North State Public Radio

KCHO
North State Public Radio Flagship Station
Chico, California;
Broadcast area	Northern California
Frequency	91.7 MHz
Branding	North State Public Radio
Programming
Format	Public radio
Affiliations	NPR
Ownership
Owner	California State University, Chico
History
First air date	April 22, 1969; 55 years ago
Call sign meaning	Chico
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	68938
Class	B
ERP	7,700 watts
HAAT	372 meters (1,220 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°57′30″N 121°42′48″W / 39.95833°N 121.71333°W
Translator(s)	See § Stations
Repeater(s)	See § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	mynspr.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.^[2]

Programming

Programming produced by North State Public Radio includes gardening show Cultivating Place and science show Blue Dot.^[3]

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

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KCHO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Capital Public Radio Makes Deal To Manage Operations At Chico Public Station". Insideradio.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
^ "PRX » Station » North State Public Radio". PRX - Public Radio Exchange. Retrieved 2020-11-09.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 68938 (KCHO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KCHO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 66567 (KFPR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KFPR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

[1] "Facility Technical Data for KCHO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "Capital Public Radio Makes Deal To Manage Operations At Chico Public Station". Insideradio.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.

[3] "PRX » Station » North State Public Radio". PRX - Public Radio Exchange. Retrieved 2020-11-09.

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Athletics	Chico State Wildcats
Facilities	Butte Creek Ecological Reserve Nettleton Stadium University Soccer Stadium, Chico Alfred E. Warren House
Organizations	Associated Students, Chico Chi Tau (local) Gamma Zeta Alpha Lambda Theta Nu
Academics	Concrete Industry Management
Media	Northstate Public Radio The Orion
Related	Matt's Law
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