# KXPR

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Public classical music station in Sacramento, California

KXPR Sacramento, California United States Broadcast area Sacramento metropolitan area Frequency 88.9 MHz (HD Radio) Branding 88.9 KXPR Programming Format Classical Affiliations National Public Radio Ownership Owner California State University, Sacramento Sister stations KXJZ History First air date January 24, 1979 (1979-01-24) Former frequencies 91.5 MHz (1979–1984) 90.9 MHz (1984–2006) Call sign meaning Excellence in Public Radio Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 8358 Class B ERP 50,000 watts HAAT 97 meters (318 ft) Repeaters 88.7 KXJS (Sutter) 91.7 KXSR (Groveland/Sonora) 90.9 KXJZ-HD2 (Sacramento) Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Listen live Website capradio.org

**KXPR** (88.9 FM) is a [non-commercial](/source/Non-commercial_educational_station) [radio station](/source/Radio_station) licensed to [Sacramento, California](/source/Sacramento%2C_California), United States, airing a [classical music](/source/Classical_music) format. Along with sister station [KXJZ](/source/KXJZ) 90.9 FM, they are known as [Capital Public Radio](/source/Capital_Public_Radio) or "CapRadio." Both stations are owned by [California State University, Sacramento](/source/California_State_University%2C_Sacramento) (Sacramento State), and share studios along Folsom Boulevard on campus.

KXPR's transmitter is sited on Eagles Nest Road at Florin Road in [Rancho Cordova](/source/Rancho_Cordova). Programming is simulcast on 91.7 KXSR in [Groveland](/source/Groveland%2C_California)-[Sonora](/source/Sonora%2C_California) and on 88.7 KXJS in [Sutter](/source/Sutter%2C_California)-[Yuba City](/source/Yuba_City). While KXPR broadcasts using [HD Radio](/source/HD_Radio) technology, it has no HD2 or HD3 [digital subchannels](/source/Digital_subchannel).[2]

## History

The station signed on the air on January 24, 1979.[3] At the time, the call sign was KYDS, owned by the [San Juan Unified School District](/source/San_Juan_Unified_School_District). It allowed students considering a career in broadcasting to host shows and learn about radio. It broadcast on 91.5 MHz and was powered at only 300 watts, a fraction of its current output. The station moved to 90.9 MHz in 1984.

Eventually it was acquired by Capital Public Radio. At that time, CapRadio owned only one station, 88.9 KXJZ, which had a mixed schedule with NPR news and information programming along with classical and jazz music. CapRadio acquired the second station so one could concentrate on news and the other could provide classical and jazz music around the clock. In 2006, the stations swapped signals to their current configuration.

KXPR's powerful signal of 50,000 watts can reach both the Sacramento and [Stockton](/source/Stockton%2C_California) areas fairly easily as the location of its transmitter is about 10 miles (16 km) from Sacramento and 35 miles (56 km) from Stockton. KXPR is also heard on [rebroadcaster stations](/source/Broadcast_relay_station) in the Yuba City area on 88.7 KXJS and in the Central Sierra on 91.7 KXSR.

## Programming

Most of the day, KXPR broadcasts [classical music](/source/Classical_music). On weekday and Sunday evenings, it airs [jazz](/source/Jazz). And on weekends, there are specialty shows including *[The Thistle and Shamrock](/source/The_Thistle_and_Shamrock), [Sunday Baroque](/source/Sunday_Baroque)* and *[From The Top](/source/From_The_Top)*. [Metropolitan Opera](/source/Metropolitan_Opera) broadcasts are heard on Saturday afternoons in season. KXPR is a [member station](/source/Network_affiliate) of [NPR](/source/NPR).

