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Clover Park to transfer KVTI to WSU
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Since NWPR operates a network of radio stations thruout of state of Washington and Northern Idaho. Will NWPR finally takeover the entire state of Washington and Northern Idaho? After the purchase of KVTI from Cloverpark Technical College. The only areas that NWPR doesn't cover are Spokane and north of Coeur d'Alene, Aberdeen Gays Harbor area, and Northern Seattle metro area.
Confirmed! This is an LMA between Clover Park Technical Institute (owned by the state) and WSU. News, Classical and Folk blasting over 51,000 watts ERP in the southend. Apparently they will try to field some local reporters to cover the Tacoma area.
From the Tacoma News Tribune today: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/street/2010/04/06/wsu-to-take-over-clover-park-station-june-1/
From the Tacoma News Tribune today: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/street/2010/04/06/wsu-to-take-over-clover-park-station-june-1/
Odd that the newspaper calls Northwest Public Radio "NPR" instead of NWPR. Readers, and perhaps the reporter, may mistake this for National Public Radio, and assume it's one big megalith corporation -- based in Pullman, no doubt!
Sorry the folks who want top 40 without commercials will lose their outlet (and might have to rely on KNHC for dance/top 40 or KMIH for hip hop/top 40), but a big noncommercial signal ought to be something different than what's already on several big commercial frequencies. More different than just "commercial free."
I, for one, will look forward to being able to hear some of the nationally syndicated cultural programming that doesn't air on any of the Seattle non-comms. Fiona Ritchie is a delight, and the local celtic show jock on KBCS won't ever be able to match her in style and content. . Nor should they think it's a competition. "The Thistle and Shamrock" and "Afropop Worldwide," for two long-influential examples, are part of what I think public radio does best, and I believe they both air on the weekend schedule of at least one of the NWPR program streams. Also Echoes for ambient/new age music on Sunday nights. Good stuff that deserves an audience in the state's population center.
Sorry the folks who want top 40 without commercials will lose their outlet (and might have to rely on KNHC for dance/top 40 or KMIH for hip hop/top 40), but a big noncommercial signal ought to be something different than what's already on several big commercial frequencies. More different than just "commercial free."
I, for one, will look forward to being able to hear some of the nationally syndicated cultural programming that doesn't air on any of the Seattle non-comms. Fiona Ritchie is a delight, and the local celtic show jock on KBCS won't ever be able to match her in style and content. . Nor should they think it's a competition. "The Thistle and Shamrock" and "Afropop Worldwide," for two long-influential examples, are part of what I think public radio does best, and I believe they both air on the weekend schedule of at least one of the NWPR program streams. Also Echoes for ambient/new age music on Sunday nights. Good stuff that deserves an audience in the state's population center.
Goldilocks94941 said:
Well if you pay close attention, their music mix is quite different from the several commercial frequencies and rather closely targets Tacoma/South Sound. A lot more indie label/artist content. That's probably how it got to be the 3rd highest non-com cume in Seattle without a Seattle signal. Know any other local signals with 3 hours of live music performance every week for several decades?
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Not to mention the station's MD has won several awards over the years. It's a shame to lose I-91 - but that's progress.
That sucks; I've been a fan of radio in general and wanted to get into radio broadcasting after I graduated high school and I almost went to Clover Park Technical College's radio broadcasting program, but for a long time i've been in special ed programs in High School and Middle School and when my mother and I took a tour of Clover Park they weren't very accomodating to special ed students so I went to Bates Techincal College instead. Plus a DJ from I-91 came to my high school(Clover Park) and did DJ work for a couple of our school dances(at least the ones that the special ed program had).
I can't believe what I'm reading 
I've listened to this station forever, I've always liked this station and they actually play music that the mainstream stations won't touch.
I always used to laugh because 90.9 would start playing songs and then a year later 106.1 would start playing it and act like they were the first.
I've listened to this station forever, I've always liked this station and they actually play music that the mainstream stations won't touch.
I always used to laugh because 90.9 would start playing songs and then a year later 106.1 would start playing it and act like they were the first.
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