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Community Impact Report, 2017-18

North State Public Radio (NSPR)  provides news, information, and cultural programming to a 12-county region of Northern California from two main transmitters (KCHO Chico and KFPR Redding).

Weekly Listeners

According to Nielsen, NSPR’s weekly listenership is 42,800

National Programming

NSPR is a National Public Radio affiliate and airs NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and Weekend All Things Considered. The station also contracts with American Public Media, Public Radio International, Public Radio Exchange and other radio syndicates to present news and cultural programing such as Fresh Air, This American Life, Live From Here, Latino USA, American Routes, BBC World News, and many others.

  • Weekly news programming: 92.5 hours
  • Weekly cultural programming: 79.5 hours

Local Programming

NSPR produces local cultural and informational programs including Cultivating Place, Blue Dot Report, Nancy’s Bookshelf, Afternoon Classics, Evening Jazz and Weekend Showcase.

Local and Regional News

NSPR produces and airs daily local/regional news and weekly local/regional news features. NSPR contracts with Capital Public Radio (Sacramento) and KQED (San Francisco) to provide state/regional news.

  • More than 80 local and regional features aired in 2017-18

Public Service Announcements

NSPR airs free public service announcements (PSAs) submitted to the station by area civic and nonprofit organizations.

  • More than 2,300 PSA’s aired in 2017-18
  • Examples: Altacal Audubon, The Nature Conservancy, North State Symphony, Turner Gallery, MONCA, Native Plant Society, Sierra Club-Yahi Group, Patrick Ranch, GRUB 

Emergency Broadcast System

North State Public Radio serves the public as an important part of the Emergency Broadcast System, a national public warning system. NSPR works with federal, state and local authorities to deliver critically important emergency information, including AMBER alerts, weather warnings, and disaster coordination.