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| KVPR Flagship Station | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | San Joaquin Valley, California |
| Frequency | 89.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | KVPR |
| Programming | |
| Format | NPR/Classical music |
| Subchannels | KVPR:: HD2: Classical music "KVPR Classical" |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | White Ash Broadcasting, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | October 15, 1978 |
Call sign meaning | Valley Public Radio |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72188 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 2,450 watts |
| HAAT | 576 meters (1,890 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°4′25″N 119°25′52″W / 37.07361°N 119.43111°W |
| Repeater(s) | See § Repeater |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | kvpr.org |
Valley Public Radio now branded as KVPR is a public radio organization in Fresno, California, broadcasting programming from National Public Radio (NPR) and other public radio producers and distributors, as well as locally produced news, music, talk, and public affairs programs. Valley Public Radio consists of two FM stations–KVPR in Fresno (89.3 MHz) and satellite station KPRX in Bakersfield (89.1 MHz).
Despite having no translators, the two stations' combined signal covers most of California's San Joaquin Valley, including the cities of Fresno, Bakersfield, Visalia, Madera, Tulare, Clovis, Merced, and Hanford; however, much of this area gets only grade B coverage.
The two stations operate at somewhat modest power for full NPR members on the FM band. KPRX operates with its maximum allowed U.S. Federal Communications Commission power (11,000 watts) for a Class B1 station with an antenna height of 152 meters; likewise KVPR broadcasts with its maximum allowed power (2,450 watts) and an antenna height of 576 meters for a Class B FM station. In FM broadcasting effective radiated power is inversely proportional to antenna height.[2]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KVPR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "FMpower - Find ERP for an FM Station Class". Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2015-01-19.