KPCW Announcements
- Miners Football Is Live On KPCW
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Don't Miss Another Park City Miners Game Friday Evening Live On KPCW
Posted Aug 30, 2010 02:28 PM by KPCW
Most games start at 7pm and can be heard live at 91.9 FM in the Park City area. Use 88.1 FM in Kamas, Coalville and Evanston. Games can also be heard anywhere you can stream kpcw.org. Click here for a link to that stream and click the headline for details about this week's game.
- KPCW Radio in Social Media
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Follow KPCW on Twitter and Facebook
Posted Jul 02, 2010 06:07 PM by KPCW
Stay updated on all things KPCW and Park City by following KPCW Radio on Twitter and Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/pages/KPCW-Radio/124197380333
Latest News
- Zermatt Resort Sold
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Posted Aug 13, 2010 02:04 PM by Leslie Thatcher
The auction of Midway's Zermatt Resort for $16.5 million on Monday left many of the original investors and some local businesses holding the bag for the resort;'s unpaid debt. As KPCW's Leslie Thatcher reports, those who lost money are upset and those who arranged the auction aren't talking...
- City Faces Big Price Tag for Hauling Soils
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Posted Aug 11, 2010 04:16 PM by Linda Gorton
Officials from the Environmental Protection Agency recently declined a request from Park City that would have allowed the city to haul more contaminated soil to Richardson Flat. As KPCW’s Linda Gorton reports City officials are in talks with the EPA but if an agreement isn’t reached soon the city could have to spend over a million dollars to haul the soils from current construction projects to Tooele.
- Police Stops Up
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Posted Aug 11, 2010 04:14 PM by Linda Gorton
When city officials conducted the walkability study several years ago they heard a lot of complaints about speeding in neighborhoods, so the Park City Police stepped up patrols. As a result the number of stops made by police increased dramatically and now some residents complain enforcement is too heavy. Park City Police Chief Wade Carpenter spoke with KPCW about the issue Wednesday. KPCW’s Linda Gorton has more…
- Flu Pandemic Officially Over
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Posted Aug 11, 2010 04:12 PM by Linda Gorton
The World Health Organization Tuesday declared the H1N1 Flu pandemic officially over. As KCPW’s Linda Gorton reports, the flu impacted Summit County early on but in general the area made it through the event relatively unscathed.
- August Book Review
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Posted Aug 03, 2010 01:07 PM by Leslie Thatcher
Need an attitude adjustment? OK - well do you know someone who needs an attitude adjustment? In this month's KPCW Book Review, Susan Himes says the award winning novel Olive Kitteridge is about a woman with attitude to spare.
- Sales Up Numbers Down
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Posted Jul 30, 2010 01:50 PM by Leslie Thatcher
Park City's 2nd quarter real estate sales for the year ar down from the first quarter but up from a year ago. As KPCW's Leslie Thatcher reports, there are still some good deals to be had.
- KPCW Financials
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Click here for KPCW's latest IRS 990 forms, audited financial statements and a letter from the president of the board of directors.
- KPCW Live Streaming
- KPCW - Your Community Connection
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KPCW radio is a non-profit volunteer supported organization whose mission is to educate, inform, entertain and provide access to a diverse community with quality local, national and international programming. On-air since 1980, KPCW 91.9 FM reaches 73% of all adults in the Summit and Wasatch counties of Utah at least once a week, twelve times more than any other radio station in the area. For 55% of the "Wasatch Back" population, KPCW is the "most trusted" news source and serves as the only daily source of local information.[1] KPCW also "streams" its programs via its website to listeners around the world.
KPCW dedicates five hours a day to award-winning, in-depth local news and interviews, with a particular emphasis on reports from city and county government meetings. KPCW broadcasts up-to-the minute information on local emergencies, road conditions and weather. The station also offers critical support to local not-for-profit organizations, providing interviews and producing over 26,000 free public service announcements each year to promote their activities.
Unique local programs created by KPCW include: The Morning Show and Local News Hour, Monday-Friday 6:00 - 9:00 AM with Leslie Thatcher presenting local news, traffic and interviews; Mountain Money, with Ann Johnson, a daily report on local businesses; PM Park City, each afternoon with Randy Barton featuring local news and interviews; Cada Domingo, a weekly three-hour program offering national and international news, music and interviews of importance to the area's Spanish speaking community; This Green Earth, a weekly program with local and national "green" news and experts who help listeners live a more environmentally informed life; and Miner Details, a one-hour weekly report on local activities and sports produced by students from Park City High School. The station also provides a Saturday morning Classifieds Show, on-line Ride Board and Lost and Found.
The broadcast schedule also includes programs from National Public Radio such as Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Car Talk, The Splendid Table and Weekend Edition. World News Service from the British Broadcasting Corporation is broadcast overnight through 5:00 AM. And throughout the rest of the day, a AAA music format with over 1000 songs from the 1960's through today is played by over 50 volunteer DJ's, some who have been with the station for over 25 years.
KPCW is a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation with a nine-member volunteer board of trustees currently chaired by Bill Mullen. The 2009-10 budget is $1.1 million with 53% income derived from corporate underwriting, 27% from individual contributions and 20% from government grants. It's Federal ID #94-2528451.
[1] Paragon Research, 2003