KAWC Colorado River Public Media Employee Directory
Broadcast Media Production and DistributionArizona, United States11-50 Employees
KAWC Colorado River Public Media is a non-commercial, educational radio broadcaster licensed by the FCC and operated by the Arizona Western College District Governing Board. Based in Yuma, Arizona, with studios and transmitters on the college campus, it has operated AM 1320 and FM 88.9 since 1970 and 1992 respectively, and has expanded to online streaming and additional simulcasts over the years. The organization serves a diverse audience with programming that includes music, news, public affairs, and fine arts, aiming to educate, inform, and entertain listeners both on air and via the internet. Its regional reach has grown through transmitter relocations and additional stations, enhancing coverage across east and west Yuma County and into neighboring areas. The station’s mission centers on supporting public media needs of its audience, leveraging periodic updates and personnel changes to bring NPR and BBC News content and other public programming to the community. Recent announcements include staffing additions to reinforce its editorial team in television and related news coverage.