North State Public Radio

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KCHO
North State Public Radio Flagship Station
Broadcast area Northern California
Frequency 91.7 MHz
BrandingNorth State Public Radio
Programming
Format Public radio
Affiliations NPR
Ownership
Owner California State University, Chico
History
First air date
April 22, 1969;56 years ago (1969-04-22)
Call sign meaning
Chico
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 68938
Class B
ERP 7,700 watts
HAAT 372 meters (1,220 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 39°57′30″N121°42′48″W / 39.95833°N 121.71333°W / 39.95833; -121.71333 (KCHO)
Translator See § Stations
Repeater See § Translators
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website mynspr.org

North State Public Radio (KCHO 91.7 Chico/KFPR 88.9 Redding) is an NPR-affiliated public radio broadcaster which has main stations in the Northern California cities of Redding and Chico. It airs news and public affairs, classical music, talk radio and jazz programs. With the help of a number of relay transmitters, NSPR's signal covers a large portion of the North State region, including the cities of Red Bluff, Oroville, Paradise, Anderson, and Shasta Lake City.

Contents

In 2020, Capital Public Radio, which operates KXJZ and KXPR, took over day-to-day operations of the station under a public service operating agreement. [2]

Programming

Programming produced by North State Public Radio includes gardening show Cultivating Place and science show Blue Dot. [3]

Stations

Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID Class ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))		Transmitter coordinatesFirst air dateCall sign meaning
KFPR88.9 FM Redding, California 66567 C17501,091 m (3,579 ft) 40°36′10″N122°38′38″W / 40.60278°N 122.64389°W / 40.60278; -122.64389 (KFPR) November 17, 1994;31 years agoPublic Radio

Translators

In addition to the main stations, KCHO and KFPR are relayed by additional translators to widen their broadcast area.

Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID Class Power
(W)		Rebroadcasts
K220EB91.9 FM Burney, California 66612 D10KFPR
K209AY89.7 FM Chester, California 66556 D9KCHO
K252AL98.3 FM Chester, California 1118 D9KCHO
K265AA100.9 FM Chester, California 1116 D25KCHO
K222BR92.3 FM Dunsmuir, California 66602 D10KFPR
K259AW99.7 FM Hayfork, California 68937 D10KCHO
K222AQ92.3 FM Oroville, California 148348 D250KCHO
K208BJ89.5 FM Weaverville, California 71378 D76KCHO

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KCHO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Capital Public Radio Makes Deal To Manage Operations At Chico Public Station". Insideradio.com. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ "PRX » Station » North State Public Radio". PRX - Public Radio Exchange. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
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