Chicago Public Radio plans a major expansion of programming. It will “operate two full-time services, turning WBEZ into a 24-hour news and talk station and launching a second 24-hour format of music programming. The ambitious plan, which has been approved by the non-profit station’s governing body, would end the “split personality” that has plagued WBEZ throughout most of its 63-year existence. It now airs 16 hours a day of public affairs (encompassing news, talk, arts, culture and National Public Radio information programming) and eight hours a day of music (mostly jazz during evening and overnight hours).”