KCHO
North State Public Radio Flagship Station
Broadcast areaNorthern California
Frequency91.7 MHz
BrandingNorth State Public Radio
Programming
FormatPublic radio
AffiliationsNPR
Ownership
OwnerCalifornia State University, Chico
History
First air date
April 22, 1969; 54 years ago (1969-04-22)
Call sign meaning
Chico
Technical information
Facility ID68938
ClassB
ERP7,700 watts
HAAT372 meters (1,220 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°57′30″N 121°42′48″W / 39.95833°N 121.71333°W / 39.95833; -121.71333 (KCHO)
Translator(s)See § Stations
Repeater(s)See § Translators
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitemynspr.org

North State Public Radio (KCHO 91.7 Chico/KFPR 88.9 Redding) is an NPR-affiliated public radio broadcaster which has main stations in the Northern California cities of Redding and Chico. It airs news and public affairs, classical music, talk radio and jazz programs. With the help of a number of relay transmitters, NSPR's signal covers a large portion of the North State region, including the cities of Red Bluff, Oroville, Paradise, Anderson, and Shasta Lake City.

In 2020, Capital Public Radio, which operates KXJZ and KXPR, took over day to day operations of the station under a public service operating agreement.[1]

Programming

Programming produced by North State Public Radio includes gardening show Cultivating Place and science show Blue Dot.[2]

Stations

Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID Class ERP
(W) 		Height
(m (ft)) 		Transmitter coordinates First air date Call sign meaning
KFPR 88.9 FM Redding, California 66567 C1 750 1,091 m (3,579 ft) 40°36′10″N 122°38′38″W / 40.60278°N 122.64389°W / 40.60278; -122.64389 (KFPR) November 17, 1994; 29 years ago (1994-11-17) Public Radio

Translators

In addition to the main stations, KCHO and KFPR are relayed by additional translators to widen their broadcast area.

Call sign Frequency
(MHz) 		City of license Facility ID Class Power
(W) 		Rebroadcasts
K220EB 91.9 Burney, California 66612 D 10 KFPR
K209AY 89.7 Chester, California 66556 D 9 KCHO
K252AL 98.3 Chester, California 1118 D 9 KCHO
K265AA 100.9 Chester, California 1116 D 25 KCHO
K222BR 92.3 Dunsmuir, California 66602 D 10 KFPR
K259AW 99.7 Hayfork, California 68937 D 10 KCHO
K222AQ 92.3 Oroville, California 148348 D 250 KCHO
K208BJ 89.5 Weaverville, California 71378 D 76 KCHO

References

  1. ^ "Capital Public Radio Makes Deal To Manage Operations At Chico Public Station". Insideradio.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  2. ^ "PRX » Station » North State Public Radio". PRX - Public Radio Exchange. Retrieved 2020-11-09.

External links

California State University, Chico
Radio stations in Chico, California (Butte County)
Radio stations in Redding, California (Shasta County)
NPR member stations in the state of California
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