KCRW: Encyclopedia II - KCRW - Programming

KCRW - Programming

Locally-produced programs include:

• Morning Becomes Eclectic
• Sounds Eclectic
• To the Point
• Which Way, L.A.?
• The Treatment
• Left, Right & Center
• Bookworm
• and Harry Shearer's Le Show

News and information programs dominate the daytime schedule (from 3 AM and Morning Edition to 7:30 PM, when Which Way, L.A.? ends), and music is played in the evening and overnight hours. The exception is between 9 AM and 12 noon, when Morning Becomes Eclectic is aired. Weekends feature more music during the day and evening.

Warren Olney hosts the station's signature news/public affairs programs, "To the Point" (nationally distributed by Public Radio International) and the long-running "Which Way, L.A.?" which began after the riots in response to the Rodney King beating trial verdicts in 1992. However, unlike crosstown rival KPCC, KCRW does not have a news department or field reporters. Headlines and traffic reports are delivered by an announcer at the studio. KCRW generally runs the NPR news magazines in its entirety, and does not provide long-form coverage of news events like KPCC.

Music programs feature a wide variety of music but daytime music shows such as Morning Becomes Eclectic and Weekend Becomes Electic tend toward what is generally described in America as adult album alternative with a greater emphasis on world music. For example, classical or jazz music is rarely played except as an interstitial, and rap music is generally not heard. At night, more upbeat music such as house, progressive, and electronic dance music are the main styles on shows such as Metropolis and Nocturna. Some music programs, such as Pop Secret or Chocolate City, specifically focus on certain genres of music. Other shows, such as New Ground, have a broader scope.

Of note is that KCRW airs Santa Monica City Council meetings live from 8 PM to midnight on the Tuesdays when they are held. Because of the nature of the repeater network, this means that Santa Monica City Council meetings are broadcast throughout the Southern California region, reaching about 150 miles from the city limits.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Programming", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki