| Broadcast area | Sacramento metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 88.9MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 88.9 KXPR |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classical |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | California State University, Sacramento |
| KXJZ | |
| History | |
First air date | January 24, 1979; 46 years ago (1979-01-24) |
Former frequencies | 91.5MHz (1979–1984) 90.9 MHz (1984–2006) |
Call sign meaning | eXcellence inPublicRadio |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 8358 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000watts |
| HAAT | 97 meters (318 ft) |
| Repeaters | 88.7 KXJS (Sutter) 91.7 KXSR (Groveland) 90.9 KXJZ-HD2 (Sacramento) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | capradio.org |
KXPR (88.9 FM) is anon-commercial, listener-supportedpublicradio station inSacramento, California, airing aclassical musicformat. Along withsister stationKXJZ90.9 FM, they are known asCapital Public Radio or "CapRadio." Both stations are owned byCalifornia State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State), and share studios along Folsom Boulevard on campus.
KXPR is aClass B station. It has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000watts, the maximum for most stations in the Sacramento area. Thetransmitter is on Eagles Nest Road at Florin Road inRancho Cordova.[2] Programming issimulcast on 91.7 KXSR inGroveland-Sonora and on 88.7 KXJS inSutter-Yuba City. While KXPR broadcasts usingHD Radio technology, it has no HD2 or HD3digital subchannels.[3]
Most of the day, KXPR broadcastsclassical music. On weekday and Sunday evenings, it airsjazz. And on weekends, there are specialty shows includingThe Thistle and Shamrock,Sunday Baroque andFrom The Top.Metropolitan Opera broadcasts are heard on Saturday afternoons in season. KXPR is amember station ofNPR.
The stationsigned on the air on January 24, 1979; 46 years ago (1979-01-24).[4] At the time, thecall sign was KYDS, owned by theSan Juan Unified School District. It allowed students considering a career in broadcasting to host shows and learn about radio. It broadcast on 91.5 MHz and was powered at only 300 watts, a fraction of its current output. The station moved to 90.9 MHz in 1984.
Eventually it was acquired by Capital Public Radio. At that time, CapRadio owned only one station, 88.9 KXJZ, which had a mixed schedule with NPR news and information programming along with classical and jazz music. CapRadio acquired the second station so one could concentrate on news and the other could provide classical and jazz music around the clock. In 2006, the stations swapped signals to their current configuration.
KXPR's powerful signal of 50,000 watts can reach both the Sacramento andStockton areas fairly easily as the location of its transmitter is about 10 miles (16 km) from Sacramento and 35 miles (56 km) from Stockton. KXPR is also heard onrebroadcaster stations in the Yuba City area on 88.7 KXJS and in the Central Sierra on 91.7 KXSR.
Past shows from KXPR's schedule includedAt the OperaArchived May 3, 2007, at theWayback Machine with host Sean Bianco,Sound and SpiritArchived May 3, 2007, at theWayback Machine with hostEllen Kushner,HarmoniaArchived May 2, 2007, at theWayback Machine (with the accent on the third of four syllables), andMusical StagesArchived May 2, 2007, at theWayback Machine.
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