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Broadcast area | Greater Los Angeles |
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Frequency | 89.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | LAist 89.3 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Public radio/News |
Subchannels | HD2: KCMP simulcast (Alternative rock) |
Affiliations | American Public Media NPR Public Radio Exchange |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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Operator | American Public Media Group |
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History | |
First air date | August 2, 1957 |
Former call signs | KPCS (1957–79) |
Call sign meaning | Pasadena City College |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 51701 |
Class | B |
ERP | 600 watts |
HAAT | 891 meters (2,923 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°13′36″N 118°03′58″W / 34.22667°N 118.06611°W |
Translator(s) | See § Translators and boosters |
Repeater(s) | See § Repeaters |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kpcc |
KPCC (89.3 FM) – branded LAist 89.3 – is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, primarily serving Greater Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley. KPCC also reaches much of Santa Barbara, Ventura County, Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, and extends throughout Southern California with five low-power broadcast relay stations and three full-power repeaters. Owned by Pasadena City College and operated by the American Public Media Group via Southern California Public Radio, KPCC broadcasts a mix of public radio and news, and is an owned-and-operated station for American Public Media; in addition to serving as an affiliate for NPR and Public Radio Exchange; and is the radio home for Sandra Tsing Loh and Larry Mantle. Besides a standard analog transmission, KPCC broadcasts over two HD Radio channels,[2] and is available online. The studios are located in Pasadena, while the station transmitter is on Mount Wilson. It is one of two full NPR members in the Los Angeles area; Santa Monica-based KCRW is the other.