## Past shows

Past shows from KXPR's schedule included *[At the Opera](http://www.capradio.org/programs/programdetail.aspx?programid=30&ShowDate=4/20/2007) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070503065536/http://www.capradio.org/programs/programdetail.aspx?programid=30&ShowDate=4/20/2007) May 3, 2007, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)* with host Sean Bianco, *[Sound and Spirit](http://www.capradio.org/programs/programdetail.aspx?programid=25&ShowDate=4/21/2007) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070503065650/http://www.capradio.org/programs/programdetail.aspx?programid=25&ShowDate=4/21/2007) May 3, 2007, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)* with host [Ellen Kushner](/source/Ellen_Kushner), *[Harmonia](http://www.capradio.org/programs/programdetail.aspx?programid=6&ShowDate=4/21/2007) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070502235440/http://www.capradio.org/programs/programdetail.aspx?programid=6&ShowDate=4/21/2007) May 2, 2007, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)* (with the accent on the third of four syllables), and *[Musical Stages](http://www.capradio.org/programs/programdetail.aspx?programid=7&ShowDate=4/21/2007) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070502234403/http://www.capradio.org/programs/programdetail.aspx?programid=7&ShowDate=4/21/2007) May 2, 2007, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)*.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-8358_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for KXPR"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=8358). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Sacramento HD radio guide"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110713065257/http://cbsr.itmftp.com/sacramento.html). Archived from [the original](http://cbsr.itmftp.com/sacramento.html) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [*Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook 1984* page B-34. Retrieved Oct. 9, 2024.](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1984/B-Radio-All-BC-YB-1984.pdf)

## External links

- [KXPR 88.9 Official site](https://www.capradio.org/)

- [KXPR Schedule](https://www.capradio.org/schedule/default.aspx?view=3&startdate=4/15/2007&stationid=2)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 8358 (KXPR)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=8358) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [KXPR](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=fm&callLetter=KXPR) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

- [Facility details for Facility ID 91702 (KXJS)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=91702) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [KXJS](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=fm&callLetter=KXJS) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

- [Facility details for Facility ID 8328 (KXSR)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=8328) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [KXSR](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=fm&callLetter=KXSR) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

v t e Radio stations in the Sacramento, California, metropolitan area By AM frequency 650 710 890 950 990 1110 1140 1210 1240 1320 1380 1430 1470 1530 1620 1690 By FM frequency 87.71 88.1 88.9 89.3 89.3 90.3 90.9 91.5 92.1 92.5 93.1 93.7 94.3 94.7 95.3 96.1 96.9 97.9 98.5 99.5 100.5 101.1 101.5 101.9 102.5 103.5 103.9 104.3 105.1 105.5 106.5 107.9 LPFM 92.9 93.3 KZHP-LP KYLO-LP 95.5 95.7 KDRT-LP KUGA-LP (CP) 96.5 97.5 98.9 102.9 103.1 104.5 106.9 107.3 Translators 95.1 95.5 95.7 98.1 102.9 104.5 104.7 105.7 105.9 K290CT K290EF 107.1 K296GB K296MB NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.55 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 1140 1320 88.9-1 89.3-1 90.9-1 90.9-2 92.5-1 92.5-2 93.1-1 93.1-2 93.7-1 93.7-2 94.7-1 94.7-2 96.1-1 96.1-2 96.9-1 96.9-2 98.5-1 98.5-2 99.5-1 99.5-2 100.5-1 100.5-2 101.1-1 101.1-2 101.9-1 102.5-1 102.5-2 104.3-1 105.1-1 105.1-2 105.1-3 106.5-1 106.5-2 By call sign K236BQ K239CK K251CA K275BJ K283CM K284CM K289CT K290CT K290EF K296GB K296WT KAHI KATD KBEB HD2 KBHM-LP KBQS-LP KCAI KCCL KCVV KDEE-LP KDRT-LP KDVS KEBR KEC57 KEFM-LD1 KEGG-LP KFBK KFBK-FM HD2 KFIA KKDO HD2 KFSG KGRB KHHM KHTK KHYL HD2 KIFM KIID KJAY KLIB KLMG KLVB KNCI HD2 HD3 KNTY KQEI-FM KRPU KRXQ HD2 KSAC KSAC-FM KSAI HD2 KSEG HD2 KSFM HD2 KSMH KSTE KTKZ KUBU-LP KUDL HD2 KUIC KUTZ-LP KVMX-FM KXJZ HD2 KXPR KXSE KYDS KYLO-LP KYMX HD2 KYTP-LP KYRV HD2 KYWS-LP KZHP-LP KZIS KZWS-LP KZZO HD2 Internet Hella Radio 87.7 FM Defunct KNNN-LP (TV 6, 87.7 FM) KQPT-LP (106.1 FM) KDND (107.9 FM) KVQ Radio stations in the Sacramento Valley Chico Red Bluff Redding Sacramento Yuba City-Marysville Other nearby regions Modesto Reno San Francisco Santa Rosa Stockton Susanville/Sierra Nevada See also List of radio stations in California Notes 1. Audio from channel 6 TV station

