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As students and teachers head back to school, WHRO is equipping them with online learning resources aligned with Virginia's Standards of Learning.

Donate books to our First Books initiative during the month of February to help us ensure children throughout Eastern Virginia have the opportunity to become lifelong readers.

The Batten Environmental Education Initiative officially launched today with the debut of WHRO's Online Earth Science Course that will be available to all Virginia educators at no charge.

When this time of year rolls around many people begin to think of spring cleaning. As the weather gets warmer, it’s a great time to tackle projects around the house. Growing up in the north, spring meant putting away the shovels, taking out the stakes that indicated where the street ended and the front yard started, and re-seeding the part of the lawn that the plows dug up. For others, it's time to clean out the attic.

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WHRO has a unique ownership model. We are the only public media station nationwide to be owned by a consortium of local public school divisions. Our current owner members include:


Accomack County Public Schools
Chesapeake Public Schools
Franklin City Public Schools
Gloucester County Public Schools
Hampton City Schools
Isle of Wight County Schools
Mathews County Public SchoolsMiddlesex County Public Schools
Newport News Public Schools
Norfolk Public Schools
Northampton County Public Schools
Poquoson City Public Schools
Portsmouth Public Schools
Southampton County Public Schools
Suffolk Public Schools
Surry County Public Schools
Sussex County Public Schools
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
West Point Public Schools
Williamsburg-James City County Schools
York County Schools

After announcing the cancellation of the 2020 Virginia International Tattoo performances due to the increasing threat of COVID-19, Virginia Arts Festival has joined with WHRO Public Media to broadcast a special one hour edition of the 2016 Virginia International Tattoo on Friday, May 1, 2020 at 9:00 p.m.