KVPR / Valley Public Radio

KVPR, Valley Public Radio, is the NPR member station for California's San Joaquin Valley. It is a locally based nonprofit founded in 1975 by White Ash Broadcasting, Inc., which still holds the licenses, and it began broadcasting in October 1978. The organization rebranded from Valley Public Radio to KVPR in 2021 and operates from a 10,000 square foot broadcast center on Alluvial Avenue in Clovis, near Fresno, that opened in 2016.

Its news and talk service airs on KVPR 89.3 FM for Fresno, Visalia and Merced and on KPRX 89.1 FM for Bakersfield, carrying Morning Edition, All Things Considered and local news from a newsroom that has won Golden Mike Awards and national Edward R. Murrow Awards in 2022 and 2024. KVPR Classical, a 24 hour classical music service, runs on the stations' HD2 channels and online. The station also produces podcasts including Central Valley Daily and The Other California, a Sunday jazz program and the Young Artists Spotlight series, and reaches listeners through kvpr.org, its app and smart speakers across Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Mariposa and Tulare counties.

KVPR has a staff of about fifteen and a $2.2 million annual operating budget supported by members and local underwriters. It hires reporters, hosts and producers, development and membership staff, and engineering and business roles. Openings are posted on the station's employment page, with applications by email. Joe Moore is president and general manager.