v t e Radio stations in the Yuba City, California, metropolitan area including Marysville By AM frequency 830 1410 1450 1600 By FM frequency 88.7 89.5 91.3 94.1 99.1 99.9 103.1 103.3 107.5 LPFM 93.3 104.7 105.9 Translators 90.5 95.5 98.1 104.3 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 99.9-1 103.1-1 103.1-2 107.5-1 107.5-2 By call sign K213BZ K251CE K238AV K282BS KARA KBAA KCYC-LP KETQ-LP KKCY HD2 KMYC KNCO KNCO-FM KOBO KRCX-FM KRYC-LP KUBA KVMR KWMS KXJS KZSZ HD2 Radio stations in the Sacramento Valley Chico Red Bluff Redding Sacramento Yuba City-Marysville Other nearby regions Fort Bragg–Ukiah Reno San Francisco Stockton Susanville/Sierra Nevada See also List of radio stations in California

v t e NPR member stations in the state of California CapRadio News Sacramento KXJZ Quincy KQNC Stockton KUOP Tahoe City KKTO Music Sacramento KXPR Groveland KXSR Sutter KXJS North State Public Radio Chico KCHO Redding KFPR Classical California Los Angeles KUSC San Francisco KDFC Angwin KOSC Livermore KDFL Morro Bay KESC Palm Springs KPSC Santa Barbara KDB Seaside KDFG Sunnyvale KXSC Thousand Oaks KDSC Jefferson Public Radio Classics & News Crescent City KHEC McCloud KLDD Palo Cedro, California KWCA Rio Dell KNHT Shasta Lake City KJPR Yreka KNYR News & Information Bayside KNHM Mendocino KPMO Mt. Shasta KMJC Yreka KSYC-FM Rhythm & News Burney KNCA Mt. Shasta KNSQ KCBX San Luis Obispo KCBX San Ardo KNBX KCLU Thousand Oaks KCLU-FM Santa Barbara KCLU Santa Maria KCLM KCRW Santa Monica KCRW Indio KCRI Mojave KCRY Oxnard KCRU Santa Barbara KDRW KHSU Arcata KHSU Crescent City KHSR Ferndale KHSF Garberville KHSG KPBS San Diego KPBS-FM Calexico KQVO KQED San Francisco KQED-FM North Highlands KQEI-FM LAist Pasadena KPCC Coachella KVLA-FM Ojai KJAI Redlands KUOR-FM Valley Public Radio Fresno KVPR Bakersfield KPRX Other Alameda KEXC Northridge KCSN Philo KZYX Rohnert Park KRCB-FM San Bernardino KVCR San Diego KSDS San Francisco KALW San Mateo KCSM Santa Rosa KRCG-FM Seaside KAZU Willits KZYZ See also List of NPR stations See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in California

[38°16′25″N 121°30′15″W / 38.2735°N 121.5041°W / 38.2735; -121.5041](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=KXPR&params=38.2735_N_121.5041_W_type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC)

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