The circus is in town… or has it always been here?? The GREATEST Show on Air, (KCPR 91.3FM obviously) is entering an exciting season: our annual PLEDGE DRIVE! 👏❤️🎪
The 2026 Pledge Drive runs from April 9th (TODAY!) through May 21st. The support that we recieve from the pledge drive helps us maintain and give access to industry-standard equipment, to keep our sound strong for years to come. As a fully-run student station, everything we do is powered by student creativity, dedication, and community support.
The greatest show on air needs the greatest supporters, YOU! 🌟
🔗 visit the link in our bio to donate, and stay tuned for all the exciting pledge drive events and content coming soon.
🎨Linnaea Marks
2026 Spring DJ Schedule is finally here! 🎙️
Want to know who you're listening to each hour? Tune in to your favorite DJs, daylists, Radio Party, KCPR News, podcasts, and get in touch with the sound of the central coast!
Listen on 91.3FM and kcpr.org 🔥
Springing into the 2026 Spring News Schedule!
Tune into KCPR 91.3 FM at 9AM Monday - Friday, and 6PM Monday - Thursday to get educated on local, state, national news, and other KCPR & MN stories! Don't miss out on being graced by the voices of our epic KCPR News team!
Additionally don't miss Saddle Up Sports on Fridays from 10AM - 12PM and The Roundup on Fridays from 6 - 7PM featuring hosts MN Editor in Chief @archaaanna and KCPR News Director @fionahastings_
📻Tune in at 91.3FM or on kcpr.org
KCPR opens doors for all professional and personal opportunities for students here at Cal Poly. The environment cultivated within the station has created lasting connections, valuable experience and unforgettable moments. We are grateful to have the privilege in sharing our music, content and mission with San Luis Obispo. With your support we can continue our growth and connect with the community.
Thank you to our News Director Fiona Hastings for sharing her KCPR story! Check out the entire pledge video on our donation page at the link in bio!
There are SIX days left to support THE GREATEST SHOW ON AIR! Help KCPR keep the shenanigans rolling, and the music playing. 🌟
🔗 visit the link in bio to donate!
Vibe checking will be mandatory at entry.
THIS SATURDAY! Join us at the third stop of the Club 91 World Tour. Hosted at @shindigcider Saturday May 16th.
Wear all black and no smiling allowed.
🖼️: @78diiego
#wegetyouthere #club91 #kcpr #techno
Lightning in a Bottle is a yearly arts and electronic music festival held in Buena Vista Lake, California happening on May 20 through May 24. This year’s lineup features influential and up and coming EDM artists such as Sara Landry, Empire of the Sun, Zeds Dead and more.
KCPR disc jockey, Tooth Chip, has cooked up an ELECTRIC playlist to get you hyped for the upcoming festival.
⛓️💥check out the link in bio and listen to the playlist on kcpr.org & our spotify
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🎶🎧:@sadiefonarev
Flowy skirts, fringed boots, and “boho chic” became the unofficial dress code of San Luis Obispo on May 2 and 3, as community members and music lovers alike ran, frolicked and danced their way through the gates of Shabang Music Festival. With the sun peeking out through the foggy sky and complimented by a light breeze, the rolling green hills of San Luis Obispo looked idyllic as ever.
For many, Shabang is a space of freedom – a place where people can let go of their daily lives for a weekend and exist in a world outside of their own.
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✍️: Sarah Jagielski @sarah_jagielski & Emilia Pirir @emiliapaolaa
📸: Kristen Conliffe @kristenconliffe & Becca Gutierrez @becca_nicolette
Yo yo yo…you hear him before you see him...this is 「JUST PUGA」
But if we’re keeping it official…Diego Puga Escobar. (yeah, his first name isn’t Puga)
He is a first-gen, fourth-year COMS major with a Spanish minor…traveling 123 miles, give or take, between Salinas and SLO…straight from the 831 to the 805 (s/o the salad bowl)
If you knew Puga back then…yeah, not much has changed. Maybe a couple of pounds lighter…but still the same charismatic, enthusiastic little rascal. Coming from a family of four where the saying goes…Puga gets paid to shut up…while his brother gets paid to talk…somewhere along the way, he flipped that script.
Started off initially as a 2-minute bilingual reporter for Mustang News updates on KCPR…and somehow…never left. From sneaking in airtime to anchoring Wednesday PM news…featuring Puga’s Pop Quiz…where he pops the question, and YOU call in with the answer…
And of course…as said by the great Pat Howe…the “brave men and women of radio party”…the real reason he’s up way too early doing way too much.
When he’s not behind the mic…which is rare…like…very rare…(seriously, someone clock him out)…you might catch him on the street…late-night climbs at the pad…movies rolling…wings in hand…music filling every quiet second…as well as saving kittens from trees….and various other impressive good deeds…
But when he is in the stu…locked in…he’s doing what he does best…talking…a lot…but somehow making it sound like home....he lives a life a no actor can play....
If you’re wondering what he plays...tune in Wednesdays 7-9 pm following his anchor 1 news show....or check out his Spotify @ ohhpuga
JUST PUGA…on the mic…on the move…and not going anywhere anytime soon.
Notes from the DJ: Huge thank you to Jenna Brock for inspiring me to join KCPR, and shout out to Emmy Burrus for letting me in ...
@jenna_marie_03@emmyburrus
And for our next act: Pledge Merch!
Depending on your donation amount, you will receive some EPIC KCPR merchandise as a THANK YOU! We are so appreciative of all who have supported so far, but the days are dwindling down, and your chance to get some of this super sick merch (and donate of course) is almost up!
Want to see what merch you get dependent on your donation amount OR want to donate today? Check out the pledge drive site at the link in bio!
Thank you to our design contest winners whose designs are featured on some of this years merch!
Graduation has always been scary. While some students lean into the “Learn by Doing” philosophy and have an offer day one out-the-door, others figure things out in this less than ideal job market.
For the final Peak issue this year, the Peak team chose to hold exit interviews with nine students on the horizon of impact. Whether it’s going pro in a less-than usual sport, starting a cheesecake business or transforming the music marketing scene, nine seniors in the class of 2026 stood out as those led by influence.
Read about their journeys through Cal Poly and where they’re headed next at all newsstands today.
🖼️ Aviv Kesar | @byavivkesar
📸 Bailee Isackson | @ba1leeee
