KPCW is a

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station in

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, serving

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and Wasatch counties broadcasting at 91.7 FM,

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and Kamas at 88.1 FM, and the Heber Valley at 91.9 FM. In addition to local news and information, it carries national and international news from

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, PRI and the

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. KPCW is owned by Community Wireless of Park City. The programs of KPCW were also carried on KPMD (88.1 FM) in

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, until 2011. Community Wireless also formerly operated KCPW-FM (88.3) in

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, but that station was sold to a new organization, Wasatch Public Media, in 2008. Beginning on March 20, 2009, KCPW (1010 AM) became KPCW (AM) simulcasting its FM sister. Late in August 2009 KPCW (AM) was sold to

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, is now known as KIHU, and now broadcasts that organization's programs. Starting in 2016, Community Wireless moved KPCW from 91.9 to 91.7 on May 23 and took ownership of the 107.9 signal that Broadway Media was donating to them after they moved

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's Top 40 format to 105.1, where it will replace

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's country format. At the same time, KUDD's sister station,

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, moved from 92.5 to 92.3 with expanded coverage in the Salt Lake Valley, thus requiring KPCW's frequency shift. KUMT was sold to

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for an undisclosed amount in April 2018, with the intent to carry their BYU Radio format.

Programs

KPCW provides a mix of local news and information, music, and programs from NPR, PRI, and the BBC.

References

External links

KPCW.org
* {{NPR Utah NPR member stations Park City, Utah PCW Community radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1980 1980 establishments in Utah

Programs

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