KCPW 88.3

11/01/2023

Signing off. Goodnight — and thank you.

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 s...

09/28/2023

KCPW, as you may have read in the press, is getting sold.

The news got out ahead of our own planned announcement, and so it will have caught a number of our listeners, supporters, partners and even some of our own staff off-guard.

There are numerous factors spanning a long period of time that have led to this difficult decision and all of us feel a combination of emotions, including regret, over the fact that it has come to this point.

But here we are...

KCPW, as you may have read in the press, is getting sold.  The news got out ahead of our own planned announcement, and so it will have caught a number of our listeners, supporters, partners and even some of our own staff off-guard.  There are numerous factors spanning a long period of time that ha...

12/23/2022

This morning's weekly news round-up:

After five deaths among unsheltered residents, Salt Lake City’s mayor signs an emergency order to expand shelter space in Utah’s capital. A retired federal scientist highlights a previously unconsidered threat from a proposed canal extension project to the Great Salt Lake ecosystem. And a column...

11/09/2022

Come to this latest panel discussion from Great Salt Lake News this evening at 6 — or scan the QR code below to view the live Zoom stream.

10/28/2022

Coming up today at 3 pm, it's PET WARS! - the age-old tradition of honoring your dog, cat, chicken, iguana... and seeing which species is the most "public radio" with your KCPW pledge. As an added bonus, all donations made today will be matched with underwriting support for the Humane Society of Utah. Support TWO great organizations today at kcpw.org.

10/28/2022

Make your Fall Pledge to KCPW - today! - and it will be matched in underwriting support for the League of Women Voters of Utah ! Support TWO great organizations as part of the Nonprofit Takeover of KCPW's Fall Pledge Drive.

And don't forget to vote!

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 t...

10/26/2022

For those wanting to add their input to the goings-on at the Great Salt Lake, the public comment period on the US Magnesium Canal Continuation Project closes tomorrow.
Details of the proposed project, a recording of last week's public hearing, and details on how to submit a comment can be found here:

Public comment is a prerequisite to challenging permitting decisions. Under Utah Code Ann., Section 19-1-301.5 (effective May 8, 2012), a person who wishes to challenge a Permit Order may only raise an issue or argument during an adjudicatory proceeding that was raised during the public comment pe...

10/25/2022

Today only! As part of The Leonardo's "take over" of KCPW's Fall Peldge Drive, pick up a day pass and ticket to their "Art Through Experience" as an extra thank-you gift. Thank you for supporting your local public radio station this Fall Pledge Drive by calling (801) 359-5279 or giving online at kcpw.org.

10/24/2022

The Nonprofit Takeover of KCPW's Fall Pledge Drive kicked off today with Utah Film Center! They're pitching in to help KCPW raise the funds it needs this fall — and as an added bonus, every donation made TODAY will be matched in underwriting messages for Utah Film Center! Support TWO great organizations with your Fall Pledge at kcpw.org

10/21/2022

Miss this morning's weekly news round-up? Find it here:

The Environmental Protection Agency looks into the operations of a Sandy medical device maker after new data shows that its use of ethylene oxide gas can pose a cancer risk to neighbors. Embattled state Sen. Gene Davis announces he’ll retire early after an investigation into sexual misconduct ...

10/13/2022

Did you know that Utah Humanities is on the radio? Beehive Archive is a two minute look at some of the most pivotal and peculiar events in Utah’s history. In honor of , they shared two episodes about the Law of the River. Using records from our repository, Beehive Archive explains about the 1922 Colorado River Compact and the conflicts and legacies that resulted.

The Beehive Archive is produced in partnership with KCPW 88.3 and Utah Public Radio, and funded in part by the Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation. Check out all the past stories at https://www.utahhumanities.org/stories/

09/29/2022

In a white paper published this week, a logistics expert said his analysis showed that there is no market in Salt Lake City and its surroundings for a key part of the Utah Inland Port. Dr. Robert Leachman is a professor of industrial engineering and operations research at the University of Californi...

08/16/2022

In case you missed this conversation on KCPW's "In the Hive" last week:

In early July, Dr. Daron Duke, an archaeologist who does field work on the the U.S. Military’s Utah Test and Training Range was driving inside the base with a colleague, a research scientist from Cornell University named Dr. Thomas Urban. As they slowly crossed the dry playa in their truck, the tw...

08/02/2022

Submissions to the Great Salt Lake Anthology are due later this month. Calling all artists, photographers and writers! Details below.

Mark your calendars and get working on those submissions!

07/22/2022

Miss this morning's Friday news roundup "Behind the Headlines?" Find the podcast here:

The University of Utah acknowledges that it failed to recognize student Zhifan D**g was in danger before she was killed. A Utah oil field spilled 400 barrels near Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument last fall — and it’s still cleaning up the crude. And the only known photo of Mormon foun...

07/15/2022

We were able to identify the problem with our signal (a power issue) and fix it — so we're back on-air at 88.3 FM. You can always find a live stream of KCPW's programming (and podcasts of local shows) at https://kcpw.org

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