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“It’s the worst feeling ever and I love it”: local artists look forward to the return of live music

by Emily Tobiason September 13, 2021September 13, 2021

Two weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, local jazz-pop band Honeyboys released their first song, “I Just Wanna Know.” According to lead singer Ari Eisenberg, the lyrics “I just wanna know where you wanna go” undoubtedly resonated with emotions surrounding the lockdown. During most of 2020 and 2021, Honeyboys were unable to perform in front of […]

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DJ Spotlight: Yung Gazpacho

by Sophia Pattison May 14, 2021May 14, 2021

This post originally appeared on KCPR.org. Name: Liam Reece Year: 4th Major: Music KCPR Schedule: Saturday 6-9pm What is your DJ name? Yung Gazpacho How did you select/create this name? When I was in high school, me and my friends all gave each other SoundCloud rapper names, because we thought it was hilarious. It was a […]

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Cal Poly radio station didn’t skip a beat when going remote

by Emily Tobiason January 27, 2021January 27, 2021

Rather than being surrounded by easily accessible equipment and being face-to-face with her team in the KCPR studio, Hughes has been tackling her job from a 13-inch computer screen.

With the move to virtual learning, KCPR’s biggest change — among both the news and music teams — has been the remote production of shows, according to Hughes.

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Inmates find their voice through college radio

by Casey Sublette and Rachel Showalter March 28, 2019March 6, 2023

“Music lets you change your mindset, be in a different element, maybe nostalgia. I can help these people or be like a friend to them even though we don’t know each other.”

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Merry mixes: KCPR’s Club 91 hosts Christmas party and toy drive

by Grant Anderson December 10, 2018August 29, 2022

To celebrate the most wonderful time of the year, KCPR’s Club 91 showed that the best way to spread holiday cheer is by playing loud house music for all to hear at their Christmas party and toy drive on Dec. 7. Club 91 is a sector of Cal Poly’s radio station KCPR that broadcasts house, techno […]

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How it all started: Debunking KCPR myths

by Kiana Meagher October 23, 2018August 29, 2022

When KCPR founder Alan Holmes decided he wanted to start a radio station, he searched all over campus with fellow student Jim Stueck for empty rooms to give it a home base. Their efforts fell short — no department would let them conduct a radio station in their storage rooms. After searching all over and […]

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Alexa, Play KCPR: New technology coming to the station

by Kiana Meagher October 16, 2018August 29, 2022

Find out a song’s lyrics, trivia and album art from your smartphone with KCPR’s newest technology. Learn more in this Q&A with KCPR’s Broadcast Engineering Specialist.