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Tower Repairs

KCCK is undergoing tower repairs today. We will be on reduced power or off air periodically. Webcast https://www.kcck.org/listennow/ and mobile app as normal.

Culture Crawl 734 “Regular With A Twist”

Week 5 of the Cedar Rapids Municipal season will take you around the world and to a galaxy far, far away, with selections from the Star Wars film “Rise of Skywalker,” and Coe professor Rose Bishop featured on “Piccolo Español.” Plus Vaughn Williams, and a spotlight on the clarinet section for a spirited polka. July …

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Special Programs for July 4 thru July 10

Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm The Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler is pre-empted. Enjoy KCCK’s Independence Day special with the United States Air Force Band, the Airmen of Note with special guests Karrin Allyson, Branford Marsalis, and many more!           The Wednesday …

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Kirkwood Board of Trustees to meet July 14, 2022

The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place July 14, 2022.  Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.

2022 Iowa City Jazz Fest Lineup

  Join Iowa’s Jazz Station for Iowa’s biggest jazz event! We’ll be broadcasting live from the Festival all day July 2 and 3 with exclusive backstage interviews with the headliners, and of course, every minute of the main stage shows. KCCK members, stop by our Clinton Street booth for a free gift to help keep …

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KCCK’s Featured Album for July 2022

The KCCK Featured Album for July is “I Missed You Too” by Chucho Valdes and Paquito D’Rivera. In 1962, two of the most influential musicians that Cuba ever produced were brought together for the first time, forming a musical partnership that helped shape jazz in Cuba. Their paths would separate in 1980 when Paqito left …

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Culture Crawl 733 “Programs Itself”

Culture Crawl 733 “Programs Itself” Steve Shanley says programming the CR Municipal Band concerts the week of July 4 is pretty easy, since there is a wealth of patriotic-themed music that are crowd favorites. For the first time in recent memory, the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale joins the band for the national anthem and a …

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Culture Crawl 733 “Programs Itself”

Steve Shanley says programming the CR Municipal Band concerts the week of July 4 is pretty easy, since there is a wealth of patriotic-themed music that are crowd favorites. For the first time in recent memory, the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale joins the band for the national anthem and a standout arrangement of “America The …

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