KCPW

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KCPW
City of license	Salt Lake City, Utah
Branding	KCPW
Slogan	Indepth, Informed, KCPW
Frequency	88.3 & 105.3 FM, 1010 AM
Format	Public Broadcasting
ERP	50,000 watts (AM) 2,350 watts (FM)
HAAT	-61 meters (AM and FM)
Class	A
Facility ID	13481
Callsign meaning	Reversal of the two internal letters of sister station KPCW, which in turn stands for K Park City Wireless
Owner	Community Wireless of Park City
Webcast	MP3 Format
Website	www.kcpw.org

KCPW (AM)'s tower (right) near Magna, Utah. The tower on the left is used by KMRI.

KCPW is a public radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah which broadcasts programming from NPR, BBC, PRI, as well as local programming. It broadcasts from a studio at Library Square at the Salt Lake City Public Library in downtown Salt Lake City.

It broadcasts at 1010 kHz AM (KCPW) in Tooele, 88.3 MHz FM (KCPW-FM) in Salt Lake City, and 105.3 MHz FM (K287AE) in Holladay, and is owned by Community Wireless of Park City. KCPW has a sister station in Park City, KPCW.

Originally only heard in the Salt Lake Valley on its FM frequencies, the station added its AM frequency in early 2005 in order to capture a larger audience. In January of 2008, the 1010 AM frequency was devoted entirely to 24/7 BBC programming. The 88.3 FM frequency also does not broadcast in stereo audio, as to accommodate radio receivers that do not have stereo capability.

[edit] AM history

The AM station originally went on the air as KTLE on 1982-05-19 (at 990 kHz). On 1992-10-30, the station changed its call sign to KTUR, on 1998-09-18 to KIQN, on 2004-08-01 to the current KCPW.^[1]

[edit] Local programs

KCPW produces two local affairs programs, Midday Utah (shared with sister station KPCW) and Midday Metro. Midday Utah is usually hosted by Blair Feulner and covers topics of statewide and regional interest. Midday Metro is usually hosted by Feulner and co-hosted and produced by Lara Jones and covers topics of interest in the Salt Lake Valley. Former Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson was an occasional guest host on Midday Metro.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• KCPW website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KCPW
• Radio Locator information on KCPW
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for KCPW
• Query the FCC's AM station database for KCPW
• Radio Locator Information on KCPW
• Query Arbitron's AM station database for KCPW
• Query the FCC's FM station database for K287AE
• Radio Locator information on K287AE

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