KNPR

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title: "KNPR" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-the-las-vegas-valley", "news-and-talk-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "npr-member-stations", "radio-stations-established-in-1980", "1980-establishments-in-nevada"] description: "Public radio station in Las Vegas" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KNPR" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Public radio station in Las Vegas ::

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Field	Value
name	KNPR
city	Las Vegas, Nevada
logo	88.9 KNPR Las Vegas Logo.svg
country	US
area	Las Vegas metropolitan area
frequency
branding	News 88.9 KNPR
format	Public Radio and talk
subchannels
affiliations
owner	Nevada Public Radio
sister_stations	KCNV, KBGZ, KLNR, KTPH, KVNV, KWPR
airdate
former_frequencies	89.5 MHz (1980–2003)
callsign_meaning	Nevada Public Radio
licensing_authority	FCC
facility_id	79047
class	C
erp	22,000 watts
haat	1190 m
coordinates
translators	See
repeaters	See
webcast
website
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| name = KNPR | city = Las Vegas, Nevada | logo = 88.9 KNPR Las Vegas Logo.svg | country = US | area = Las Vegas metropolitan area | frequency =
| branding = News 88.9 KNPR | format = Public Radio and talk | subchannels = | affiliations = | owner = Nevada Public Radio | sister_stations = KCNV, KBGZ, KLNR, KTPH, KVNV, KWPR | airdate = | former_frequencies = 89.5 MHz (1980–2003) | callsign_meaning = Nevada Public Radio | licensing_authority = FCC | facility_id = 79047 | class = C | erp = 22,000 watts | haat = 1190 m | coordinates = | translators = See | repeaters = See | webcast = | website =

KNPR (88.9 FM, "News 88.9") is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It is owned by Nevada Public Radio, and it airs news and talk programming from NPR and other public radio networks. As a sister station to classical music station KCNV (89.7 FM), the two stations share studios at the Donald W. Reynolds Broadcast Center on the West Charleston campus of the College of Southern Nevada on South Torrey Pines Drive in west Las Vegas.

KNPR's transmitter is on Potosi Mountain in Blue Diamond. Programming is simulcast on a network of repeater stations and FM translators throughout Nevada. KNPR broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 subchannel carries the signal of KCNV and its HD3 subchannel carries jazz and other music from KUNV, owned by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and broadcast from its School of Journalism.

History

A group of Las Vegas-area residents started Nevada Public Radio in 1975 as a non-profit organization, wanting to bring public radio to the state. It sought a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission to build a station.

KNPR signed on the air on March 24, 1980. It was founded by Lamar Marchese. KNPR was the first NPR member station in Nevada; KUNR in Reno signed on in 1963 but did not join NPR until 1981.

In its early years, KNPR carried a mix of NPR news programs along with classical music. At first it broadcast at The studios were located along Boulder Highway on the property of Sam Boyd Stadium. The station was powered at 7,500 watts, one-third of its current output.

By the early 2000s, Nevada Public Radio wanted to have two stations to serve both audiences, those who wanted to hear news and information and those who preferred classical music. In 2003, KNPR moved to 88.9 and switched to a full time news and talk format. Classical music moved to a new sister station, KCNV at 89.7. In 2005, Nevada Public Radio acquired an additional transmitter, KSGU at St. George, Utah, but later sold it to the Educational Media Foundation in 2020.

Programming

KNPR carries a news and information format with most shows provided by NPR and other public radio networks. Weekday programs include Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Fresh Air, Here and Now, The World and Marketplace. The BBC World Service runs overnight and for one hour at midday. KNPR produces a local hour of interviews and talk, State of Nevada, hosted by Joe Schoenmann. It is broadcast live at 9 a.m. and is repeated at 7 p.m.

NPR also publishes a magazine about Nevada living, Desert Companion.

Repeaters

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Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	FCC info	KLKR	KWPR	KLNR	KVNV	KTPH
89.3 FM	Elko, Nevada	174342
88.7 FM	Lund, Nevada	90472
91.7 FM	Panaca, Nevada	48350
89.1 FM	Sun Valley, Nevada	172600
91.7 FM	Tonopah, Nevada	48356
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Translators

| call1 = K219LM | freq1 = 91.7 | city1 = Lake Havasu City, Arizona | fid1 = 48355 | call2 = K201AD | freq2 = 88.1 | city2 = China Lake, Kern County, CaliforniaChina Lake, Etc., California | fid2 = 28593 | call3 = K219AV | freq3 = 91.7 | city3 = Beatty, Nevada | fid3 = 49873 | call4 = K208BB | freq4 = 89.5 | city4 = Laughlin, NevadaLaughlin, Etc., Nevada | fid4 = 48353 | call5 = K201HX | freq5 = 88.1 | city5 = Mesquite, Nevada | fid5 = 48357 | call6 = K210ET | freq6 = 89.9 | city6 = Moapa, NevadaMoapa, Etc., Nevada | fid6 = 48352 | call7 = K207CY | freq7 = 89.3 | city7 = Round Mountain, Nevada | fid7 = 92879 | call8 = K201BF | freq8 = 88.1 | city8 = Scotty's Junction, Nevada | fid8 = 49874

References

References

1. ''[http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1ww7s Lamar and Patricia Marchese Papers, 1959-2015. MS-00884]''. (2023). Las Vegas: Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250408050722/https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark%3A/62930/f1ww7s Archived] from the original on April 8, 2025.
2. (1984). "Nevada Radio".
3. Van Hoozer, Natalie. (November 15, 2023). "KUNR FAQ: Answers to community questions about the station". [[KUNR]].
4. Morrison, Jane Ann. (April 2, 2007). "KNPR Pioneer was One Man in Las Vegas Who Wasn’t Full of Hot Air". [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]].
5. Baird, Kirk. (October 20, 2003). "Station to Station: News, Classical Music Lovers Benefit from KNPR/KCEV Move on Oct. 31". [[Las Vegas Sun]].
6. Baird, Kirk. (March 23, 2005). "Open to the Public". [[Las Vegas Sun]].
7. Jacobson, Adam. (April 3, 2020). "An NPR Sale In Southern Utah Home". Radio + Television Business Report.

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