10 Facts About KCRW

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KCRW was founded in 1945 to train servicemen returning from World War II in the then-new technology, FM broadcasting—hence its call letters, which stand for College Radio Workshop.

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KCRW covers the Southern California film industry with programs including The Business with Kim Masters, The Treatment with Elvis Mitchell, Martini Shot with Rob Long, and film reviews from Pulitzer Prize winning Wall Street Journal film critic Joe Morgenstern.

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3.

KCRW dropped all program names except Morning Becomes Eclectic and Strictly Jazz in 2008.

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4.

Since 2013, KCRW has put on the annual Radio Race, a 24-hour competition in which participants can write, record, and edit a nonfiction radio story.

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5.

KCRW has given initial exposure to artists such as Coldplay, Norah Jones, Sigur Ros, Damien Rice, and David Gray.

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6.

KCRW programming has won numerous awards and accolades, including the Golden Pylon Award in 2011 and 2014, a PRNDI Award in 2013 and 2014, The Edward R Murrow Award in 2014 and 2015, the Webby Award in 2015, an APTRA Award in 2015, The Gracie Award in 2016, and seven first place awards from the Los Angeles Press Club for the year of 2015.

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7.

KCRW provides three different live streams: the live broadcast, a 24-hour music service, and a 24-hour news service.

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8.

KCRW has members across the country and the station regularly sponsors live music events throughout the United States and in Canada.

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9.

KCRW promotes a great deal of live music events nationally, featuring both established and emerging artists.

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10.

KCRW directly feeds three low-power translators, while other stations feed four additional translators.

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