the icao code kcrw see yeager airport . kcrw city santa monica california broadcast area southern california greater los angeles area slogan for the curious frequency 89.9 mhz also on hd radio 89.9 hd 2 for eclectic 24 repeater s kcri 89.3 indio kcru 89.1 oxnard kcry 88.1 mojave kdrw 88.7 santa barbara plus 9 low power translators format public radio audience share 2.0 fall 2007 rrc 1 erp 6 900 watts haat 338 meters class b facility id 59086 transmitter coordinates 34 7 8 n 118 23 30 w 34.11889 n 118.39167 w 34.11889 ; 118.39167 coordinates 34 7 8 n 118 23 30 w 34.11889 n 118.39167 w 34.11889 ; 118.39167 callsign meaning college radio workshop 2 affiliations npr pri american public media bbc owner santa monica community college district webcast live on air flash live on air pls music flash music pls news flash news pls website www.kcrw.com kcrw 89.9 mhz fm is a national public radio member station broadcasting from the campus of santa monica college in santa monica where the station is licensed . kcrw airs original news and music programming in addition to programming from npr and other affiliates . a network of repeaters and broadcast translators as well as internet radio allows the station to serve the greater los angeles area and other communities in southern california . the station s main transmitter is located in los angeles laurel canyon district and broadcasts in the hd radio format . 3 contents 1 history 2 programming 3 influence and accolades 4 events 5 rant controversy 6 stations 7 references 8 external links history edit 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 . it was a charter member of npr in 1970 making santa monica college the second community college to own a public radio or television station . ruth hirschman who changed her name to ruth seymour became general manager in 1978 and developed a mix of music news and other spoken word programming that now attracts over 500 000 listeners each week . seymour retired in february 2010 . the new general manager is jennifer ferro . ferro is also the president of the kcrw foundation . the kcrw foundation provides financial support and other resources to ensure that kcrw can maintain and expand its mission consistent with economic social and technological developments . the kcrw foundation board of directors is composed of business and community leaders ; michael fleming executive director of the david bohnett foundation serves as chairman . 4 the station airs programs from npr public radio international pri american public media and the bbc a range of music programs and live in studio performances and locally produced news and culture programs . 5 kcrw also airs programming created through their independent producer project a project kcrw created to support the work of independent contributors which includes programs like strangers 6 unfictional 7 and soundsla . 8 the station has three live program streams on air eclectic 24 and news 24 9 and on demand listening through the kcrw apps 10 and podcasts 11 in august 2013 kcrw released a new logo and brand design created by los angeles based branding agency troika design group . 12 programming edit news and information programs dominate weekday early morning and daytime schedules from 03 00am to 09 00am pst with npr s morning edition and from 12 00 noon to 8 00pm pst ending with which way l.a. . music programming is broadcast from evening to early morning and again from 09 00am to 12 00 noon pst with the station s signature music program morning becomes eclectic . weekends feature music from noon to 6 am noon to 3 am . both morning edition and all things considered along with weekend edition and the weekend edition of all things considered can be heard on kcrw s 24 hour news channel which morning edition airs weekdays from 2 am to 9 am while all things considered airs weekdays from 2 to 4 pm and again from 5 to 7 pm as well as weekends from 2 to 3 pm and again from 5 to 6 pm and weekend edition airs saturdays from 5 to 11 am and sundays from 5 to 10 am . warren olney hosts the station s signature news and public affairs programs to the point nationally distributed by public radio international and which way l.a. which began after the riots in response to the rodney king beating trial verdicts in 1992 . 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 . from 1986 to 2002 kcrw was the on air home of joe frank hosting nationally broadcast shows work in progress in the dark somewhere out there and the other side . frank produced over 200 radio shows for kcrw which consisted of a series of monologues . he has been described as one of the greatest ever purveyors of the postmodern noir sensibility . he s spent his career grappling with all the grand topics sex love morality lust greed sin fear hatred the search for meaning . 