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KCRW responds to drop in income with buyouts, layoffs

By Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | September 18, 2020

The station’s revenue has declined amid the pandemic due to “a large dip” in sponsorship.

KCRW union reaches tentative contract agreement

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | July 4, 2020

The union and station management have been bargaining for about a year.

KCRW employees approve union membership

By Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | June 15, 2019

The SAG-AFTRA bargaining unit will include more than 90 employees.

One year in, KCRW Berlin preserves a U.S. diplomacy mission via radio

By Andrew Lapin, Freelance Contributor | October 16, 2018

Backers of U.S. public radio’s sole overseas outpost hope that it can be both a marketing opportunity for KCRW and a unifying force for its city,

‘Made Possible By…’ #2: Ruth Seymour on KCRW’s days as a scrappy innovator

By Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | November 14, 2017

The station’s former GM says public media’s mission statement should be “To be important.”

KCRW to begin broadcasting in Berlin next month

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | September 20, 2017

NPR previously programmed the station.

KCRW’s ‘To the Point’ will end broadcast run

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | August 30, 2017

The show will become a weekly podcast with host Warren Olney.

Music station leaders discuss challenges in expanding digital presence

By April Simpson, Former Associate Editor | August 17, 2017

An attendee at the Public Radio Program Directors Conference asked whether public media should build its own music-streaming platform similar to Spotify and Pandora.

KCRW adds donated signal

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | July 26, 2016

The station will have six full-power FM signals.

Three ways to make a podcast that will stand out

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | June 29, 2016

Having a well-established brand behind you doesn’t hurt, says NPR’s Kelly McEvers.

Fans and friends rally to help radio artist Joe Frank

By Henry Schneider, Contributing Editor | January 14, 2016

Frank has previously suffered from poor health and faces rising medical bills.

From pitch to spotlight: How KCRW streamlines independent producers to the air

By Luis Gomez | October 6, 2015

Launched in 2010, the Independent Producer Project is a source for new and diverse voices for the Los Angeles public radio station.

To: Sony
From: Public media
Cc: WikiLeaks

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | April 24, 2015

Leaked emails to Sony Pictures executives discussed public media matters including Ira Glass’s contract, credit-card renewals and NPR’s CEO search.

KCRW receives $1 million grant for new reporting series

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | January 26, 2015

The new series will cover disadvantaged and marginalized residents in Los Angeles.

Association of Independents in Radio

Three Localore projects receive additional funding

By | November 5, 2014

The Association of Independents in Radio announced that three projects from the first round of its Localore initiative will receive additional funding for expanding their work.

Eclectic24 goes from online to on-air in Santa Barbara

By | September 19, 2014

An FM signal in Santa Barbara, Calif., recently acquired by KCRW, became the first broadcast home this week for Eclectic24, a previously web-only music stream produced by the Santa Monica–based station. KCRW broadcasts on two signals in the market and is using its former repeater at 106.9 FM as the first over-the-air outlet for Eclectic24. Since June, the station has also been simulcasting its Santa Monica station’s programming on 88.7 FM in Santa Barbara, which it purchased earlier this year. “We’ve never had the opportunity to do an all-music station in L.A., so when this opportunity came up, we grabbed it,” KCRW General Manager Jennifer Ferro said in an email. “It’s always a good thing to have so much programming to share.”

If it proves successful, Eclectic24 might appear on other signals, Ferro said.