KAWC earns Local News Initiative grant for $15K
March 25, 2024Radio station and college faculty collaborate to establish student newsroom
Yuma, AZ (March 25, 2024) – KAWC received one of six inaugural grants from the Local News Initiative of Southern Arizona to support a new KAWC Student Newsroom.
KAWC/KOFA presents film screening of 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio
March 13, 2024Yuma, AZ (March 14, 2024) – Join KAWC/KOFA-Border Radio for a free screening of 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio on Tuesday, March 26.
KAWC presents Pavlo in concert on Feb. 27
February 20, 2024Yuma, AZ (February 20, 2024) – Internationally renowned Mediterranean guitarist and PBS star Pavlo is coming to Yuma for the first time as part of The Santorini Tour. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at the Yuma Civic Center outdoor Sunset Terrace, 1440 W. Desert Hills Dr.
Ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate new Matador Activity Center
February 7, 2024Facility officially open for instruction and student use
Yuma, AZ (February 7, 2024) – Arizona Western College’s new Matador Activity Center (MAC) will be unveiled to the community during an upcoming ribbon cutting ceremony.
Aspiring musicians can sign up to use KAWC/KOFA tiny desk for NPR contest
February 7, 2024Yuma, AZ (February 7, 2024) – The KAWC/KOFA team, in collaboration with the Video Production Department, is offering the use of their “tiny desk” in the new Matador Activity Center studios for aspiring musicians interested in entering a nationwide NPR competition.
StoryCorps to begin recording interviews with Yumans on Nov. 20
November 5, 2019KAWC/Border Radio will host StoryCorps for 5 weeks to help record the stories of local residents
Yuma, AZ (Nov. 5, 2019) – StoryCorps, a renowned nonprofit organization celebrating the stories of everyday Americans, will record interviews in Yuma from November 20 to December 21 as part of its cross-country MobileBooth tour. Having collected more than 65,000 interviews from Americans in all 50 states, StoryCorps has gathered one of the largest single collections of human voices ever recorded.
KAWC Colorado River Public Media challenges listeners to “Think”
February 7, 2019Yuma, AZ (February 8, 2019) – On Monday, Feb. 4, KAWC began airing “Think,” an award-winning hour of information and in-depth conversation produced by public radio station KERA FM in Dallas.
Launched in 2006, “Think” is hosted by journalist Krys Boyd and airs on public radio stations across Texas and the nation. With 250,000 downloads per month, it is one of the most popular podcasts on the public radio system.
KOFA Border Radio holding inaugural pledge drive
October 1, 2018Yuma, AZ (October 1, 2018) – The first-ever pledge drive for KOFA Border Radio will be taking place Wednesday, October 3, until Saturday, October 6, at 11 a.m.
Arizona Western College President Dr. Daniel Corr will kick off the drive as the first guest DJ at 7 a.m. Wednesday morning.
After being known for 48 years as KAWC AM1320, the station transitioned to KOFA 1320 Border Radio on April 30. Colorado River Public Media’s new all-music service features significantly more local music and student-hosted programming.
KAWC Announces More Music with Border Radio
May 2, 2018Student voices, creative shows to bolster AM format shift
Yuma, AZ (May 2, 2018) – The station known for more than 45 years as “KAWC-AM,” at 1320AM in Yuma, is now “Border Radio – KOFA.”
Border Radio is a return to our roots: a “college radio” station that gives Arizona Western College students and other community members a chance to host music programs.
KAWC Announces More Music with Border Radio
May 2, 2018Student voices, creative shows to bolster AM format shift
Yuma, AZ (May 2, 2018) – The station known for more than 45 years as “KAWC-AM,” at 1320AM in Yuma, is now “Border Radio – KOFA.”
Border Radio is a return to our roots: a “college radio” station that gives Arizona Western College students and other community members a chance to host music programs.