KALW

Call Letters: KALW
Frequency: 91.7FM
http://www.kalw.org
http://kalwnews.org
Affiliations: BBC, NPR, PRI, APM, and NFCB
Networks: LA Theatre Works Private Network, Sound Opinions Private Network, and Public Radio Remix Select

Description

KALW's mission is to provide listeners with independent, credible news and information from a variety of local, national and international sources. KALW also produces local programs that connect listeners to their communities, highlighting the music, arts and literature of the San Francisco Bay Area. Additionally, the station supports the educational mission of the San Francisco Unified School District by both informing the public about the San Francisco schools and creating opportunities for student-learning in radio.

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How gas prices make California one of the reddest states in the country

From: KALW

If you want know the price of gas around the United States, there’s a map online that breaks it down for you. The states with the cheapest gas are ...

Added: Apr 22, 2012
Length: 12:26

Bay Area bands tackle tour on two wheels

From: KALW

Two Bay Area bands, Rupa and the April Fishes and Shake Your Peace, prepare to kick off a 10-day, 200-mile bike tour.

Added: Apr 22, 2012
Length: 07:44

In San Francisco, it’s not always easy to get to school

From: KALW

If you’ve lived in San Francisco long enough, you might have noticed that there are fewer yellow school buses crisscrossing the city. State budget ...

Added: Apr 05, 2012
Length: 05:25

Death Guild, an alternative club for everyone

From: KALW

The San Francisco goth club Death Guild opened it's doors in 1992. The club started as a showcase for alternative music, including Goth, Industrial...

Added: Apr 05, 2012
Length: 06:50

Santa Cruz police attempt to catch crime before it occurs

From: KALW

The Santa Cruz Police Departments is the first in the country to experiment with predictive policing, a mathematical approach to detecting and prev...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC, and WRST-FM Oshkosh

Added: Apr 05, 2012
Length: 05:44
Purchases: 3

Imprisoned for life

From: KALW

When you look at the numbers, many long held truths about crime crumble. Like this one: who do you think is more likely to become a life-long crimi...

Added: Apr 05, 2012
Length: 25:08

At the Exploratorium, there's no such thing as too much Pi

From: KALW

The basic definition of the number pi is that it’s doesn’t have an exact value – it’s an infinite calculation. But it is possible to know the exact...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Apr 05, 2012
Length: 04:41
Purchases: 1

Teen Health Van goes mobile to reach underserved youth

From: KALW

The Teen Health Van is a one-stop mobile shop that travels to every nook and cranny of the Bay Area’s underserved neighborhoods.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Mar 22, 2012
Length: 05:07
Purchases: 1

A New Year for Trees at San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum

From: KALW

Tu B’shevat is the New Year for Trees. It takes place on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat, which is January or February, depending on the...

Bought by Public Radio Remix

Added: Mar 22, 2012
Length: 07:11
Purchases: 1

A history built on hearsay: Tales of the early Chinese settlers

From: KALW

Caption: Artistic director Rene Yung (right) gives instructions to the proxy storytellers during a rehearsal of the theater and oral history project “Chinese Whispers." Photo courtesy of Chinese Whispers

In the mid-1800s, the Gold Rush brought enthusiastic settlers westward, from across the United States. At the same time, another migration was flow...

Bought by KUOW and Public Radio Remix

Added: Mar 22, 2012
Length: 06:16
Purchases: 2

Writing lessons from the Love Letter Squad

From: KALW

If you think love letters are quaint and lack passion, Janet Gallin of the Love Letter Squad has news for you.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Public Radio Remix

Added: Mar 22, 2012
Length: 04:38
Purchases: 2

Downtown Berkeley: A neighborhood of extremes

From: KALW

For anyone who’s been there, the news that Downtown Berkeley is one of the Bay Area’s poorest neighborhoods probably comes as a surprise.

Added: Mar 22, 2012
Length: 06:58

The dirt on compostable plastics

From: KALW

Every day we make decisions based on our environmental values. A wooden stirrer or a compostable plastic one to mix your to-go coffee? Organic vege...

Bought by WAMC

Added: Mar 19, 2012
Length: 06:47
Purchases: 1

Old conflicts shadow new gold rush on the Klamath River

From: KALW

With gold continuing to sell at historically high prices, the hunt for the shiny mineral is alive and well. Mostly. In 2009, California outlawed a ...

Bought by Public Radio Remix

Added: Mar 19, 2012
Length: 08:41
Purchases: 1

Rethinking poverty in Alameda Point

From: KALW

Driving to Alameda Point in the East Bay may leave a first timer a little lost. It’s out towards the waterfront, past the Victorian neighborhoods o...

Bought by Public Radio Remix

Added: Mar 19, 2012
Length: 07:33
Purchases: 1

Taking another look at eyewitness testimony

From: KALW

Shows like CSI have taught us that a lot can be gleaned from clues left at a crime scene, and painstakingly pieced together by investigators. What ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Public Radio Remix

Added: Mar 19, 2012
Length: 06:11
Purchases: 2

Ferries could come back into style in San Francisco Bay

From: KALW

Before there ever was a Golden Gate Bridge or a Bay Bridge, people who wanted to cross the Bay did it by boat. At their peak, ferries carried over ...

Added: Mar 19, 2012
Length: 06:41

Oakland neighborhood doubles as an industrial center

From: KALW

West Oakland is a neighborhood in transition – more people are moving in, and developers have it in their sights as the next up-and-coming place to...

Added: Mar 19, 2012
Length: 06:20

Wrongfully convicted man fighting to save his name after prison

From: KALW

Maurice Caldwell is just one of hundreds of former inmates whose convictions have been overturned after spending years in prison. Now, Caldwell is ...

Bought by KFAI and Public Radio Remix

Added: Mar 19, 2012
Length: 10:46
Purchases: 2

The man who planted two million trees

From: KALW

Just about everyone knows that the largest park in San Francisco is Golden Gate Park. But can you name the second largest one? (The Presidio doesn’...

Added: Mar 19, 2012
Length: 05:58

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