Valley Public Radio
 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification.(April 2017) |
| KVPRFlagship Station | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | San Joaquin Valley,California |
| Frequency | 89.3MHz(HD Radio) |
| Branding | KVPR |
| Programming | |
| Format | NPR/Classical music |
| Subchannels | KVPR:: HD2:Classical music"KVPR Classical" |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | White Ash Broadcasting, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | October 15, 1978 |
Call signmeaning | ValleyPublicRadio |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72188 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 2,450watts |
| HAAT | 576 meters (1,890 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°4′25″N119°25′52″W/ 37.07361°N 119.43111°W |
| Repeater(s) | See§ Repeater |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | kvpr.org |
Valley Public Radionow branded asKVPRis apublic radioorganization inFresno, California,broadcasting programming fromNational Public Radio(NPR) and other public radio producers and distributors, as well as locally produced news, music, talk, and public affairs programs. Valley Public Radio consists of twoFMstations–KVPRin Fresno (89.3MHz) and satellite stationKPRXinBakersfield(89.1 MHz).
Despite having no translators, the two stations' combined signal covers most of California'sSan Joaquin Valley,including the cities of Fresno, Bakersfield,Visalia,Madera,Tulare,Clovis,Merced,andHanford;however, much of this area gets only grade B coverage.
The two stations operate at somewhat modest power for full NPR members on the FM band. KPRX operates with its maximum allowedU.S. Federal Communications Commissionpower(11,000 watts) for aClass B1station with anantenna heightof 152 meters; likewise KVPR broadcasts with its maximum allowed power (2,450 watts) and an antenna height of 576 meters for a Class B FM station. InFM broadcastingeffective radiated powerisinversely proportionaltoantenna height.[2]
History
[edit]In 1975, Richard Mays, Von Johnson and Randall (Jan) van Oosten formed White Ash Broadcasting in order to bring a public radio station to the Central Valley.
Initial operating funds for White Ash Broadcasting came from a 'seed' grant of $25,000 provided through a competitive grant award from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). In 1976, the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare awarded White Ash Broadcasting a "matching grant" of $125,000 to cover the cost of studio and transmission equipment. To earn the full grant award, the program required White Ash to raise $40,000 from local sources.
White Ash Broadcasting successfully petitioned the FCC for a construction permit in the fall of 1976, and received a full license two years later. KVPR's first broadcast plant was located at 1515 Van Ness Avenue at the site of the former KMJ-AM/FM studios in the historicFresno Bee Building.KVPR began regular broadcast services on October 15, 1978 and to newer facilities Shaw Avenue in the mid 1980s. In May 2015, KVPR broke ground on a new studio in the Research & Technology Park inClovisand has occupied the space since 2017.
Valley Public Radio's initial programming mix was music, news and public affairs. Nearly 75% of KVPR's original program schedule was locally produced, and included portions of jazz, folk and classical music in addition to select programming from National Public Radio. Over time, KVPR would opt to focus on a combination of mostly NPR programming and classical music.
KPRX signed on in February 1987 as a full satellite of KVPR, replacing a low-power translator that had served the Bakersfield area since 1982. Bakersfield had previously been one of the largest cities in the country with no NPR stations.
On November 17, 2021, Valley Public Radio rebranded as KVPR to prevent branding confusion withVermont Public Radio.[3]
Repeater
[edit]| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Facility ID | Class | ERP (W) |
Height (m(ft)) |
Transmitter coordinates | First air date | Call sign meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPRX | 89.1 FM (HD) | Bakersfield, California | 72186 | B1 | 11,000 | 152 m (499 ft) | 35°29′10″N118°53′20″W/ 35.48611°N 118.88889°W | February 1987 | PublicRadio |
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KVPR".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"FMpower - Find ERP for an FM Station Class".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-01-06.Retrieved2015-01-19.
- ^Valley Public Radio Rebrands As KVPR To Prevent Brand Confusion With Vermont Public RadioRadioinsight - November 18, 2021
External links
[edit]- Valley Public Radio official website
- Valley Public Radio on Diaryland
- Valley Public Radio on Myspace
- Facility details for Facility ID 72188 (KVPR)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KVPRinNielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 72186 (KPRX)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KPRXinNielsen Audio's FM station database