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.
KAWC team creates first-generation student video podcast
February 27, 2023Project stems from completion of Poynter Institute Digital Transformation Program
Yuma, AZ (February 27, 2023) – Arizona Western College students have a new platform to share their higher education journey.
NPR's Here & Now to broadcast live from KAWC Studio
February 23, 2023Yuma, AZ (February 23, 2023) – The NPR program Here & Now will be broadcasting live on Friday, Feb. 24, from the KAWC Studio at the Arizona Western College Yuma Campus.
This live program will focus on Arizona border issues and will be heard on NPR stations across the US and the world.
KAWC will air Here & Now live from 10am – 12pm at 88.9FM in Yuma and Parker, at kawc.org and on the KAWC app.
Arizona Western College launches new FM service in Yuma
February 12, 2019Yuma, AZ (February 12, 2019) – Music fans in Yuma now have a new way to hear the eclectic sounds emanating from Arizona Western College’s Border Radio. AWC has been on the air at 1320 AM for nearly 50 years, originally as KAWC-AM and for the past year as KOFA-AM. Now that same service is being simulcast on 94.7 FM in Yuma.
StoryCorps announces 2019 Mobile Tour stop in Yuma
November 8, 2018Yuma, AZ (November 8, 2018) – Yuma was announced today as the final stop on the 2019 StoryCorps Mobile Tour. KAWC will welcome the national storytelling organization to record, preserve, and share conversations from Yuma and La Paz counties that will be archived for future generations at the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress.
“We are the smallest station, by far, scheduled for the tour, so this is a big deal,” said KAWC Director of Development Alice Ferris.
KAWC Spirited Discussion Series: Arizona Highways Magazine
October 31, 2018Yuma, AZ (October 31, 2018) – Former Arizona Highways Magazine publisher Win Holden will tell the story of how a brochure produced by the Arizona Highway Department evolved into one of the most respected and revered publications in the world during KAWC’s upcoming Spirited Discussion.
KAWC invites the community to attend this free event, which will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at St. Paul's Cultural Center, 645 S. 2nd Ave. Appetizers and beverages will be available.