KVCR (91.9 MHz) is an FM

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public radio station in located

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, broadcasting to the Riverside-San Bernardino-

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area. It is owned by the

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, along with channel 24 KVCR-DT. KVCR asks for donations from its listeners, especially during

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s, usually held for a week, several times per year. KVCR's

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airs news/

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programming from

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, Public Radio International and

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, branded as "NPR 91.9". KVCR's studios are located on the San Bernardino Valley College campus on North Mt. Vernon Avenue in San Bernardino, and its

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is located atop Box Springs Mountain.

History

KVCR first

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on November 2, 1953. It was the first junior college-owned radio station in southern California. In 1962, it added a public TV station, KVCR-TV 24, which affiliated with

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. KVCR became a

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of NPR in the spring of 1970. A year later, KVCR was among the 80 stations in the U.S., five of them in California, to air the first edition of ''

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.'' Prior to July 2005, KVCR was branded as ''Inland Public Radio'' airing a mix of news along with classical music syndicated from

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during midday hours, evenings and weekends. Over time, the classical music programming was dropped as news/talk programming proved to be a bigger draw during

s. KVCR is the primary affiliate for National Public Radio, Public Radio International and American Public Media in the Riverside/San Bernardino market. Until the 2007 season, KVCR carried most of the games of the

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, a minor-league baseball team in the California League. Few NPR stations air minor league baseball. In March 2013, when ''

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'', which KVCR aired on tape-delay, was cancelled by NPR, KVCR made adjustments to its daytime schedule, adding a second hour of '' Here and Now'' at 10am, and clearing '' Day to Day'' for broadcast in the afternoon. ''

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'' was moved to 3pm, leading into ''All Things Considered''. KVCR's afternoon schedule is now nearly identical to that of

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, the exceptions being local news breaks.

Programming

National programming originating from KVCR includes ''American Parlor Songbook'', hosted by JP Houston. Music show ''KVCaRts'' is filmed by sister station

First Nations Experience First Nations Experience (FNX) is a non-profit television network in San Bernardino, California, owned by the San Bernardino Community College District. The network, created by Executive Director Charles Fox, is broadcast from the KVCR-TV studi ...

References

External links

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KVCR's page on StylusCity
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Mass media in San Bernardino, California NPR member stations