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KJJP-FM 105.7 is currently operating at very reduced power and signal range using a back-up transmitter. This is because of complicated problems with its very old primary transmitter. Local engineers are currently working on that transmitter and consulting with the manufacturer to diagnose and fix the problems. We apologize for this disruption and service as we work as quickly as possible to restore KJPFM to full power. In the mean time you can always stream either the HPPR mix service or HPPR connect service using the player above or the HPPR app.
Retro Cocktail Hour
Saturday nights at 6p CT/5p MT (Part One); Sunday at 12a CT/11p MT (Part Two).
Hosted by Darrell Brogdon

New to the Saturday night, regional music lineup on HPPR, we welcome a true delight from Kansas Public Radio: Retro Cocktail Hour with KPR Program Director/Host, Darrell Brogdon. This weekly nod to the space-age pop revival will air in two parts: the first hour will be at 6p CT / 5p MT, with a second part airing at midnight (12a CT/ 11a MT on Sunday morning).

The show underscores everything from the backyard barbecue to the high-tech bachelor pad, with vintage recordings of the “Hi-Fi Era” and imaginative, light-hearted pop stylings. Brogdon will serve up "incredibly strange" music.

So please let us know what you think by emailing jinzerillo@hppr.org.

ABOUT THE HOST: Darrell Brogdon is a self-described "radio rat," having started on the air in high school and still hasn't hung up his microphone. His first job was DJ-ing at KERV-AM, the only radio station in his hometown of Kerrville, Texas. After getting his speech and drama degree at North Texas State University, Darrell kicked around the dial before landing at KANU in 1982.

In addition to his role as Program Director, he has produced just about any kind of show imaginable at KANU/KPR - quiz shows, radio dramas, concert broadcasts, arts magazines, record shows.

A fanatical record collector, the second floor of Darrell's house is threatening to become the first floor under the sheer weight of accumulated LPs.

Darrell sums up his on-air time thusly: "Doing The Retro Cocktail Hour and Right Between the Ears is like having the world's biggest electric train set.