A “fall refresh” is how 89.3 The Current is describing a series of recent changes, which include ending the Saturday night all-request show Radio Free Current and the Local Current, Purple Current and Rock the Cradle streams. At the same time, longtime DJs Barb Abney and Bill DeVille will pick up more airtime on the Minnesota Public Radio station.

The changes are due to a number of factors, including federal funding cuts to public media and a shift in listener habits due to streaming services, said program director Lindsay Kimball.

“I think now is a good time to make these changes that we’ve kind of been sitting on,” Kimball said. “So all these little nudges have kind of come together.”

Here’s a look at what’s going down.

Producers at The Current have started an on-air new album listen

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