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MARKING THE END OF AN ERA FOR KCPW: 1992-2023 (read more).
MARKING THE END OF AN ERA FOR KCPW PUBLIC RADIO
UPDATE: KCPW 88.3 FM has been sold to KUER/PBS Utah. After the FCC approves transfer of the license, 88.3 FM will become a bilingual public radio station serving our region’s…
FCC Applications
On November 1, 2023, Wasatch Public Media, licensee of KCPW-FM, 88.3 MHz, Salt Lake City, UT, filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission for assignment of license. Members of…
Great Salt Lake Collaborative aims to highlight solutions for imperiled ecosystem
Shallow water, deep trouble. The myriad problems created by the drying up of the Great Salt Lake require our attention. Because of low water levels, scientists have been warning of…
Biden’s $100 billion foreign aid package, Sidney Powell’s guilty plea and banned books in Utah schools
Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council…
KCPW and The Salt Lake Tribune present a fresh way for Utahns to process the headlines. Behind the Headlines, a live weekly broadcast, examines the week’s top local stories through the eyes of reporters on the beat.
Book bans; sexual abuse lawsuit; child care access; and a fresh Utah Lake controversy
A look at banned books in Utah’s biggest school districts brings some surprises. The Utah Supreme Court weighs whether to revive a lawsuit accusing a Provo OB-GYN of sexually abusing dozens of women. A new report raises alarms about child care access. And a Utah Lake official steps down after…
From local politics, to arts and culture, to history, the environment and beyond, “In the Hive” explores the issues and ideas that tie Utah together.
How Ogden native Bernard DeVoto and his wife Avis saved the West
This year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of a once very famous Utah native. Today, though, the name Bernard DeVoto may not be familiar to you. Indeed, few people inside of his native state really know the story of DeVoto and the significant role he and his wife…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour is a weekly program featuring forums on local, national, and international issues important to people living in Utah. The program airs every Wednesday at 10 AM and Saturday at 9 AM. Hosted by Anthony Scoma, the program highlights and contextualizes the forums presented by the Hinckley Institute of Politics every fall and spring semester at the University of Utah.
A Woman’s Worth: The Inequities of Utah’s Workforce
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: September 27, 2023) — Today on the program, a panel of experts discusses women in the Utah workforce, focusing on immigrant and incarcerated women and the importance of childcare. For the third year in a row, WalletHub’s annual study on gender equality has…
Both Sides of the Aisle is a weekly debate over politics, policy and current issues facing the state of Utah, featuring voices representing the Right, the Center, and the Left.
Closure of Gazan hospitals, the 2024 presidential race and the delayed elections in Utah
Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. The hosts discuss the closure of Gaza’s largest hospitals, the third GOP presidential debate, Sen. Tim Scott dropping out…
“Jazz Time with Steve Williams” features live performances, interviews, commentary, history, a local jazz calendar of events, and of course music – curated by legendary radio host Steve Williams. From ragtime to bop, from Havana to Paris to Salt Lake City, from Billie Holiday to Joe Lovano, Steve is your guide through the many varieties…
A tribute to Steve Williams – longtime anchor of Utah's jazz scene
After a 42-year career in broadcasting, local jazz music host Steve Williams has retired. Again. Williams was a beloved jazz DJ in Utah long before he landed at KCPW back in October of 2015. He first worked as a jazzman at KRCL in 1979 and then spent several decades at…
World News (BBC)
- Elijah McClain: Trial of paramedics charged in death beginsThe trial has begun for two paramedics charged over the 2019 death of the 23-year-old Colorado man.
- US says it foiled alleged plot to assassinate Sikh activist in New YorkThe suspect tried to pay a hitman to kill an American member of a Sikh separatist group, prosecutors say.
- Google and Canada reach deal to avert news ban over Online News ActGoogle planned to remove news links in Canada over a law forcing tech firms to pay news for news content.
- George Santos: Embattled Republican faces third vote to expel him from CongressA damning ethics report on the Republican has all but assured he will be removed from the US House.
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