Capital Public Radio

Victor Forman… Great voice! It’s refreshing to hear classic and jazz in an age that worships trash as music.

I love NPR! I don’t know how I would make it to work every day if it wasn’t for this radio station! My obsolete favorite part of listening is the fact that there are no commercials. I don’t know how many times I would get fed up listening to stations like KFBK when it feels like you here 3 minutes of programing and 15 minutes of advertising! So frustrating! On NPR it is just news news and more news without interruption!
I love the side programs and the segments they do like Storycorp and All Things Considered. I have to agree with other reviews that at first glance, this station may seem boring and not at all sensational, but that’s the point! This is your no BS news that gives you the information and you can decide what to do with it. Through NPR I am able to stay informed on what is happening around our country and the world. If I had more money I’d be donating to their cause all of the time.
Thank you NPR and I hope you don’t go anywhere! Keep up the good news!

I really enjoy the voice and the explain, annoucement of the piece by Victor Forman. He have a very perfect voice for the Classical Music Station. He takes time to announce the name of the conductor, orchestra and soloist, wich its very normal to me.
I like also Pacinni, its a great host. The one in the regular afternoon its terrible, and the jokes he makes sometimes have nothing to do with the interest to the music, or our interest in listen to the music. He sais so many times his own name that really becames very boring. And what is the point to say the weather in California in a classical station? He does almost every half of the hour. I don’t get it. Forman or Pacinni should be the hosts at all the time.

Sadly, I have to update my opinion of CPR. In particular, I am displeased in the early morning, drive time DJ for the classical music channel. His delivery is utterly bland and boring, and he lacks any on air personality. His observations about the music are pedestrian, in contrast to other music DJs, who have helpful insights.
Because he has been absent frequently for the past couple of months, I can only hope that he is burning through his accumulated vacation leave time, in preparation for either retiring or locating another job. When I awaken in a morning and switch on NPR, not hearing his voice, I am relieved.
Also, I will not donate further money to the station until this prime time is covered by someone more vital and engaging…

I listen to NPR everyday. Nice change from what is on the rest of the airwaves. I’m donating a car to them today and will continue to support this fine organization in the future. Keep up the unique programming.

one of my favorite things about sacramento.

Better than half the crap on radio now. Keep it up. No Rush?

In the age of corporate radio you can’t hate any NPR station too much, but these people should be ashamed of themselves being licensed to Sac State University (which they repeatedly mention on-​air) but they don’t let a SINGLE student on the air! I wish someone would petition the FCC to either make them allow at least SOME student programming or else sever their affiliation with the university. I’ve heard FM 90.9 being simulcast on at least two other stations too, one a few seconds behind the other.
I don’t like to give them any financial support but I do buy a lot from their annual record sale– however, the world would be a MUCH better place if instead of selling all the sometimes unusual records they get for this, they keep them and play them on the air!

Those who have listened to Capital Public Radio for a while will have noticed the recent format change on KXPR — classical music severely cut in order to make room for other types of programming. Fortunately, there is an alternative. Listener-​supported KDFC in San Francisco can be received in most Sacramento-​area locations at 89.9 MHz. Others who enjoy classical programming are invited to join with me in voting with both our radio dials and our checkbooks.

A colleague of mine turned to NPR every time we got in the car. At first it was annoying. Boring, socialist, communist, liberal agenda crap!
But then after several sessions of the unbearableness, I realized this is what real news sounds like.
It’s not fun, it’s not sensational, and there are no opinions being expressed. Just the cold hard truth.
At first it may be hard to turn away from the glitz and glamour of fox news and cnn, but soon you won’t be able to stop experiencing reality.

This station is constantly playing in our upstairs bathroom/​vanity area. I enjoy everything from Car Talk (yes) to Science Friday, All Things Considered and Talk of the Nation. I don’t think there’s one host I don’t adore listening to– it’s such a calming start to any morning whether I’m being lazy as hell or rushing out. I agree with other reviewers– they really do need to expose the station in the community more often– especially if they annoyingly ask nonstop for donations a week out of the year… Just sayin’…

I donate to Capital Public Radio and I used to volunteer for their online indie radio show Off Air so you could say I have a soft-​spot for this public radio station.
I also love to listen to the NPR programming they bring to us — All Things Considered and Talk of the Nation are my favorites! Capital Public Radio is where I go not only to keep up with what’s going on internationally but locally.
I only have two major issues with this station: 1.) I don’t see them out in the community enough and 2.) I’d love to hear more current and alternative music on the airwaves. Jazz and classical is great, but let’s face it, younger audiences (and possible future donors) want to support music programming they are actually interested in.
Otherwise, I listen to CPR at LEAST once a day!

Great stories, great people… Donna Apidone is the nicest radio personality ever!

I listen to them every single morning for the traffic reports and also the little ‘bites’ of stories. It makes the commute go faster (worth their weight in gold for that one!)
This is the main radio station, besides 101.1 Old School and R n B. hee hee hee.

I listen to Cap Radio everyday while getting ready for work and enjoying my morning coffee.
Perfect for local, to national and international news. They’ve got a great team with great reporters/​journalists.
If you’re interested in real news worthy content, rather than who ELSE Tiger Woods had a rendezvous with while married, then Cap Radio is the place to tune in!

All I know is that I keep asking myself:
«What the heck is going on with all the zombi and vampire sh*t.?»
(It’s really starting to make me uncomfortable … as even close friends are sticking their toe in the unholy water. I’ve told my friends and loved ones that if I go to CVS and return with more than 2 spools of gauze, to alert the police, PRONTOOOOOH.)
And then, Talk of the Nation comes on and says «And next, got zombies on the brain?»
Um, yeah. If Zombies are spooky, being able to read minds *thinking* of zombies is even spookier, but in a good way. Thanks Cap Radio. You get me.

But without knowing what better public radio is like, you may not be as well-​informed as you think.

without public radio I’d be completely ignorant.