KCRW

KCRW
Broadcast area
Frequency89.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
Language(s)English
Format
SubchannelsHD2: Eclectic-24
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1947
Call sign meaning
College Radio Workshop[1]
Technical information
Facility ID59086
ClassB
ERP6,900 watts
HAAT338 meters (1,109 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°7′8″N 118°23′30″W / 34.11889°N 118.39167°W / 34.11889; -118.39167
Repeater(s)See § Stations
Links
Webcast
Websitekcrw.com

KCRW (89.9 MHz FM) is a National Public Radio member station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, where the station is licensed. KCRW airs original news and music programming in addition to programming from NPR and other affiliates. A network of repeaters and broadcast translators, as well as internet radio, allows the station to serve the Greater Los Angeles area and other communities in Southern California. The station's main transmitter is located in Los Angeles's Laurel Canyon district and broadcasts in the HD radio format.[2] It is one of two full NPR members in the Los Angeles area; Pasadena-based KPCC is the other.

  1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web. Archived from the original on 2016-02-18.
  2. ^ KCRW – Los Angeles, California Archived 2017-08-08 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Los Angeles