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Colorado Public Radio (CPR) is a public radio state network based in Denver, Colorado that broadcasts three services: news, classical music and OpenAir, which plays adult album alternative music. CPR operates a 30-signal, statewide radio network accessible to 80 percent of Coloradans. As of 2013, CPR had 440,000 weekly listeners, 47,000 contributing members and annual revenue of $14 million. Source
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| Scope | Local |
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
| Media Market | Denver |
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| Radio Format | Public Radio |
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Search ArticlesColorado issues public health order over tuberculosis at Aurora immigrant detention center
Colorado’s health department issued a public health order Thursday to GEO Group in a push to allow health authorities to investigate the possible spread of tuberculosis at an immigrant detention center in Aurora. TB is curable, but can be lethal if untreated.
Former Fort Carson soldier gets probation in highly-publicized drug case
A former Fort Carson soldier arrested after last year’s high-profile immigration raid of a Colorado Springs nightclub entered a plea of guilty and was immediately sentenced Thursday to two years of probation for possession of cocaine, a misdemeanor offense.
Concert review: Sugar at the Mission Ballroom
After a three-year run and two albums, Bob Mould's alternative rock band Sugar called it quits. Three decades later, they came back together, went back into the studio, and went back on the road — choosing the Mission Ballroom in Denver as the start of their first U.S. tour in over three decades.
After fire and floods the tiny community of Beulah braces for the next onslaught
Next door to the Beulah fire station, volunteers filled hundreds of sandbags. The last heavy rainfall caused a destructive flash flood that the town wasn't able to prepare for. This time residents are stacking sandbags around their homes and barns, aiming to redirect any deluge and protect their property. Resident Linda Overlin works with Beulah’s two water districts.
Bo Nix will sit out the Broncos’ preseason opener at Atlanta, coach Sean Payton says
By Arnie Stapleton/AP Pro Football Writer Quarterback Bo Nix won't play in the Denver Broncos ' preseason opener at Atlanta, coach Sean Payton said Wednesday. Nix is coming off two right ankle surgeries in the offseason but didn't miss any snaps at training camp. Payton said he'll play when the Broncos host the Green Bay Packers on Aug. 21, and again a week later against the Minnesota Vikings. Sam Ehlinger and Jarrett Stidham will each play a half against the Falcons on Friday night.
Inside a prison theater performance of the courtroom drama, ‘12 Angry Men’
Twelve men sat around a long table surrounded by black stage curtains Saturday, arguing over whether a 16-year-old should be sent to the electric chair. They were playing jurors in an adaptation of the 1957 courtroom drama “12 Angry Men.” It took them out of the prison greens they otherwise wear while incarcerated at the Limon Correctional Facility, a medium-level and closed-custody prison on Colorado’s eastern plains.
A drought-stricken Southeastern Colorado river is drying up
As major rivers run dry throughout the West, many small rivers face the same fate, like the Cucharas River in Southeastern Colorado. It's the primary water source for the rural town of La Veta. This summer may be the worst drought in the community's history. To understand the impact of the drought along the Cucharas River, KRCC’s Orion Cenkl traveled from the headwaters in the mountains southwest of Walsenburg to where it runs dry near La Veta. “It's never been this shallow,” Margaret Hill said.
Glenwood Springs gets ready to sue ICE over land-use dispute
Federal immigration authorities are in violation of Glenwood Springs land use policies and could end up in court over their improper use of a detention facility. Glenwood Springs City Council voted 6-1 last week to pursue a judicial enforcement action for land use violations at a property being used for ICE detentions. The property at 100 Midland Ave. had been operating under a special use permit.
Colorado’s biggest coal plant hits a grim milestone: still broken after a year, and repairs still delayed
Colorado’s newest and largest coal plant has officially been broken for a year, an anniversary that could mean increased customer bills in the future. Xcel Energy’s Comanche 3 plant, part of the sprawling Comanche complex in Pueblo, suffered a mechanical failure on Aug. 12, 2025. Repairing the unit — which has failed repeatedly in its 16-year lifespan — has been a long, drawn-out process for the state’s largest utility.
Uneasy CU economists cut their new jobs forecast by more than half
Colorado’s job growth in 2026 is weaker than expected, according to a report from CU’s Leeds School of Business. CU economists cut their forecast from 17,000 new jobs this year to 6,000. Weak employment in retail and leisure and hospitality jobs are the main reasons for the slimmed-down expectations, according to Brian Lewandowski, a CU economist. The leisure and hospitality bucket captures hits to the state’s resort towns from the lack of snow this winter.