KPCW-FM (Salt Lake City, UT)

KPCW is dedicated to providing the residents of Summit and Wasatch Counties with valuable local news, information, entertainment, and emergency updates through both its radio broadcasts and digital platforms. The station also aims to support local non-profit organizations by using its communication resources to help them thrive. Since launching on July 2, 1980, KPCW 91.7 FM has become a trusted source for 73% of adults in the Summit and Wasatch counties in Utah, reaching listeners more frequently than any other station in the area. It’s the primary daily source of local news for 55% of the “Wasatch Back” population and also streams live to audiences across six continents. KPCW devotes five hours daily to producing award-winning local news and interviews, focusing particularly on updates from city and county government meetings. The station provides real-time information about local emergencies, road conditions, and weather. Additionally, it plays a vital role in promoting local non-profits, offering interviews and broadcasting over 26,000 public service announcements each year to highlight their events and initiatives. Among KPCW's local programs are the morning Local News Hour hosted by Leslie Thatcher and the afternoon show, The Local View with Randy Barton. The daily Public Affairs Hour features segments like Mountain Money (finance), This Green Earth (environment), The Mountain Life (health), Community Voices (politics), and Fun Friday (entertainment). On weekends, listeners can enjoy The Classifieds Show (garage sales), The Story Mine (storytelling), The Week In Review (news recap), and Cada Domingo (Spanish language). *The station’s music format follows SOSNSCSB: Something Old, Something New, Something Covered, Something Blues. The broadcast schedule also features popular programs from National Public Radio, American Public Media, and Public Radio International, including Morning Edition, The Splendid Table, American Routes, Weekend Edition, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, and TED Radio Hour. Overnight, the BBC’s World News Service is aired until 5 AM. Throughout the day, listeners can enjoy a diverse music library featuring over 3,000 songs from the 1970s to today, expertly curated by more than 50 volunteer DJs, some with over 30 years of experience at the station. KPCW operates as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, overseen by a volunteer board of trustees currently led by Bob Richer. The budget for 2011-2012 was