13 music programs feature an eclectic array of music from around the globe especially on the daytime daily music program morning becomes eclectic and the daytime weekend line up . at night music such as house progressive and electronic dance music are the main styles on shows formerly known as metropolis and nocturna . kcrw dropped all program names except morning becomes eclectic and strictly jazz in 2008 . three of the station s previous music directors currently have programs on the air at kcrw . local and regional touring artists can send recordings to kcrw for consideration of airplay . kcrw airs santa monica city council meetings live from 8 00 pm to midnight pst on the tuesdays when they are held . because of the nature of the repeater network santa monica city council meetings can be heard throughout the southern california region reaching out to approximately 150 mi 240 km . before its current host evan kleiman took over as host the kcrw show good food was parodied on saturday night live in a recurring skit delicious dish with ana gasteyer and molly shannon . program format presenter art talk talk art reviews edward goldman bookworm talk in depth author interviews michael silverblatt dna design & architecture talk culture civic aesthetics frances anderton good food talk cuisine evan kleiman left right & center news talk analysis and punditry josh barro rich lowry robert scheer press play news talk local news & culture madeleine brand unfictional talk documentary storytelling bob carlson film reviews talk film reviews joe morgenstern martini shot talk hollywood pop culture rob long metropolis music electronic dance jason bentley morning becomes eclectic music adult album alternative jason bentley garth trinidad music electronic garth trinidad raul campos music eclectic raul campos the business news talk hollywood entertainment industry kim masters the treatment talk pop culture film tv more elvis mitchell to the point news talk analysis warren olney which way l.a. news talk local affairs warren olney anne litt music eclectic anne litt chris douridas music new music chris douridas liza richardson music eclectic liza richardson gary calamar music eclectic gary calamar henry rollins music wild ride henry rollins dan wilcox music eclectic dan wilcox jason kramer music eclectic jason kramer eric j. lawrence music eclectic eric j. lawrence mario cotto music eclectic mario cotto anthony valadez music eclectic anthony valadez travis holcombe music eclectic travis holcombe jeremy sole music eclectic jeremy sole aaron byrd music eclectic aaron byrd mathieu schreyer music eclectic dan wilcox strictly jazz music jazz bo leibowitz the lab music eclectic marion hodges valida carroll karene daniel regular guest hosts music eclectic chris muckley tobi influence and accolades edit kcrw s flagship program is morning becomes eclectic a three hour daily music program that has been on the air for more than 30 years . historically the show host is also the station s music director . isabel holt created the show in 1978 . tom schnabel hosted the show from 1979 to 1990 . in november 1990 chris douridas took over the show hosting until april 1998 . nic harcourt was in the seat from 1998 until december 1 2008 coming from bbc radio 1 . longtime kcrw dj jason bentley is the current host and music director . kcrw has given initial exposure to artists such as coldplay norah jones sigur ros damien rice and david gray . 14 kcrw programming has won numerous awards and accolades including the golden pylon award in 2011 15 and 2014 16 a prndi award in 2013 17 and 2014 18 the edward r. murrow award in 2014 and 2015 19 the webby award in 2015 20 an aptra award in 2015 21 the gracie award in 2016 22 and seven first place awards from the los angeles press club for the year of 2015 . 23 several hosts have extended their careers into music supervision for both film and television notably chris douridas american beauty 1999 film shrek and house of lies liza richardson friday night lights and the kids are all right film and gary calamar the music supervisor for hbo s true blood and six feet under . streaming media is now prominent at the station which streams thousands of hours of content each week . kcrw provides three different live streams the live broadcast a 24 hour music service and a 24 hour news service . streams are available using adobe flash played through web browsers with alternate streams offered using the pls file format which can be played using software such as itunes winamp and realplayer . the music service and news service are also included as channels in aol radio . the station also archives its talk and music programs for listeners to stream at their convenience and offers podcasts of in studio performance and talk programs . kcrw has members across the country and the station regularly sponsors live music events throughout the united states and in canada . events edit kcrw promotes a great deal of live music events nationally featuring both established and emerging artists . in april 2011 kcrw promoted and sponsored the controversial graffiti exhibit entitled art in the streets at the museum of contemporary art los angeles moca . the los angeles times reported an increase in tagging around moca after the exhibit opened to the public . rant controversy edit the host of kcrw s the business a weekly show focusing on the entertainment industry was claude brodesser akner until december 2008 . in november it was publicized that entrepreneur and film producer rich raddon had contributed 1 500 to the yes on 8 campaign which sought to ban same sex marriages in california . in response to an outcry from the community raddon resigned from his position as head of the los angeles film festival . soon after brodesser akner delivered a rant during an episode of the business purporting to speak for the staff of the program . he said personally we think that raddon s support of the campaign was wrongheaded and donating to the campaign given the nature of his job was naive but we also think that the real issue is how his personal views affected or didn t affect the films that he chose for the festival . in fact by all accounts it s been the very model of inclusion and open mindedness under his stewardship . raddon s censure feels an awful lot we re headed back to a time in hollywood none of us should want to