KCPR-FM (San Luis Obispo, CA)

KCPR (91.3 FM) is a community radio station based in San Luis Obispo, California. It is a non-commercial station owned by California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) and is run by students from their studio in the Graphic Arts building on campus. KCPR broadcasts its programs on FM and also offers a 24/7 online streaming service. The station has been building a strong presence on social media as well.

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#1876130

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#471968

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#7064

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Rolling Loud gives back to Los Angeles communities affected by wildfires

Jan 24, 2025 | kcpr.org | Kat Orozco |Adilene Gomez Santiago

Rolling Loud is known to deliver a yearly experience in Los Angeles, highlighting established artists and nurturing the next generation of hip-hop stars. The festival has become a bridge for up-and-coming hip-hop artists, providing a space for underground musicians to become more visible and get a foot closer to headlining status. The music festival is now roughly two months away, but tension remains as the Palisades wildfires have been deeply affecting the Los Angeles communities.
Seven albums to look out for in 2025

Jan 16, 2025 | kcpr.org | Kat Orozco |Bailee Isackson

The early months of 2025 have outlined a promising season for new music. Here is a hand-picked selection from these fresh releases to help you welcome the new year. Brighton’s most explosive duo, Lambrini Girls, released their highly anticipated debut album “Who Let The Dogs Out” on Jan. 10. Leading singles “Company Culture,” “Big Dick Energy” and “Love” gave fans a taste of their poison-tongued lyricism and classic punchy U.K. punk instrumentals.
Mapache's duo acoustic set at SLO Brew Rock

Jan 7, 2025 | kcpr.org | Aidan Dillon

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SEM Summit showcases Cal Poly's enrollment strategies

Jan 2, 2025 | kcpr.org | Emmy Burrus

On Dec. 4, Cal Poly’s Office of Institutional Research and Office of Data Management hosted a Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Summit. According to the Cal Poly Report, the goal of the SEM Summit was to inform the campus community, specifically staff, about new strategic enrollment initiatives and to answer questions. Terrance Harris, the Vice President of Strategic Enrollment Management, believes the SEM Summit is a great collaboration and learning opportunity.
Spinning through 2024: KCPR reflects on this year’s top station artists and sounds

Dec 31, 2024 | kcpr.org | Kat Orozco

Whether you’re an Apple Music or Spotify user, music lovers everywhere eagerly anticipate their annual dose of personal listening statistics every early December. At KCPR, we have a tradition of celebrating the broadcasting journey throughout the year: the 2024 Station Wrapped.
Holiday tree auction supports local causes

Dec 23, 2024 | kcpr.org | Emmy Burrus

On Nov. 15, the San Luis Obispo Rotary Club hosted an event called ‘Enchanted Evening at the Dallidet.’ SLO Rotary partnered up with nine different nonprofit organizations to create this fundraising event, which featured a holiday tree auction. This event also had live music, festive food and drink, tours of the adobe and a wine grab. In the wine grab, people paid $40 for a bottle of wine, then picked an ornament which had a number on it.
Cal Poly hosts its first Olive U-Pick

Dec 19, 2024 | kcpr.org | Emmy Burrus

This is a cross-published piece with Mustang News, more information can be found here. On Nov. 22, Cal Poly Farms hosted an Olive U-Pick where community members could come to Cal Poly and pick their own olives. This was a one day only event put on by the orchard and vegetable enterprise class at Cal Poly. Plant science sophomore Jack Gillio was in the class and helped out at the U-Pick. “There are arbequinas and chiquititas,” he said.
Sigma Pi fraternity holds annual “Hope Rising” concert

Dec 16, 2024 | kcpr.org | Emmy Burrus

Suicide prevention and awareness is a prevelant topic in the San Luis Obispo community. One campus organization at Cal Poly doesn’t want to just raise awareness around suicide prevention, they want to make a notable difference. Every year the Sigma Pi fraternity at Cal Poly puts on the “Hope Rising” concert, a local event with live music to support mental health and suicide prevention.
I SURVIVED SWEAT TOUR

Dec 11, 2024 | kcpr.org | Kat Orozco

When Spotify Wrapped came out the first week of December, it was no surprise that my top artist was Charli XCX. As I opened the app and watched the cheeky, laid-back video she sent to her top listeners, I smiled and reminisced on my trip to Washington two months earlier to see her perform live. My California fingers were numb as I tried to pull up my digital ticket, nearing the entrance of the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington.
Historic season concludes for Cal Poly Men's Soccer

Dec 5, 2024 | kcpr.org | Emmy Burrus |Mark Robinson

The Cal Poly Men’s Soccer team had been unable to clinch a regular season conference title since their inception into the NCAA in 1967. But this season, program history was made. For the first time ever, Cal Poly Men’s Soccer took first place in the Big West Regular Season rankings. The team finished 7-4-7 overall and 4-1-4 in the Big West, which is one of their most dominant records in over ten years.