KPCC

KPCC (89.3 FM) is a public radio station originating from the campus of Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. It airs three original programs (AirTalk with Larry Mantle, Talk of the City with Kitty Felde, and Pacific Drift with Ben Adair) in addition to standard National Public Radio programming, as well as programs from Public Radio International, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and the BBC World Service. It is the NPR news and talk station in the Los Angeles market, in contrast to KCRW which plays music for much of the broadcast day.

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KPCC is operated by Southern California Public Radio, a group ultimately owned by American Public Media Group, the parent organization of Minnesota Public Radio, however the license remains in the hands of Pasadena City College. The contract permits either side to terminate the arrangement after giving sufficient notice, APM six months notice and PCC five years notice after 2015 (effectively making it a 20 year contract with an unlimited option to renew). PCC gets on air recognition and funding for a broadcast internship program while APM controls the station and all the pledges, grants, and corporate underwriting revenues.

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Not to be confused with KPPC FM, the former Pasadena underground station, nor KPPC AM, the religious station.

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