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Our translator station serving St. Francis and Cheyenne County at 96.3 FM is off the air due to an air conditioning breakdown at its leased transmitter site, making it too hot for HPPR's equipment to operate. We are currently working to fix the situation. We apologize for the loss of service and ask listeners to tune to KZNK at 90.1 FM or listen on line through the player above or HPPR's mobile app.

New Year's programming

New Year's programming

Following 34 years of tradition, High Plains Public Radio again offers listeners across the High Plains special programming to welcome-in and celebrate the New Year. Programming starts New Year's Eve Morning with the Capital Steps and runs through New Year's afternoon.

Holiday special programming

Toast of the Nation: Tuesday, Dec 31 at 8 pm - 1 am CT

An NPR tradition every New Year's Eve since the 1970s, Toast of the Nation is the perfect audio complement for the occasion. It's jazz that you can party…
HPPR Arts, Culture & History

The history of celebrating the arrival of a new year

New Year’s Day and the name for the first month of the year, known these days as January, each stem from ancient Rome.As EarthSky.org reports, New Year’s…