KCRW: Difference between revisions

| city = [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], [[California]]

| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]

'''KCRW''' (89.9 [[Hertz|MHz]] [[FM broadcast bandbroadcasting|FM]]) is a [[National Public RadioNPR]] 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 translator]]s, 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, Los Angeles|Laurel Canyon]] district, adjacent to Mulholland Drive at the end of Briarcrest Road, and broadcasts in the [[HD Radio|HD radio]] format.<ref>[https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?latitude=34.052230834961&longitude=-118.24368286133 KCRW – Los Angeles, California] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808034647/https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?latitude=34.052230834961&longitude=-118.24368286133 |date=2017-08-08 }} HD Radio Guide for Los Angeles</ref> It is one of two full NPR members in the Los Angeles area; [[Pasadena]]-based [[KPCC (radio station)|KPCC]] is the other.

KCRW has given initial exposure to artists such as [[Coldplay]], [[Norah Jones]], [[Sigur Rós|Sigur Ros]], [[Damien Rice]], and [[David Gray (British musician)|David Gray]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xoRiAgAAQBAJ|title=Popular Music in a Digital Music Economy: Problems and Practices for an Emerging Service Industry|last=Anderson|first=Tim J.|date=2013-12-17|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317914211|language=en}}</ref> KCRW programming has won numerous awards and accolades, including the [[Golden Pylon]] Award in 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thesource.metro.net/2011/09/29/transit-agencies-give-frontline-traffic-reporters-a-little-love/|title=Transit agencies give frontline traffic reporters a little love|date=2011-09-29|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-06}}{{dead link|date=November 2024}}</ref> and 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thesource.metro.net/2014/09/23/southlands-top-traffic-reporters-honored-at-this-years-golden-pylon-awards/|title=Southland's top traffic reporters honored at this year's Golden Pylon Awards|date=2014-09-23|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-06}}</ref> a [[PRNDI]] Award in 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://prndi.org/post/and-now-your-2013-prndi-award-winners|title=And Now... Your 2013 PRNDI Award Winners!|last=Corps|first=Press|access-date=2016-07-06}}</ref> and 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://prndi.org/post/2014-prndi-award-winners-outdo-fierce-competition|title=2014 PRNDI Award Winners Outdo Fierce Competition|access-date=2016-07-06}}</ref> The [[Edward R. Murrow Award (Radio Television Digital News Association)|Edward R. Murrow Award]] in 2014 and 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rtdna.org/content/2014_region_2_murrow_winners#.U1aRAq1dX0p|title=RTDNA - Radio Television Digital News Association|website=www.rtdna.org|access-date=2016-07-06}}</ref> the [[Webby Award]] in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://webbyawards.com/winners/2015/websites/general-website/radio-podcasts/kcrw-website/|title=KCRW Website {{!}} The Webby Awards|access-date=2016-07-06}}</ref> an [[APTRA Award]] in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/12/2015-aptra-awards-announced/|title=2015 APTRA Awards announced|website=[[The Washington Times]]|access-date=2016-07-06}}</ref> The [[Gracie Awards|Gracie Award]] in 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://allwomeninmedia.org/gracies/2016-gracies-winners/|title=2016 Gracies Winners {{!}} Alliance for Women in Media|date=17 March 2016|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-06}}</ref> and seven first place awards from the [[Los Angeles Press Club]] for the year of 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lapressclub.org/Resources/Documents/Winners57SocalJournalismAwards.pdf|title=WINNERS OF THE 58TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JOURNALISM AWARDS|date=2016-07-06|website=LA Press Club|access-date=2016-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023014205/http://lapressclub.org/Resources/Documents/Winners57SocalJournalismAwards.pdf|archive-date=2016-10-23|url-status=dead}}</ref>