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CES 2020 Keynote Speech with Ivanka Trump and Gary Shapiro
Posted on Tue, 07 Jan 2020 16:20:00 UT

LAS VEGAS (LVPR) - On Tuesday, January 7, 2020, KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio President and CEO Gregory LaPorta attended the CES 2020 Keynote Speech with Ivanka Trump and Gary Shapiro. Ivanka Trump is the Senior Advisor to the President Trump since 2017 and also President Trump's daughter. Gary Shapiro is the President and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association. KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio President and CEO Gregory LaPorta would like to personally thank CBS, Reuters, Fox News, USA To

Consul General (Ambassador) Donghua Wang of the People's Republic of China Visits KIOF 97.9 FM
Posted on Tue, 07 Jan 2020 07:45:00 UT

LAS VEGAS (LVPR) - CES is the world's gathering place for all those who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. It has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for 50 years - the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace. KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio hosted Consul General (Ambassador) Donghua Wang of the People's Republic of China for an interview as well as Director of Political and Press Affairs Wenlin Peng of th

KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio Completes New FCC and FEMA Requirements For EAS Ahead Of Schedule
Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:18:00 UT

LAS VEGAS (LVPR) - EAS participants are required to receive FEMA IPAWS cap messages per 47 CFR Part 11.52(d)(2), and to be able to verify the digital signature on alerts per 11.56(3)(c). To maintain compliance with commonly accepted security standards, FEMA is removing support for older methods, and is requiring the use of a more recent TLS 1.2 protocol to access its IPAWS server. Further, a DHS intermediate security certificate will expire on 18:20 UTC November 8, 2019. The Rev95 update is needed to continue to

FEMA and FCC to conduct Emergency Services Test
Posted on Mon, 29 Jul 2019 22:00:00 UT

LAS VEGAS (LVPR) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will be conducting a nationwide test on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 of the Emergency Alert System, or EAS. KIOF will be participating in this test, which starts at 2:20 PM EDT. and ends at 2:50 PM. The EAS is a national public test which gives the President of the United States the communication ability to address the nation during any national emergency. The system is also used by local and state aut

KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio Welcomes USIAHT
Posted on Tue, 16 Jul 2019 23:05:00 UT

LAS VEGAS (LVPR) - We welcome the U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking to KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio as a sponsor. The U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking is working to end Human Trafficking in the United States through prevention, combating demand, rescuing victims, influencing government policy and providing safe refuge for the restoration of survivors. They are a nonprofit, faith-based organization anointed by God to fight against human trafficking in America with truth and integrity, sho

July 5, 2019 Earthquake Rattles The Las Vegas Valley
Posted on Fri, 05 Jul 2019 21:52:00 UT

LAS VEGAS (LVPR) - An earthquake was felt in the Las Vegas, Nevada valley about 8:19 p.m. A Magnitude 7.1 earthquake affected parts of the SW United States and Mexico. Preliminary reports state the epicenter was 11 miles from Ridgecrest, CA. The studios of KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada were OK with no damage reported to our equipment and the station continued to broadcast normally. There were no injuries reported to the station.

July 4, 2019 Earthquake Rattles The Las Vegas Valley
Posted on Thu, 04 Jul 2019 18:17:00 UT

LAS VEGAS (LVPR) - An earthquake was felt in the Las Vegas, Nevada valley about 10:33 a.m during a live Independence Day Special of the Paul and Dean Show. A Magnitude 6.4 earthquake affected parts of the SW United States and Mexico. Preliminary reports state the epicenter was 11 miles from Ridgecrest, CA. The studios of KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada were OK with no damage reported to our equipment and the station continued to broadcast normally. There were no injuries report

Feature Story News Now Heard on KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio Inc.
Posted on Fri, 14 Jun 2019 21:13:00 UT

LAS VEGAS (LVPR) - On Thursday, June 13, 2019, KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio Inc. began running Feature Story News heard after the top of each hour. Many are wondering what happened to VOA News which has been heard on KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio Inc. since February 2016. We are bringing you additional news. VOA programs will continue to be heard on Sunday mornings during their normal times. In addition to VOA News, KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio Inc. is the valley's first independe

KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio Welcomes Southwest Gas
Posted on Tue, 02 Apr 2019 00:01:00 UT

LAS VEGAS (LVPR) - We welcome Southwest Gas to KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio as a sponsor. Southwest Gas Corporation was founded in 1931 and is a subsidiary of Southwest Gas Holdings Inc They provide natural gas service to Arizona, Nevada, and portions of California. Their communities, and the more than 2 million customers they serve, are the reasons why they've been heating things up for decades. So, whether you’re enjoying a backyard barbecue with friends, getting cozy indoors during the winter,

