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WGCU News | PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida API, RSS and sitemap

Every article WGCU News | PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida publishes, as JSON, through an open API with no key and no signup. 1,072 of their articles are indexed right now, refreshed hourly.

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

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

Call the API

A live request. Paste it into a terminal and WGCU News | PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida headlines come back as JSON.

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.wgcu.org&size=5"
1,072
articles indexed
357
in the last 30 days
13
median per day
1
languages
291 min
median crawl lag
01.07 → 29.09
archive depth

Publishing volume

Articles per day over the last 90 days. The busiest hour is 12:00 UTC — that is when the newsroom pushes its main batch.

2026-07-01: 22 articles2026-07-02: 13 articles2026-07-03: 10 articles2026-07-04: 1 articles2026-07-05: 6 articles2026-07-06: 17 articles2026-07-07: 19 articles2026-07-08: 7 articles2026-07-09: 24 articles2026-07-10: 16 articles2026-07-11: 6 articles2026-07-12: 4 articles2026-07-13: 20 articles2026-07-14: 17 articles2026-07-15: 12 articles2026-07-16: 7 articles2026-07-17: 14 articles2026-07-18: 1 articles2026-07-19: 4 articles2026-07-20: 18 articles2026-07-21: 14 articles2026-07-22: 15 articles2026-07-23: 25 articles2026-07-24: 18 articles2026-07-25: 2 articles2026-07-26: 6 articles2026-07-27: 24 articles2026-07-28: 16 articles2026-07-29: 15 articles2026-07-30: 12 articles2026-07-31: 18 articles2026-08-01: 2 articles2026-08-03: 15 articles2026-08-04: 17 articles2026-08-05: 13 articles2026-08-06: 23 articles2026-08-07: 9 articles2026-08-08: 5 articles2026-08-09: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-10: 16 articles2026-08-11: 19 articles2026-08-12: 15 articles2026-08-13: 18 articles2026-08-14: 23 articles2026-08-15: 11 articles2026-08-16: 7 articles2026-08-17: 12 articles2026-08-18: 21 articles2026-08-19: 11 articles2026-08-20: 13 articles2026-08-21: 9 articles2026-08-22: 3 articles2026-08-23: 3 articles2026-08-24: 12 articles2026-08-25: 22 articles2026-08-26: 16 articles2026-08-27: 13 articles2026-08-28: 22 articles2026-08-29: 4 articles2026-08-30: 2 articles2026-08-31: 17 articles2026-09-01: 13 articles2026-09-02: 27 articles2026-09-03: 15 articles2026-09-04: 15 articles2026-09-05: 2 articles2026-09-06: 4 articles2026-09-07: 7 articles2026-09-08: 13 articles2026-09-09: 19 articles2026-09-10: 13 articles2026-09-11: 16 articles2026-09-12: 7 articles2026-09-13: 5 articles2026-09-14: 12 articles2026-09-15: 16 articles2026-09-16: 15 articles2026-09-17: 15 articles2026-09-18: 11 articles2026-09-19: 4 articles2026-09-20: 11 articles2026-09-21: 13 articles2026-09-22: 10 articles2026-09-23: 16 articles2026-09-24: 14 articles2026-09-25: 17 articles2026-09-26: 7 articles2026-09-27: 2 articles2026-09-28: 14 articles2026-09-29: 7 articles07-0107-1607-3108-1608-3109-1509-29

The 1 hatched days are gaps in the upstream news archive, not quiet days at WGCU News | PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida: 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.wgcu.org&top=10"

Publishing rhythm

When WGCU News | PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida actually publishes, by hour of day (UTC) and by day of week — measured from 1,072 timestamps, not from a schedule they advertise.

00: 620001: 130102: 60203: 40304: 1000405: 490506: 390607: 500708: 370809: 350910: 571011: 681112: 1011213: 1001314: 821415: 601516: 1011617: 491718: 361819: 251920: 222021: 192122: 22223: 423
Mon: 197MonTue: 204TueWed: 203WedThu: 205ThuFri: 198FriSat: 55SatSun: 59Sun

Sections

Sections come from the publisher's own markup, present on 54% of their articles.

