KCBX

KCBX Public Radio for California's Central Coast -- NPR, local news, great music.

KCBX is a community licensed public radio station that serves the California coast from Santa Barbara to Salinas:

90.1 San Luis Obispo | 89.5 Santa Barbara | 91.7 Paso Robles to Salinas
90.9 Santa Ynez, Avila Beach, Cambria | 91.1 Cayucos | 95.1 Lompoc

✨ Your Central Coast weekend starts here!From local happenings to on-air favorites, KCBX has you covered. Check out thes...
08/29/2025

✨ Your Central Coast weekend starts here!
From local happenings to on-air favorites, KCBX has you covered. Check out these events around the coast, then tune in to Issues & Ideas, the KCBX show that dives deeper into the stories shaping our region. 📻💡

📅 Full list + details at KCBX.org/community-calendar

KCBX Program Director Marisa Waddell is at the Public Media Content Conference learning all kinds of interesting stuff t...
08/26/2025

KCBX Program Director Marisa Waddell is at the Public Media Content Conference learning all kinds of interesting stuff to help make KCBX even better. Today she got to meet a lanner falcon (from Northern Africa, southern Europe and other regions) and a Eurasian eagle owl. The daily show Birdnote brought them. You can hear Birdnote every weekday at 4:49am on KCBX during Morning Edition.

🎶 KCBX FEATURED ALBUM | The Wood Brothers Puff of Smoke 🎶KCBX Host Janelle Younger calls the title track “a future class...
08/25/2025

🎶 KCBX FEATURED ALBUM | The Wood Brothers Puff of Smoke 🎶
KCBX Host Janelle Younger calls the title track “a future classic” and recommends Witness + Pray God Listens.
On their ninth album, the Grammy-nominated trio leans into joyful experimentation—blending Latin-inflected guitar, post-jazz rhythms, and sing-along choruses—all while staying true to their roots. Puff of Smoke is a reminder that life is both precious and precarious, and The Wood Brothers invite you to enjoy the ride.
🔗 Listen now: thewoodbrothers.bandcamp.com/album/puff-of-smoke

08/21/2025

Happy , , and all the other stations celebrating today!

✨ KCBX FEATURED ALBUM ✨ Julien Baker & TORRES team up on Send A Prayer My Way — out now (Apr 18, 2025).Defiant. Subversi...
08/20/2025

✨ KCBX FEATURED ALBUM ✨
Julien Baker & TORRES team up on Send A Prayer My Way — out now (Apr 18, 2025).
Defiant. Subversive. Raw. These songs wrestle with regret, addiction & power, but also shine with empathy, humor & second chances.
DJ Neal Losey calls it “Americana, Eclectic, and Alternative.” Catch it on 90.1 FM or stream anytime at KCBX.org (link in bio).

08/19/2025

🥳 At our 50th Anniversary Celebration we asked longtime listeners to share what KCBX means to them.

📻 For half a century KCBX has been serving the Central Coast with trustworthy news & information and great music. We’re still here for you because you’ve been there for this station.

❤️ These are Jim’s thoughts, and now we want to hear yours!

⬇️ Let us know in the comments:
When did you first discover KCBX and what keeps you listening?

08/16/2025

EXCERPT FROM CENTRAL COAST VOICES 8/14 - "Welcome Home Village"

Fred Munroe talks to Welcome Home Village and their building partner, Azure Printed Homes, about the progress and effort to being 3D-printing to the upcoming SLO Welcome Home Village project.

Listen to the full episode on-demand and anytime at kcbx.org! (link in bio)

There’s Celtic music every Saturday on KCBX from 5-6pm! Listen this weekend as host Jim Conroy features the young Irish ...
08/15/2025

There’s Celtic music every Saturday on KCBX from 5-6pm! Listen this weekend as host Jim Conroy features the young Irish band throughout the hour. Tune in live or on demand anytime at kcbx.org.

Tonight on Jazz Liner Notes, Fred Friedman honors vocalist Sheila Jordan, who died this week at age 96. Fred’s featured ...
08/15/2025

Tonight on Jazz Liner Notes, Fred Friedman honors vocalist Sheila Jordan, who died this week at age 96. Fred’s featured LP of the week is “Old Time Feeling” by Sheila Jordan and bassist Harvie Swartz. Listen live or later on demand at kcbx.org

KCBX NEWS UPDATES!🏥 CenCal Health awards over $5.5 million to local healthcare organizations➡️ SLO County accepts $316K ...
08/14/2025

KCBX NEWS UPDATES!

🏥 CenCal Health awards over $5.5 million to local healthcare organizations
➡️ SLO County accepts $316K Homeland Security grant amid public pushback
✅ Pismo Beach shelter offers refuge for Gifford Fire evacuees
➡️ SLO County Supervisors to streamline public services during emergencies
❗ For updates on the Gifford fire, residents are urged to stay updated through ReadySBC.org and emergencyslo.org, where the latest information and evacuation pages are posted

For the latest reporting on the fire, and other local stories, visit the KCBX homepage at kcbx.org (link in bio)

08/14/2025

KCBX FEATURED STORY - Gifford Fire crews focus on prescribed burn operation as average and containment increases

The Gifford Fire has burned more than 122,000 acres in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, and it's still about 20 miles from Santa Margarita

Residents are urged to stay updated through ReadySBC.org and EmergencySLO.org, where the latest information and evacuation maps are posted. For the latest reporting on the fire, and other local stories, visit kcbx.org (link in bio)

KCBX FEATURED ALBUM! Al Di Meola - "Twentyfour"Released July 19, 2024"A typical Al Di Meola album will include jazz, roc...
08/12/2025

KCBX FEATURED ALBUM! Al Di Meola - "Twentyfour"

Released July 19, 2024

"A typical Al Di Meola album will include jazz, rock and flamenco, along with some Latin and world music. This album is no exception, although the emphasis is very much on an acoustic guitar/jazz-flamenco sound. If you're one of those Di Meola fans who enjoy lots of fast, scorching guitar lines and dizzying runs, then you'll find little of it on this album. But if you prefer the softer, melodic, more meditative side of Di Meola's playing, there's plenty here to savour...

It's good to have Al Di Meola back on the music scene and this album is a fine reminder of what a talented musician he is."

George Cole - jazzviews.net

Listen to songs from Twentyfour on our KCBX Music shows! Listen live at 90.1 FM in San Luis Obispo, or anytime on-demand at kcbx.org (link in bio)

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San Luis Obispo, CA
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Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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KCBX Central Coast Public Radio is an NPR affiliated, community licensed public radio station that serves the California coast from Santa Barbara to Salinas. KCBX is a cultural resource that exists to enlighten and enrich the quality of life for our listeners and users, especially on the Central Coast of California. KCBX will strive to serve listeners and users with interests in news, public affairs, and alternative musical arts, and will encourage an interest in and appreciation of fine arts and local, national and global issues. As an NPR station, KCBX puts our community in touch with the world. 90.1 San Luis Obispo | 89.5 Santa Barbara | 91.7 Paso Robles to Salinas 90.9 Santa Ynez, Avila Beach, Cambria | 91.1 Cayucos | 95.1 Lompoc