High Lonesome Sound

08/07/2025

Happy Birthday to friend and banjo-master, Alison Brown!

08/01/2025

07/27/2025

07/25/2025

Holiday Inn is taking reservations now! Come join us in Jan! We promise the only place it will be this hot is on the stage!

07/23/2025

Happy Birthday to Alison Krauss. She’s the hardest working person I know!

07/18/2025

Hey Time Travelers…
Here’s the skinny on how KOPN 89.5 FM will be affected by cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Dear friends and supporters of KOPN,

We want to update you on a vote in Washington that threatens the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides a significant portion of KOPN's budget.

On Thursday, a rescission bill passed in the Senate and was later passed by the House. The bill eliminates the next two years of previously approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

CPB funding has been instrumental in stabilizing the operations of KOPN, providing access to national news and programming, and paying licensing and royalties for the diverse and unique music we share with you.

Without CPB funding, KOPN will lose over $250,000 in the next two years.

While we are proud to rely on your listener support to operate KOPN, this abrupt and significant change in the budget will be disruptive to operations, staffing, and programming. You know that KOPN is a shoestring operation with only two staff members and a frugal, thrifty approach to all we do. That means your generous contributions make a much bigger impact here.

With your help, KOPN will persevere to bring you the news, views, music, and talk you’ve come to expect from Mid-Missouri’s independent community radio station. Your support is needed and appreciated now more than ever.

SUPPORT COMMUNITY RADIO TODAY

KOPN is dedicated to operating a station that provides a platform for underrepresented voices, fosters understanding and peace among all people, and introduces you to diverse talk and music of the world.

We will return to your inbox with a new edition of our newsletter a week from this Sunday, so please keep an eye out for news from your community radio station.

KOPN 89.5FM
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07/18/2025

Happy Birthday to Ricky Skaggs. I’d say we’ve been in some pretty good bands together.

07/16/2025

Ride the rails of tradition every Sunday night with High Lonesome Sound hosted by KL Brown — 9 PM to midnight on KOPN! From hard-driving banjo licks to soulful harmonies, it's the very best in bluegrass, spun straight from the heart.

Tune in locally at 89.5 FM or stream worldwide at kopn.org
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