Colorado Public Radio

A nonprofit organization

$46,799 raised by 296 donors

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$350,000 Goal

Colorado Public Radio is Colorado’s largest nonprofit media organization, providing news, information, music and cultural experiences for Coloradans and beyond.

  • CPR News delivers in-depth, insightful and fact-based news and information. On the radio, listeners hear shows and reporting from our local newsroom and from partners including NPR. Online, CPR News reporters — based in Denver, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs and Washington, D.C. — provide robust news centered on Colorado. 
  • KRCC delivers radio and online news to Southern Coloradans from Colorado Springs to Trinidad, and from La Junta to Salida.
  • Denverite provides award-winning journalism for Denver’s curious and concerned. Denverite’s reporters are dedicated to covering the ever-changing city for everyone – whether they’ve been here for decades or for days. 
  • CPR Classical takes listeners on an in-depth exploration of thoughtfully curated music — with an emphasis on Colorado’s classical community — providing context to a broad range of meaningful and compelling works from past to present. Since 2001, CPR has provided 24/7 classical music via a network of statewide radio stations. 
  • Indie 102.3 connects radio audiences from the Front Range to Glenwood Springs with artists — guiding them to the discovery of new music from emerging artists and from those they know and love.

Community support provides CPR with the resources to combat misinformation with fact-based, reliable journalism, illuminate local, national and global issues that matter to you, and enrich our community through diverse musical experiences.

CPR’s news and music are available on the radio, online, as podcasts, on social media, via newsletters and our Colorado Public Radio app. Thanks to our nonprofit, public service model, content is never hidden behind a paywall. 

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Mission

To deliver meaningful news, music and cultural experiences to everyone in Colorado using the power of the human voice in all its forms.

Background Statement

Colorado Public Radio's roots trace back to 1970, when KCFR launched on the University of Denver campus as Denver's first non-commercial public radio station. KCFR joined NPR in 1973 and became independent from DU in 1984. That same year, KPRN in Grand Junction began broadcasting, extending public radio to western Colorado.

In 1991, KPRN and KCFR merged to form Colorado Public Radio. The following decades saw CPR's network expand through community support. Initially offering a mix of news and classical music, CPR transitioned to separate full-time news and classical services in 2001.

CPR's third service, OpenAir, debuted in 2011, showcasing new and independent music with a focus on Colorado's local scene. Rebranded as Indie 102.3 in 2019, it now reaches listeners from the Front Range to Glenwood Springs.

Furthering its commitment to local journalism, CPR acquired the news site Denverite in 2019. In 2020, a partnership with Colorado College brought Colorado Springs-based KRCC into the CPR network.

Today, CPR's radio signals reach the areas where over 90% of Colorado's population lives. Beyond traditional broadcasting, CPR offers comprehensive online news, original podcasts, and cultural events, continuing its mission to inform, inspire and entertain Coloradans and beyond.

Your gift helps CPR toward our goal of inspiring, informing and entertaining Coloradans. We’re grateful for your support.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Colorado Public Radio

other names

Public Broadcasting of Colorado, CPR, CPR News, CPR Classical, Indie 102.3, KRCC, Denverite

Year Established

1982

Tax id (EIN)

74-2324052

Category

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Organization Size

Large Organization

Address

Bridges Broadcast Center 7409 S Alton Ct
Centennial, CO 80112

Service areas

CO, US

Phone

303-871-9191

Other

800-722-4449

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