KHOL-FM (Jackson, WY)

KHOL, located in Jackson Hole, is the only community radio station in Wyoming. It is dedicated to exploring new music and providing detailed journalism that empowers and informs its audience. The station broadcasts shows in both English and Spanish, and its active community affairs department features programming six days a week. KHOL values diversity among its staff, volunteers, and listeners, ensuring everyone has a voice in its programs, policies, and decision-making processes. As a listener-supported and volunteer-driven organization, KHOL operates with just two full-time employees: Executive Director and Station Manager Emily Cohen, and News and Community Affairs Director Robyn Vincent. The station's volunteer DJs play a crucial role in representing the diverse sounds and perspectives of the Jackson Hole community. As a nonprofit entity, KHOL relies on the generous support of local community members who understand the importance of community radio in their lives.

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CPB chair: Fixing bias means more funding, not less

1 week ago | 891khol.org | Sophia Boyd-Fliegel

The House of Representatives narrowly approved legislation recently to eliminate the next two years of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The Senate still has to vote on the cut of $1.1 billion dollars over two years, which is less than 1/100th of 1% of the federal budget. Ruby Calvert chairs the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and spoke with KHOL’s Sophia Boyd-Fliegel about what’s at stake. (KHOL received about 20% of its annual funding from CPB).
TCSD invests in parent, student communication, especially for immigrants

1 week ago | 891khol.org | Sophia Boyd-Fliegel

Subscribe to Jackson Unpacked. Available wherever you get your podcasts. After school on a Friday afternoon in May, Piper Worthington opens the trunk of her Subaru in the parking lot of Jackson’s year-old climbing gym. With her are two high schoolers who grab a bag of climbing shoes and a box of harnesses. Inside, surrounded by walls up to 37 feet tall, Arnoldo helps Jesús find shoes. Tighter is better, he said. Arnoldo is from El Salvador. He’s super sporty.
Electeds might do away with Wyoming’s ability to tax property

2 weeks ago | 891khol.org | Chris Clements

Income caps. Refund programs. Sunset dates. Between 145% and 165% of median income. Residency requirements. Asset limits. Wouldn’t it be better for Wyoming if the property tax system got a little less complex? That’s the question Sen. Bob Ide (R-Casper) put to the interim Joint Revenue Committee on June 3. “For the common person to understand what their property taxes are – I mean, you have to hire teachers,” said Ide. His solution?
Judge blocks Job Corps closure as students continue to scramble to finish their degrees

3 weeks ago | 891khol.org | Hanna Merzbach

Make our newscast part of your daily listening routine. Subscribe on Spotify (or wherever you listen to podcasts). Update June 5, 11 a.m.:A New York district judge temporarily stopped the closure of most Job Corps sites on June 4. The judge’s decision comes after the U.S. Department of Labor announced it would “pause” 99 Job Corps centers, including nine across the Mountain West. But supporters of Job Corps say the suspension of the program amounts to a preemptive shutdown.
Parents organize against state ban on gun free zones

3 weeks ago | 891khol.org | Jenna McMurtry

Make our newscast part of your daily listening routine. Subscribe on Spotify (or wherever you listen to podcasts). These days, Jackson resident Jo Newman spends her time writing. She’s also a parent to two students in the Teton County School District No.1. One will start kindergarten in the fall and the other, second grade. While summer typically brings reprieve from thoughts of school for parents and kids, Newman is out to change a new state law.
Wyoming Freedom Caucus touts new abortion pill study. Researchers are skeptical

3 weeks ago | 891khol.org | Chris Clements

In late April, the Wyoming Freedom Caucus and at least six of its members and endorsees shared a new study, titled “The Abortion Pill Harms Women: Insurance Data Reveals One in Ten Patients Experiences a Serious Adverse Event,” on social media sites like Facebook. Those who shared it were Rep. Nina Webber (R-Cody), Rep. Darin McCann (R-Rock Springs), Rep. Ken Pendergraft (R-Sheridan), Rep. Tomi Strock (R-Douglas), Rep. Pepper Ottman (R-Riverton) and Rep.
BLM OKs roundup of much of southwest Wyoming’s wild horses

3 weeks ago | 891khol.org | Caitlin Tan

Make our newscast part of your daily listening routine. Subscribe on Spotify (or wherever you listen to podcasts). This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state. Parts of southwest Wyoming’s iconic sprawling sagebrush landscape will soon look different: No wild horses.
140 years later, a massacre in Rock Springs shows immigrant’s resilience and persistence

4 weeks ago | 891khol.org | Jenna McMurtry

by | May 30, 2025 | Books, Immigration These days, tour companies based in Jackson Hole send staff to China to learn the language and attract visitors to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. This warm welcome, though, hasn’t always been the case in the state or the American West at large.
Rapid snowmelt in mountains could spell trouble for the Mountain West

4 weeks ago | 891khol.org | Hanna Merzbach

Make our newscast part of your daily listening routine. Subscribe on Spotify (or wherever you listen to podcasts). Snow has been melting at rapid rates throughout the region, including in the Rocky Mountains, and that could mean increased fire danger and water supply issues. Earlier this year, mountains in Northern Colorado had a lot of snow, even above average at some ski resorts. Then, in April, a spring heat wave hit, bringing high temperatures and clear skies.
Over half of Wyoming schools are now four days a week

4 weeks ago | 891khol.org | Melodie Edwards

The Hot Springs School District recently approved a plan to adopt a four-day school week starting next year, according to the Thermopolis Independent Record. That followed a teacher survey that found 69% approved of the idea. That’s helpful, since one big reason districts are going this route is to help retain and recruit teachers. Four day school weeks are popular with parents, too. These days, over half of Wyoming’s school districts have adopted a four-day week for students.