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KXRW is an independent, volunteer-based, values-driven, community-supported organization that supports radio station KXRW-LP on 99.9FM. We are dedicated to delivering quality programming with an emphasis on local voices. We are committed to sharing knowledge and information to build a stronger community, based on inclusion, diversity and social justice in Southwest Washington and beyond.
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The Common Good: “The Detention Lottery” 6-9-26
Our guest today is Margaret O'Donnell, the playwright of the Detention Lottery, which we will be broadcasting as a radio drama here ...
What Are We Listening to These Days? Ronald Records & Briz Loan & Guitar
DJ Steena stopped by Ronald Records to find out what folks are listening to this summer. Roll down your windows, sit in ...
Guitar and Other Machines || 6-8-2026
This week DJ Steena heads to the country of Togo and the 1970's inspired by Akofa Akoussah. Akofa Akoussah / Tango / ...
Head Full of Bees / Episode 9 / 6-8-2026
Head Full of Bees / Episode 9 for June 8, 2026 Playlist Molchat Doma: "Небеса и Ад" /Belarus / 2020 Kuzina: "Странник" ...
The Common Good: “I Like Comics” 6-8-26
My guests today are Chris Simons, owner of “I Like Comics,” and Mark Shellenberger, a GATE job coach and teacher who also ...
Portland Book Week June 5th-15th
Listen in to hear details about Portland Book Week happening until June 15th and also catch snippets of interviews with Portland's own ...
Steena Shorts #12 Northern Soul
Join DJ Steena to learn more about Northern Soul through clips from the BBC - Living For The Weekend - Northern Soul ...
Meet Keith Cheek, Host of New Show Bridging the Beat
Listen back to this interview to meet Keith Cheek, local jazz musician who is joining KXRW this summer with a new music ...
Meet the KXRW Baddies!
Listen back and meet The Baddies, a new KXRW team of music DJ's coming to the KXRW airwaves this summer! On this ...
Steena Shorts #11 Nina Simone Remixed
DJ Steena pulls remixes and original Nina Simone from the stacks for a half hour like no other. Listen for remixes of ...
Guitar and Other Machines || 6-01-2026
This week DJ Steen heads to South Africa for Jazz and more. Sisonke Xonti / The Migration Suite II / uGaba Migration ...
Rexx’s world 5-22-26
Rexx and Ryan have no guests, no plan, and nothing to talk about but Rexx's sorted and sundry past. Join us as ...
Anamorphic Sound, Episode 07 (June 5th, 2026)
Playlist0:00 - Fifty Grand - Helena's Skin0:04 - Ritual Howls - Zemmoa0:09 - :Of The Wand & The Moon: - A Song ...
Maggots In Your Speaker: Episode 16
Death, Doom, and Dismay Playlist: Part 1: Crypt Lurker- Shadowclad, Pale Crud- Alone In Vain Moros- Joyless Swallowed- The Dying Misted In ...
Original Reporting (Interstitials)
Listen in to hear details about Portland Book Week happening until June 15th and also catch snippets of interviews with Portland's own Ursula K. LeGuin and Octavia Butler along with music by Elvis Costello and Belle and Sebastian ...
The East Vancouver Farmers Market opened for its 2026 season on June 4th and runs every Thursday through September 24th, from 10 in the morning to 2 in the afternoon. Located at 17701 Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard, the market has been operating out of Columbia Tech Center since 2014 and ...
Vancouver Pride Block Party Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026 Time: Noon to 7 PM Location: SW 7th & Main Streets, downtown Vancouver WA — in front of Dandelion Teahouse & Apothecary Details: 5th annual event. Free, all ages, family-friendly. 4,000+ expected attendees, 80+ vendor booths, live entertainment, community resource tables ...
Kalama is a town of three thousand people nestled against a steep hillside on the north bank of the Columbia. To get there from I-5 you exit north for the port and drive through an industrial corridor before the road opens onto the waterfront. You are greeted by a McMenamins ...
KXRW and XRAY were at Providence Park for what became Phil Neville’s final match as head coach of the Portland Timbers. This 5-minute report looks back on Neville’s tenure in Portland, from his arrival in 2023 and early playoff progress, to the inconsistency that followed and the pressure surrounding the ...
KXRW and XRAY were inside Moda Center for the opening week of the Portland Fire’s return to the WNBA, capturing the atmosphere around one of the most anticipated new chapters in Portland basketball. More than 20 years after the original Fire played from 2000 to 2002, Portland women’s basketball is ...
Steve Lorenz at Hudson's Bay High School is retiring after 40 years. He talked to Steena Trecha about the history of the plant sale, where it is now, and the importance of FFA programs to the growth and economy of Clark County. Hear from one of Hudson Bay's Occupational Therapists ...
Small business owners on Main Street Vancouver speak with Steena Trecha about staying open through the city's Main Street Promise infrastructure project, a major excavation that has reshaped the street in front of their doors through spring 2026. On a rainy April afternoon in downtown Vancouver, with construction equipment filling ...
Small business owners on Main Street Vancouver speak about Steena Trecha staying open through the city's Main Street Promise infrastructure project, a major excavation that has reshaped the street in front of their doors through spring 2026. On a rainy April afternoon in downtown Vancouver, with construction equipment filling Main ...
KXRW and XRAY were inside Moda Center for the Portland Trail Blazers’ first home playoff game in five years, capturing the atmosphere around a long-awaited postseason return for Rip City. This season-end audio report looks beyond the final score to examine one of the most eventful years in recent Trail ...