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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 the public wishing to view this application or obtain information about how to file comments and petitions on the application can visit:  https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/fm-profile/KCPW-FM/applications-and-related-materials#assignments.

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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 growing Spanish-speaking community. Unfortunately, KCPW lacks the resources to stay on the air during the transition. The station’s last day, October 31, 2023, means that…

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Join KCPW’s Dedicated Public Radio Team!

Why work in public radio? Because you bring something of value to your community, every day. Because you love the medium, know the impact that it can have, and want to see it thrive. Right now, KCPW is seeking a new team member to help fulfill our vital public radio mission. Check out the job…

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Support KCPW this GivingTuesday

GivingTuesday is a day that encourages people to do good. Created in 2012, this idea has grown over the years into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. As part of this celebration of do-gooding, please take a moment to support your local public radio station,…

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The Nonprofit Pledge Drive Takeover

Support TWO great organizations with your Fall Pledge! All this week, local nonprofits are taking over KCPW’s Fall Pledge Drive. They’re pitching on-air, volunteering on phones, and helping to spread the word as part of this community-wide effort. Perhaps even more fun than joining forces with these amazing organizations this Fall Pledge Drive is that every dollar…

In the Hive

What is a co-op grocery store, anyway?

Over the past few years, you have undoubtedly seen signs that say “Salt Lake needs a food co-op” on lawns in front of houses or businesses or at the downtown farmers market. The Wasatch Cooperative Market, an enterprise that is now 13 years in the making, aims to bring a member-owned-and-operated food co-op to the…

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Learning about Lichen with BYU’s Dr. Steve Leavitt (via Science Moab)

Whether on rock or vegetation, lichen can be found all around us and play surprising and complex roles. Steve Leavitt, an evolutionary biologist at Brigham Young University, is the curator of the lichen collection at BYU’s Life Science Museum. We talk with Steve about what lichen are composed of and why we should care about…

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Proposed SLC zoning changes aim to increase ‘missing middle’ and ‘shared’ housing

The Salt Lake City Council is considering a suite of changes to zoning ordinances. The proposed changes include amending rules for areas of the city zoned as “RMF-30,” in an effort to increase so-called “missing middle housing” in certain residential zones (“RMF” stands for “residential multi-family” and “30” refers to the maximum allowed building height…

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A rare, audible, meteor skips across Utah’s skies – mimicking an earlier event

Today on In the Hive, we have a conversation with NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador to Utah Patrick Wiggins about something that is generally seen but not heard. Most meteors are so small and so far away that they don’t make any sound whatsoever. But that wasn’t the case with a meteor that interacted with earth’s atmosphere…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

Mar-a-Lago search, climate and tax bill and allegations against a state senator

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. They discuss the FBI search of former President Donald J. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, the Senate passage of a climate and tax…

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