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Help KCPW Improve Our Sound

Since we purchased the station in September of 2008, we have been working to improve the quality of our sound and your experience as a listener. You may have heard irregular periods of dead-air and inconsistencies on our airwaves, which are frustrating to us here at KCPW and undoubtedly to you as… [more]

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Politics Up Close Added to KCPW’s Sunday Morning Lineup

KCPW is now giving you two chances to listen to our locally produced Politics Up Close program. Politics Up Close now airs live Friday mornings at 11 am, with an encore broadcast each Sunday morning at 6 am. Politics Up Close is a one-hour program featuring interviews with Utah congressmen, lawmakers… [more]

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The Moth, RadioLab, and State of the Re:Union Added to KCPW’s Best of Public Radio Lineup

A programming note, KCPW will now air a rotation of State of the Re:Union, The Moth Radio Hour, and RadioLab on Monday evenings at 6 pm as part of KCPW’s Best of Public Radio lineup. The new season of State of the Re:Union kicks off the change, and will air through August 16.  State of the Re:Union… [more]

The Moth, RadioLab, and State of the Re:Union Added to KCPW’s Best of Public Radio Lineup The Moth, RadioLab, and State of the Re:Union Added to KCPW’s Best of Public Radio Lineup

State of the Re:Union Now Airing on KCPW

Join KCPW Saturday evenings at 7 pm through August 14 for the inaugural season of State of the Re:Union. State of the Re:Union host Al Letson has set out to explore how a particular American city or town creates community, the ways people transcend challenging circumstances and the vital cultural… [more]

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KCPW Streaming Now Available on iPhones

Listen to KCPW on your iPhone and iPod Touch with the Public Radio Player iPhone application. KCPW and many other public radio stations are all available to stream on your iPhone or iPod Touch when you install the free Public Radio Player application from the iTunes App Store. Where it works: The… [more]

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National News (NPR)

International News (BBC)

A silent march and mass balloon release has taken place in Duisberg to honour 21 people who died at last weekend's Love Parade dance festival
A report into the bushfires that tore across Victoria, Australia, in early 2009 has called for sweeping changes to the way the authorities respond to natural disasters.
At least one million people in north-west Pakistan have been affected by the country's worst monsoon floods in living memory, the UN has said.
Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former US president Bill Clinton, is to marry long-term boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky at a private ceremony.
A hailstone weighing almost a kilo that fell in the state of South Dakota has been confirmed as the largest ever recovered in the USA.

Local News (KCPW)

Politics Up Close: County Council Candidate Arlyn Bradshaw

Politics Up Close: County Council Candidate Arlyn Bradshaw

Arlyn Bradshaw is the Democratic candidate for the Salt Lake County Council’s District One in Salt Lake City, which leans heavily toward the left. We talked with Bradshaw about his political experience and the issues important to Salt Lake City voters.

Politics Up Close:  Senator Howard Stephenson

Politics Up Close: Senator Howard Stephenson

An influential state lawmaker is proposing a form of guest worker program that he calls a free-market solution for businesses that need labor. Senator Howard Stephenson says his plan would come at no cost to the taxpayer, and would be regulated by the private sector.

Compromise Hailed as New Era for Oil and Gas Development

Cooperation rather than litigation could become the hallmark of a “new era” in oil and gas development in Utah.

“America’s Great Outdoors” Initiative Coming to Salt Lake City

President Barack Obama’s “America’s Great Outdoors” conservation initiative will make a stop in downtown Salt Lake City on Tuesday, with top representatives from the Interior Department, Department of Agriculture, and the Environmental Protection Agency holding a public listening session at the Radisson Hotel.

Ped X-ing Made Safer on Busy 1300 East

New pedestrian crossing signals are in place along Salt Lake City’s 1300 East to improve safety along one of the city’s busy, main thoroughfares.