08-30: 3 articles2026-08-31: 34 articles2026-09-01: 16 articles2026-09-02: 24 articles2026-09-03: 19 articles2026-09-04: 16 articles2026-09-05: 2 articles2026-09-06: 11 articles2026-09-07: 17 articles2026-09-08: 12 articles2026-09-09: 34 articles2026-09-10: 18 articles2026-09-11: 22 articles2026-09-12: 12 articles2026-09-14: 19 articles2026-09-15: 17 articles2026-09-16: 24 articles2026-09-17: 23 articles2026-09-18: 10 articles2026-09-20: 5 articles2026-09-21: 31 articles2026-09-22: 35 articles2026-09-23: 11 articles2026-09-24: 25 articles2026-09-25: 14 articles2026-09-26: 11 articles2026-09-27: 4 articles2026-09-28: 22 articles2026-09-29: 21 articles2026-09-30: 12 articles2026-10-01: 27 articles2026-10-02: 19 articles2026-10-03: 6 articles2026-10-04: 10 articles2026-10-05: 19 articles2026-10-06: 28 articles2026-10-07: 19 articles2026-10-08: 14 articles2026-10-09: 13 articles2026-10-10: 2 articles2026-10-11: 4 articles2026-10-12: 16 articles2026-10-13: 26 articles2026-10-14: 28 articles2026-10-15: 16 articles2026-10-16: 7 articles2026-10-17: 1 articles2026-10-18: 1 articles07-2009-0109-1610-0110-1510-18

The 33 hatched days are gaps in the upstream news archive, not quiet days at WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source: 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.wfae.org&top=10"

Publishing rhythm

When WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source actually publishes, by hour of day (UTC) and by day of week — measured from 1,471 timestamps, not from a schedule they advertise.

00: 1930001: 90102: 40203: 30304: 1530405: 580506: 260607: 960708: 860809: 680910: 931011: 541112: 781213: 551314: 701415: 981516: 1281617: 1271718: 341819: 141920: 112021: 192122: 52223: 323
Mon: 304MonTue: 272TueWed: 287WedThu: 257ThuFri: 178FriSat: 95SatSun: 92Sun

Sections

Sections come from the publisher's own markup, present on 58% of their articles.

Languages

CodeLanguageArticlesShare
enEnglish1,485101.0%

Latest articles

The 18 most recent WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source articles in the index — the same rows the API returns, rendered for humans.

Pope Leo says he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery
2026-10-18 08:55 UTC · World · The Associated Press
Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter's Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalized, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual
Zelenskyy's challenges
2026-10-17 07:43 UTC · Joanna Kakissis; Scott Simon
NPR's Ukraine correspondent reflects on President Zelenskyy's tough week and her interview with him about his relationship with Trump, Washington's dealings with Russia a
Katie Zacharia is out as press secretary, White House says
2026-10-16 16:29 UTC · Emily Feng
Katie Zacharia is "transitioning out" of her role as press secretary, according to a White House official not authorized to speak on the record, marking a stunning turn o
CMS board updates organizational chart to reflect legal, compliance changes
2026-10-16 13:54 UTC · Education · James Farrell
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board has updated its organizational chart and added it to its website, after a WFAE report noted that there was no readily available cha
N.C. House of Representatives 108 Candidates
2026-10-16 12:25 UTC · The Election Hub
House District 108 is in the northeastern part of Gaston County.
N.C. Senate 44
2026-10-16 12:12 UTC · The Election Hub
Senate District 44 represents the northwestern part of Gaston County and Cleveland and Lincoln Counties.
N.C. Senate 43
2026-10-16 11:44 UTC · The Election Hub
Senate District 43 represents most of Gaston County except for its northwestern corner.
Mecklenburg voters turn out in force as early voting begins
2026-10-16 11:38 UTC · Politics · Rachel Black; The Election Hub
Early voting across North Carolina started Thursday, Oct. 15. In Mecklenburg County, the day saw considerable civic momentum — especially from Democratic voters.Michael D
Atrium Health announces $340 million investment for behavioral health hospital
2026-10-16 08:41 UTC · Health · Kenneth Lee Jr
Atrium Health is committing $340 million over five years to expand access to behavioral healthcare across the Charlotte region.
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis: 'I don't think crime is top of mind' in race for NC seat
2026-10-15 17:36 UTC · Adam Wagner
Republican candidate Michael Whatley and Republican-aligned PACs have largely focused on former Gov. Roy Cooper's record on criminal justice issues.
To defeat Republican Tricia Cotham, Democrats aren't talking as much about Tricia Cotham
2026-10-15 17:24 UTC · Politics · Steve Harrison
After switching from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party in 2023, Tricia Cotham narrowly won reelection in 2024.
CMS seeking state guidance on 12-month payroll options for teachers
2026-10-15 16:18 UTC · Education · James Farrell
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools reviews whether changes to payroll program comply with state law.
Early voting starts in NC. Here's what voters need to know
2026-10-15 15:48 UTC · Politics · Nick de la Canal
Early voting is underway in North Carolina. Take a minute to brush up on statewide rules for absentee voting, same-day registration and photo ID.
Local News Roundup: CMPD racist texts; Data center decision looms for Charlotte; CMS board hears from community
2026-10-15 15:34 UTC · Gabe Altieri
Charlotte City Council hears from the public about a proposal to extend the ban on new data centers, six CMPD Officers are at risk of being fired in the wake of racist te
Latino groups invite Charlotte residents to eat, enjoy music and vote together Saturday
2026-10-15 13:56 UTC · Race & Equity · Julian Berger
A Charlotte community event will pair early voting with music, food and a group walk to the polls Saturday.
Charlotte FC falls 3-1 to Columbus as playoff seeding looms
2026-10-15 13:05 UTC · Sports · WFAE
Charlotte FC lost 3-1 on the road to the Columbus Crew on Wednesday night in a lackluster performance as playoff seeding looms.
Hornets fall to Celtics 114-93 in preseason
2026-10-15 12:59 UTC · Sports · WFAE staff; Wire Reports
The Charlotte Hornets continued their preseason schedule Wednesday night with a 114-93 road loss to the Boston Celtics.Brandon Miller and Tidjane Salaun each scored 16 po
Chief on cops' racist texts: Three have quit, three tagged for firing, department under review
2026-10-15 12:48 UTC · Crime & Justice · Nick de la Canal
"As a Black woman who began my career here, in this very department," said CMPD Chief Estella Patterson, "it is especially painful and disheartening to hear concerns from

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.wfae.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.wfae.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 WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source marks up its own pages — useful if you are deciding whether to parse them yourself.

87%
dates from JSON-LD
87%
articles with a byline
58%
articles with sections
204 KB
average page weight

Crawl lag — the delay between publication and the article reaching this index — is 306 min at the median, 2314 minutes at the 90th percentile.

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FAQ

Does WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source 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 1,471 of their articles and lets you filter by date, language and section.

How many articles does WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source publish per day?

16 on a median day, measured across 88 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.