Nevada Public Radio was founded in 1980 as a public corporation to operate publicly funded

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in southern

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

. NPR operates six stations in Nevada and five retransmitters.

History

Nevada Public Radio was first incorporated in 1975. Five years later, KNPR signed on as the first NPR member in Nevada. For its first 19 years on the air, it operated from space donated by

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in Sam's Town Casino. In 2003, KNPR split its offerings into two stations. NPR news and talk remained on KNPR, while classical music moved to a new station, KCNV.

Stations

KNPR KNPR (88.9 FM, "News 88.9") is a non-commercial radio station located in Las Vegas, Nevada. KNPR airs news/ talk programming syndicated by National Public Radio (NPR). KNPR broadcasts in HD. History KNPR signed on for the first time on Mar ...

is a non-commercial

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located in

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, broadcasting on 88.9 FM. KNPR airs news/

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programming syndicated by

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. KNPR's programming is simulcast on five full-power satellite stations. **KTPH Tonopah (91.7) **KLNR

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(91.7) **KWPR

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(88.7) **KLKR Elko (89.3) ** KVNV

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(89.1) Additionally, KNPR operates low-powered translators throughout southern Nevada, as well as in

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and

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KCNV KCNV (89.7 FM) is a listener-supported public radio station broadcasting a Classical music format. Licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada, the station is owned by Nevada Public Radio and features programming from American Public Media, National Public ...

is a non-commercial radio station located in Las Vegas broadcasting on 89.7 FM. KCNV airs a

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format syndicated by

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External links

Nevada Public RadioKCNV Official Website
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