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Sonoma County’s NPR Station Adding 104.9 FM

January 19, 2021 Northern California Public Media has agreed to buy a powerful local FM station to boost public broadcasting in Sonoma County. It has filed with the Federal Communications Commission to purchase KDHT-FM 104.9. Its signal reaches virtually all of Sonoma County plus northern Novato and western portions of Napa County. Northern California Public Media has operated KRCB-FM on 91.1 FM since 1993. Its signal is difficult to hear in much of the county and could not be improved. “We’re pleased to be able to serve all of Sonoma County,” said Darren LaShelle, the nonprofit organization’s president and CEO.… Read More
An Encore Session with Phoebe Bridgers on World Cafe – Tuesday @ 2pm

A few months into the pandemic, Phoebe Bridgers released her sophomore solo album, Punisher. It quickly became an album for the moment – one that could make you feel less alone in a time of self-isolation. Phoebe talks about this moment we’re in, about how making the album was not an isolated experience at all, and about teaching her friend and collaborator Conor Oberst about memes, on the next World Cafe. World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.… Read More
Filmmaker Dror Moreh on the Next Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, an inside look at negotiations in the 1990s, which held the prospect of bringing peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Dave Davies talks with filmmaker Dror Moreh about his documentary, the Human Factor based on candid interviews with American negotiators in the talks…and we’ll speak with Dennis Ross, President Clinton’s point man in the effort. Join us. Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device. Find… Read More
Lady Spins the Blues with Host Mary Carroll - Tuesdays at 7pm

Each week, host Mary Carrol celebrates the struggles and triumphs of the human spirit through songs and stories. Lady Spins the Blues airs Tuesday evenings at 7 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download our FREE mobile App @ iTunes & Google Play! Find our complete programming schedule here. Read More

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California Update for Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Health experts say reopening businesses won’t necessarily lead to another spike, but only if people wear their masks, stay outside and maintain a safe physical distance. Story by Sammy Caiola. (Photo: Kate Burkhalter arranges products at a store in Midtown Sacramento Wednesday Jan. 13, 2021 - Andrew Nixon / CapRadio). California has lifted its statewide stay-at-home order, returning all 58 counties to the old color-coded Coronavirus tier system which is based on data from individual counties.…

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Watch Live: House Transmits Article of Impeachment Against Trump to the Senate – Monday at 4pm

The House is formally transmitting the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate, setting the stage for the trial in that chamber the week of Feb. 8. Watch the ceremony live. (Photo: Liam James Doyle/NPR) For Stations:

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My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell Permanently Suspended From Twitter

Enlarge this image Mike Lindell, the CEO of My Pillow shown here during a 2019 conference, has been suspended from Twitter.

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Japan Tries To Remain Optimistic As COVID-19 Threatens To Cancel Tokyo Olympics

Japanese officials are swatting away rumors and reports that the government has concluded that, with the Tokyo Olympics 151 days away, and much of the country in a COVID-19 state of emergency, the games cannot be held. They dismissed an anonymously sourced report by the British newspaper The Times…