Valley Public Radio
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Valley Public Radio is a public radio organization in Fresno, California, broadcasting programming from National Public Radio （NPR） and other public radio producers and distributors,
as well as locally produced news, music, talk, and public affairs programs.
Valley Public Radio consists of two FM stations–KVPR in Fresno （89.3 MHz） and satellite station KPRX in Bakersfield （89.1 MHz）.
Despite having no translators, the two stations' combined signal covers most of California's San Joaquin Valley, including the cities of Fresno,
Bakersfield, Visalia, Madera, Tulare, Clovis, Merced, and Hanford; however, much of this area gets only grade B coverage.
The two stations operate at somewhat modest power for full NPR members on the FM band.
KPRX operates with its maximum allowed U.S. Federal Communications Commission power （11,000 watts） for a Class B1 station with an antenna height of
152 meters; likewise KVPR broadcasts with its maximum allowed power （2,450 watts） and an antenna height of 576 meters for a Class B FM station.
In FM broadcasting effective radiated power is inversely proportional to antenna height.
In 1975, Richard Mays, Von Johnson and Randall （Jan） van Oosten formed White Ash Broadcasting in order to bring a public radio station to the Central Valley.
Initial operating funds for White Ash Broadcasting came from a 'seed' grant of $25,000 provided through a competitive grant award from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting （CPB）.
In 1976, the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare awarded White Ash Broadcasting a "matching grant" of $125,000 to cover the cost of studio and transmission equipment.
To earn the full grant award, the pr...
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