National Public Radio now says it wants to be known simply as NPR. NPR says it's abbreviating the name it has used since its debut in 1971 because it's more than radio these days. Its news, music and informational programming is heard over a variety of digital devices that aren't radios; it also operates news and music Web sites. Some station managers have grumbled that NPR has invested in digital operations at the expense of more and better radio programs.
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