High Plains Public Radio and the High Plains Civic Media Network

High Plains Public Radio is dedicated to supporting and enriching the civic, educational, community, economic and cultural life of residents of the High Plains region through media.

High Plains Public Radio serves Western Kansas, the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and far Eastern Colorado with public media services closely tuned to the environment, economy, cultures, history and community life of this High Plains region. These services include two audio programming channels (HPPR MIX offering news and mixed music and HPPR CONNECT with all news, information and talk) and hppr.org focusing on regional news, features and events. To ensure free and convenient access to its services HPPR operates a network of 18 FM stations, along with digital streaming and mobile app.

HPPR functions as an independent non-profit organization (the Kanza Society, Inc) founded in 1977 as a grass-roots effort to bring public media services to the High Plains region. It began its first broadcast operations in 1980.

The High Plains Civic Media Network is the major strategic initiative of HPPR in order to: 1) further fulfill its mission of “supporting and enriching the civic, educational, community and cultural life of residents of the High Plains region”, 2) reach, engage and serve a larger and more diverse audience and, 3) build a greater base of local financial support.