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WVPE API, RSS and sitemap

Every article WVPE publishes, as JSON, through an open API with no key and no signup. 1,080 of their articles are indexed right now, refreshed hourly.

United StatesEnglish#2,771 by volume

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

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

Call the API

A live request. Paste it into a terminal and WVPE headlines come back as JSON.

bash
curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.wvpe.org&size=5"
1,080
articles indexed
364
in the last 30 days
8
median per day
1
languages
396 min
median crawl lag
09.06 → 06.09
archive depth

Publishing volume

Articles per day over the last 90 days. The busiest hour is 16:00 UTC — that is when the newsroom pushes its main batch.

2026-06-09: 16 articles2026-06-10: 7 articles2026-06-11: 5 articles2026-06-12: 7 articles2026-06-13: 3 articles2026-06-14: 3 articles2026-06-15: 8 articles2026-06-16: 12 articles2026-06-17: 7 articles2026-06-18: 20 articles2026-06-19: 5 articles2026-06-20: 1 articles2026-06-21: 3 articles2026-06-22: 7 articles2026-06-23: 9 articles2026-06-24: 10 articles2026-06-25: 20 articles2026-06-26: 25 articles2026-06-27: 5 articles2026-06-28: 2 articles2026-06-29: 12 articles2026-06-30: 69 articles2026-07-01: 50 articles2026-07-02: 11 articles2026-07-03: 27 articles2026-07-04: 2 articles2026-07-05: 1 articles2026-07-06: 3 articles2026-07-07: 17 articles2026-07-08: 11 articles2026-07-09: 11 articles2026-07-10: 11 articles2026-07-11: 1 articles2026-07-12: 2 articles2026-07-13: 5 articles2026-07-14: 11 articles2026-07-15: 8 articles2026-07-16: 9 articles2026-07-17: 11 articles2026-07-18: 1 articles2026-07-19: 2 articles2026-07-20: 15 articles2026-07-21: 9 articles2026-07-22: 11 articles2026-07-23: 8 articles2026-07-24: 8 articles2026-07-25: 3 articles2026-07-26: 1 articles2026-07-27: 14 articles2026-07-28: 12 articles2026-07-29: 9 articles2026-07-30: 12 articles2026-07-31: 8 articles2026-08-01: 1 articles2026-08-02: 3 articles2026-08-03: 7 articles2026-08-04: 7 articles2026-08-05: 7 articles2026-08-06: 52 articles2026-08-07: 75 articles2026-08-08: 22 articles2026-08-09: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-10: 47 articles2026-08-11: 56 articles2026-08-12: 36 articles2026-08-13: 8 articles2026-08-14: 19 articles2026-08-15: 3 articles2026-08-16: 3 articles2026-08-17: 6 articles2026-08-18: 10 articles2026-08-19: 17 articles2026-08-20: 10 articles2026-08-21: 6 articles2026-08-22: 2 articles2026-08-23: 3 articles2026-08-24: 4 articles2026-08-25: 10 articles2026-08-26: 9 articles2026-08-27: 19 articles2026-08-28: 6 articles2026-08-29: 4 articles2026-08-30: 5 articles2026-08-31: 16 articles2026-09-01: 8 articles2026-09-02: 19 articles2026-09-03: 6 articles2026-09-04: 6 articles2026-09-05: 3 articles2026-09-06: 1 articles06-0906-2407-0907-2408-0808-2309-06

The 1 hatched days are gaps in the upstream news archive, not quiet days at WVPE: 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.wvpe.org&top=10"

Publishing rhythm

When WVPE actually publishes, by hour of day (UTC) and by day of week — measured from 1,080 timestamps, not from a schedule they advertise.

00: 1240001: 70102: 80203: 50304: 1040405: 640506: 480607: 150708: 130809: 230910: 341011: 621112: 791213: 361314: 401415: 531516: 1881617: 961718: 361819: 91920: 132021: 122122: 52223: 623
Mon: 144MonTue: 246TueWed: 201WedThu: 191ThuFri: 214FriSat: 51SatSun: 33Sun

Sections

Sections come from the publisher's own markup, present on 48% of their articles.

Languages

CodeLanguageArticlesShare
enEnglish1,080100.0%

Latest articles

The 18 most recent WVPE articles in the index — the same rows the API returns, rendered for humans.