Languages

CodeLanguageArticlesShare
enEnglish1,121104.6%

Latest articles

The 18 most recent WGCU News | PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida articles in the index — the same rows the API returns, rendered for humans.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe opens season with 'Sophisticated Ladies' tribute to Duke Ellington
2026-09-29 14:37 UTC · Arts & Culture · WGCU
“Sophisticated Ladies” was originally a Broadway smash starring Gregory Hines and Phyllis Hyman. Garnering multiple Tony Award nominations, the revue became a benchmark f
Kimberly's Reef: FGCU's Underwater Living Laboratory
2026-09-29 14:32 UTC · WGCU Staff
In 2018 and 2019 we experienced massive simultaneous harmful algae blooms. Around that same time, FGCU’s Water School was becoming a reality, and FGCU Marine Science Prof
Music & Arts Community Center hosts Love Flamenco World Tour Oct. 3
2026-09-29 14:26 UTC · Arts & Culture · Tom Hall
The Music & Arts Community Center in Fort Myers hosts the Love Flamenco World Tour on Oct. 3. It’s a sensory experience in which music, dance, and emotion come together f
'Dracula,' 'Mean Girls' and 'Election Day' headline shows onstage at Southwest Florida theaters this week
2026-09-29 14:18 UTC · Arts & Culture · Tom Hall
This week, four shows open, five continue their runs and there are two limited engagements at Southwest Florida theaters.
Cypress Lake theater director Carmen Crussard introduces students, audiences to devised theater
2026-09-29 13:09 UTC · Arts & Culture · Tom Hall
Over the weekend, Cypress Lakes School for the Arts produced “A Monster Calls,” a devised play in the tradition of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” Th
Morning news brief
2026-09-29 04:47 UTC · Steve Inskeep; Leila Fadel
Five men arrested on terror charges near U.K. air base released on bail, Trump administration rolls back fuel efficiency standards for new vehicles, prosecutors reopen Co
Trump administration says it's scaling back fuel efficiency standards for new cars
2026-09-29 04:46 UTC · Willa Rubin
The Trump administration is weakening Biden-era fuel efficiency standards for new cars and trucks.
Peak tropical cyclone season to wrap up without a hurricane across Atlantic
2026-09-28 23:51 UTC · Andrew Wulfeck
Forecasters were tracking Tropical Storm Hanna in the central Atlantic, but similar to most systems in 2026, it will remain weak and stay clear of land.
Mezzetta brand golden Greek peperoncini recalled by company due to pest contaminant in jar
2026-09-28 19:09 UTC · Health · WGCU Staff
The company is recalling a specific product and lot of their inventory.
Voter registration deadline for the 2026 General Election is October 5
2026-09-28 16:30 UTC · Elections · WGCU Staff
Reminders are being made this week to prospective voters that the voter registration deadline for the 2026 general election is Monday, Oct. 5.
DAAS CO-OP Gallery in Fort Myers is ushering in Halloween with an exhibition of haunting artworks
2026-09-28 15:00 UTC · Arts & Culture · Tom Hall
It’s “Scream Time” at DAAS CO-OP Art Gallery in October. The exhibition features the artwork of Pamela Jones and Michael Santacroce. Her contribution to the show is “Bad
Arts Bonita's 2026-2027 performance season notable for its depth and diversity
2026-09-28 14:48 UTC · Arts & Culture · Tom Hall
Resident artists Zach Bartholomew and Mark Sanders return with a variety of jazz and cabaret performances. Joining Hotel California, Bee Gees Now and Chicago Transit are
It's a hotly-contested race for a seat on the Lee School Board
2026-09-28 13:42 UTC · Elections · Mike Walcher
One of the most closely-watched local races this election year is for a seat on the Lee County School Board. Incumbent Debbie Jordan is facing off against Tony Beougher t
New Fort Myers city clerk first Hispanic woman to hold that office
2026-09-28 12:50 UTC · Government & Politics · Dayna Harpster
Lilliana Baker was recently sworn in as new clerk for the City of Fort Myers. She is the first Hispanic woman to hold that office. She plans to expand outreach opportunit
DeSantis appointee’s family complained about a teacher; Uthmeier called for her firing
2026-09-28 12:35 UTC · Top Story · Alice Herman; Suncoast Searchlight
Editor's note: This story was originally published by Suncoast Searchlight. The grandchild of a DeSantis appointee is at the center of complaints filed against a teacher
Remembering Storm Stories on the 4-year anniversary of Hurricane Ian
2026-09-28 12:33 UTC · Mike Kiniry
Hurricane Ian arrived in Southwest Florida four years ago today. Whether you experienced true devastation or were just seriously inconvenienced, Ian left a deep mark on e
Everglades area burning off Interstate 75 in Broward County
2026-09-28 10:49 UTC · Environment · WGCU Staff
Firefighters from the Everglades Field Unit of the Florida Forest Service are battling the fire.
SpaceX's Starship launches on first orbital mission from Texas
2026-09-28 09:15 UTC · Brendan Byrne
Starship is key to SpaceX's commercial success and NASA's plans to land humans on the moon. This is the 14th flight of the uncrewed Starship, but the first time it aims t

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.wgcu.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.wgcu.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 WGCU News | PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida marks up its own pages — useful if you are deciding whether to parse them yourself.

95%
dates from JSON-LD
98%
articles with a byline
54%
articles with sections
167 KB
average page weight

Crawl lag — the delay between publication and the article reaching this index — is 291 min at the median, 1100 minutes at the 90th percentile.

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FAQ

Does WGCU News | PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida 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 1,072 of their articles and lets you filter by date, language and section.

How many articles does WGCU News | PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida publish per day?

13 on a median day, measured across 90 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.