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KCPW SLC and NPR Part Ways

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uncamark

There seemed to be a problem over the number 2 NPR station in the Salt Lake market (after KUER) being able to make payments for NPR programming, but KCPW also seemed to be waiting for the right time to make programming changes, and after NPR basically kicked them out earlier in June, they made the move--it's now BBC World Service and the first feed of "The Takeaway" in morning drive, "Q" instead of "On Point" in midday (which seems to be the least popular move, especially when Jian's guest for the first day on KCPW was rocker Billy Corgan instead of a public policy discussion), "To the Point," a local show combined with "Marketplace" and "As It Happens" in afternoon drive and "Wits" instead of "Wait, Wait..." on Saturday morning (the station seemed to already dump the Tappets when they ended first-run production)--can they succeed as the first major pubradio news-talker without "ME," "ATC" and "WE"?:

http://www.current.org/2013/06/salt...costs-duplication-in-cancelling-npr-programs/
 
This appears to be a unique problem. Lots of other markets handle duplication and even triplication of programming. My question is why don't they go all local? That would really be unique.
 
NPR Salt Lake affiliate KUER-FM is 20,500 watts at 4080 feet. KCPW is 2,350 watts at minus 200 feet. Yes, KCPW's transmitter is BELOW average terrain. Of course, Salt Lake City and its close suburbs are in a valley, so KCPW does cover the market OK if you don't go too far. Provo and Ogden are out.

Those listeners who want NPR programming will get it from KUER-FM. And KBYU also airs some NPR news, as part of their Classical format. I hope KCPW is able to continue to survive without NPR. And I hope their decision to go without NPR programming doesn't mean they're in danger of having to sell to another broadcaster, presumably a Christian Evangelical group.
 
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