KPCW

For the Tooele, Utah radio station that held the call sign KPCW at 1010 AM in 2009, see KIHU.
KPCW
City Park City, Utah
Broadcast area Park City, Utah,
Coalville, Utah
Heber City, Utah
Branding "Your Park City Connection, KPCW"
Slogan "Your Community Voice"
Frequency 91.9 (MHz) (to move to 91.7 MHz), 88.1 MHz, 91.9 MHz
First air date July 2 1980
Format Public radio
ERP 250 watts, Licensed. Unbuilt permit to increase power to 6000 watts.
HAAT 3 meters (10 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 13482
Transmitter coordinates 40°40′59″N 111°31′20″W / 40.68306°N 111.52222°W / 40.68306; -111.52222
Callsign meaning K Park City Wireless
Affiliations National Public Radio, Public Radio International, British Broadcasting Corporation
Owner Community Wireless
Webcast

MP3 Format

OGG Format
Website KPCW.org

KPCW is a public radio station in Park City, Utah, serving Summit and Wasatch counties broadcasting at 91.9 FM, Coalville and Kamas at 88.1 FM, and the Heber Valley at 91.9 FM. In addition to local news and information, it carries national and international news from NPR, PRI and the BBC. [1][2]

KPCW is owned by Community Wireless of Park City. The programs of KPCW(FM) were also carried on KPMD, 88.1, Evanston, Wyoming until 2011. Community Wireless also formerly operated KCPW-FM in Salt Lake City, but that station was sold to a new organization, Wasatch Public Media, in 2008. Beginning on March 20, 2009, KCPW (AM) became KPCW (AM) simulcasting its FM sister. Late in August 2009 KPCW (AM) 1010 was sold to Immaculate Heart Radio, is now known as KIHU, and now broadcasts that organization's programs.

Starting in 2016, Community Wireless will move KPCW from 91.9 to 91.7 and take ownership of the 107.9 signal that Broadway Media is donating to them after they move KUDD's Top 40 format to 105.1, where it will replace KAUU's Country format. At the same time, KUDD's sister station, KUUU, will move from 92.5 to 92.3 with expanded coverage in the Salt Lake Valley, thus requiring KPCW's frequency shift.[3]

Programs

KPCW provides a mix of local news and information, music and programs from NPR, PRI and BBC

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
6:00AM Morning News Morning News Morning News Morning News Morning News NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday
7:00AM Morning News Morning News Morning News Morning News Morning News KPCW's Classifieds Show NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday
8:00AM Local News Hour with Leslie Thatcher Local News Hour with Leslie Thatcher Local News Hour with Leslie Thatcher Local News Hour with Leslie Thatcher Local News Hour with Leslie Thatcher KPCW's Classifieds Show Bob Edward's Weekend
9:00AM Mountain Money This Green Earth The Mountain Life Community Voices Fun Friday Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! TED Radio Hour
10:00AM Music with Volunteer DJs Music with Volunteer DJs Music with Volunteer DJs Music with Volunteer DJs Music with Volunteer DJs Music with Volunteer DJs The Splendid Table
11:00AM Music with Volunteer DJs Music with Volunteer DJs Music with Volunteer DJs Music with Volunteer DJs Music with Volunteer DJs Music with Volunteer DJs This American Life
Noon KPCW's Noon News KPCW's Noon News KPCW's Noon News KPCW's Noon News KPCW's Noon News Music with Volunteer DJs KPCW's Week in Review
12:30 PM Music with Volunteer DJs Music with Volunteer DJs Music with Volunteer DJs Music with Volunteer DJs Music with Volunteer DJs Music with Volunteer DJs NPR's All Songs COnsidered

Translators

In addition to the main station, KPCW is relayed by additional translators to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign Frequency
(MHz) 		City of license ERP
W 		Class FCC info
K201AE 88.1 Coalville, Utah 135 D FCC
K220AY 91.9 Heber, Utah 250 D FCC

References

  1. ↑ "KPCW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "KPCW Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ "Broadway Media To Donate 107.9 KUDD Salt Lake City; Upgrade 92.5 KUUU" from Radioinsight (December 2, 2015)

External links

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