It immediately became the state's second NPR member.
KRPS is one of the few full NPR members that does not offer live streaming.
It was the first NPR member in Nevada, originally airing NPR news and classical music at 89.5 FM.
Five years later, KNPR signed on as the first NPR member in Nevada.
On July 1, 1979, KHCC increased power to a full 100,000 watts and it became the state's third full NPR member.
Eventually, the station increased its power to 1,600 watts, still a fairly modest level for a full NPR member.
WMRA was the first NPR member to put a repeater in the Charlottesville area, where now many listener-supported stations compete.
In 1984, it joined National Public Radio, becoming the state's second NPR member.
She assisted with production of weekly state news magazine, "The California Report", at nation's largest NPR member station.
It had been one of the few NPR members not to offer live streaming.