WVPE Newscast Sept. 6, 2026 - 8am
2026-09-06 07:43 UTC · Michael Gallenberger
Skip to main content Search Query Show Search Programs Schedule Michiana Chronicles The Back Porch Blues Revue with Ole Harv Commentary Healthcare Headlines J:Cubed Jazz
WVPE Newscast Sept. 5, 2026 - 8pm
2026-09-05 17:59 UTC · Michael Gallenberger
Skip to main content Search Query Show Search Programs Schedule Michiana Chronicles The Back Porch Blues Revue with Ole Harv Commentary Healthcare Headlines J:Cubed Jazz
Prosecutor opts not to file charges for false child welfare claim against Buttigieg
2026-09-05 16:41 UTC · LOCAL stories from WVPE's news team · Michael Gallenberger
Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman said he couldn’t conclude that the 50-year-old caller was “capable of forming the requisite intent to support a criminal convict
Michigan City police officer resigns amid investigation into Flock camera searches
2026-09-05 15:14 UTC · LOCAL stories from WVPE's news team · Michael Gallenberger
The Michigan City Police Department says a routine audit of Flock system activity turned up searches that violated its policies.
Michigan's November 2026 ballot is official, includes two questions for all voters
2026-09-04 19:26 UTC · Michigan Public Radio Network News · Colin Jackson
Proposal 1 is a question on whether to convene a new state constitutional convention. Proposal 2 asks whether to limit political donations from some utilities and large g
WVPE Newscast Sept. 4, 2026 - 6pm
2026-09-04 17:01 UTC
Skip to main content Search Query Show Search Programs Schedule Michiana Chronicles The Back Porch Blues Revue with Ole Harv Commentary Healthcare Headlines J:Cubed Jazz
Seabolt eager to bond with family, attorneys eye more cases
2026-09-04 15:32 UTC · LOCAL stories from WVPE's news team · Jeff Parrott
Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic attorney Elliot Slosar says the clinic will next focus on advocating for an independent counsel to investigate all post-conviction r
Michiana Matters EP - 31 Week of 8/31/26
2026-09-04 14:38 UTC · Shelli Harmon-Baker; Jeff Parrott; Micha
Your weekly update on the people, places, and policies that shape Michiana.Because what happens here, matters here.
Michiana Chronicles: The Map of Her Days
2026-09-04 00:07 UTC · Ken Smith
This week on Michiana Chronicles, Ken Smith recounts a family elder’s journey.
Elliot Slosar
2026-09-04 00:00 UTC · Jeff Parrott
- Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic attorney Elliot Slosar says the clinic will next focus on advocating for an independent counsel to investigate all post-conviction
USPS says it doesn't know when South Bend post office may reopen
2026-09-03 16:27 UTC · LOCAL stories from WVPE's news team · Jeff Parrott
Since a small fire Aug. 25, the U.S. Postal Service has placed signs on the windows sayings operations have moved to South Bend's main post office downtown.
Faith leaders urge Microsoft to share data center tax savings
2026-09-03 16:15 UTC · LOCAL stories from WVPE's news team · Jeff Parrott
The nonprofit We Make Indiana on Thursday said it's wrong for a wealthy corporation like Microsoft to receive tax breaks while a growing number of people across Michiana
The WVPE photo of the week is called "Morning Rainbow"
2026-09-03 15:54 UTC · WVPE ; South Bend
If you want to submit a photo, email it to [email protected]. Your entry could be the next WVPE Photo of the Week.
Election board votes candidates off ballot, Dems vow court fight
2026-09-03 15:47 UTC · LOCAL stories from WVPE's news team · Jeff Parrott
St. Joseph County Democratic Party Chair Don Westerhausen says if Republican County Clerk Amy Rolfes won't put four Democrats back on the ballot by Friday's statutory bal
Sheriff sues state after hundreds sit in Marion County jail waiting for prison transfer
2026-09-03 14:25 UTC · Indiana News · Farrah Anderson
The Marion County Sheriff's Office is suing the Indiana Department of Correction to force faster prison transfers after the number of sentenced people stuck in the county
North Carolina prepares to send out first ballots in midterms
2026-09-03 12:04 UTC · WBUR
A legal fight continues over President Trump's efforts to curtail mail-in voting.
Michigan urges US Supreme Court to stay out of dispute over voter ID, citizenship amendment
2026-09-02 21:57 UTC · Michigan Public Radio Network News · Brett Dahlberg
In response to a request by the petition campaign behind a voter ID and proof-of-citizenship amendment to the state Constitution, Michigan says the state's judicial syste
New state report details hottest jobs and careers
2026-09-02 21:16 UTC · Michigan Public Radio Network News · Colin Jackson
The report breaks down predictions by wages, projected demand, and education level needed. Many of the jobs expected to be in highest demand require bachelor’s or master’

Harvest it all

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

bash
curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.wvpe.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:

bash
curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.wvpe.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 WVPE marks up its own pages — useful if you are deciding whether to parse them yourself.

89%
dates from JSON-LD
97%
articles with a byline
48%
articles with sections
145 KB
average page weight

Crawl lag — the delay between publication and the article reaching this index — is 396 min at the median, 1419 minutes at the 90th percentile.

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FAQ

Does WVPE 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 1,080 of their articles and lets you filter by date, language and section.

How many articles does WVPE publish per day?

8 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.