Statement from KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio Inc. Regarding CPB Winding Down
Posted on Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:50:00 UT

LAS VEGAS (LVPR) - On Monday, March 18, 2019, Patricia de Stacy Harrison, president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), made a statement regarding President Trump's proposed FY 2020 budget, which would rescind all but $30 million of each FY 2020 and FY 2021 funding for public media. Her statement can be read in it's entirety here: https://www.cpb.org/pressroom/statement-cpb-president%E2%80%99s-fy-2020-budget-proposal-eliminating-funding-public-media The Corporation for Public Broad

The MARC 15 Celebrated It's 3rd Year At KIOF 97.9 FM
Posted on Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:32:00 UT

LAS VEGAS (LVPR) - KIOF 97.9 FM just entered it's 4th year of broadcasting to the general public in the Las Vegas, Nevada valley when it was licensed by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") back on February 1, 2016 as a non-commercial educational radio station. KIOF 97.9 FM chose the Arrakis Systems MARC-15 console for it's main studio to bring you some of the best programming over the air and on our Internet streams world-wide. Arrakis Systems manufactures and sells radio station equipm

Your Business On KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio Local News Website Pages
Posted on Wed, 13 Mar 2019 22:48:00 UT

NORTH LAS VEGAS (LVPR) - As KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio grows, getting your business onto our website is the key to your success whether your here in the community, in Nevada or anywhere, we'll get your business to show up on our Local News pages. Advertising directly on our website through your business and corporate sponsorship's if the key to your success with the 1000's of visitors to our website on any given day.

KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio Teams Up with Business Wire
Posted on Wed, 13 Mar 2019 22:35:00 UT

SAN FRANCISCO (LVPR) - On March 11, 2019, KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio began testing a news feed with Business Wire on the Las Vegas Public Radio home page. The news feed is currently located in the IN OTHER NEWS section on the Las Vegas Public Radio home page. This news feed will soon begin generating statewide news around Nevada. Check back periodically and watch the statewide news appear in this section.

KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio Launches It's Own Local News Room
Posted on Wed, 13 Mar 2019 22:21:00 UT

LAS VEGAS (LVPR) - On March 13, 2019, KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio launched it's own local news room for the general public to experience. Local news stories around the community is the key to solving community issues that affect everyone. KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio is looking for quality journalists to write local news stories here at the radio station. If your interested in writing local news stories, not the fake news that we all hear about, contact the radio station by emailing inf

NATIONAL NEWS

KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio Congratulates One Of Our Very Own
Posted on Wed, 04 Sep 2019 23:00:00 UT

LA JOLLA (LVPR) - All of us here at KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio congratulate one of our very own in helping to bring KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio to a greater presence and footing in the Las Vegas, Nevada community as an independent State of Nevada public broadcasting company. Voit Real Estate Services is a privately held, broker-owned Southern California-based commercial real estate firm that has been providing strategic property solutions for our clients since 1971. Throughout our 48+ year

WORLD NEWS

KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio To Open An Office In China
Posted on Sat, 05 Oct 2019 08:26:00 UT

BEIJING (LVPR) - In September 2019, KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio began the process with the Chinese government to open an office in mainland China. On Sunday, September 29, 2019, KIOF 97.9 FM / Las Vegas Public Radio President/CEO met with Chinese officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China to discuss the process of establishing an independent public broadcasting facility which is part of the ongoing US - China Trade talks LaPorta has been involved with for some time on behalf of the

IN OTHER NEWS...

Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Raises $7.625 Million for Charity, Includes Sale of Two First-Production VIN 001 Vehicles, Hosts General Motors CEO, Mary Barra
Posted on Sun, 19 Jan 2020 06:15:00 UT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #barrettjackson--Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, raised $7.625 million from nine vehicles during the 49th Annual Scottsdale Auction

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VETERANS TRANSITION RESOURCE CENTER
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CONCERNED VETERANS FOR AMERICA
Standing for the freedom and prosperity our Veterans fought to defend. Concerned Veterans for America is located at 1310 N. Courthouse Rd., Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22201. http://cv4a.org

FORGOTTENNOTGONE.ORG
Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255, Press #1. The Forgotten Not Gone Headquarters is located at 3355 Clayton St. #15 N. Las Vegas, NV 89032. http://www.forgottennotgone.org

SOUTHERN NEVADA - PROJECT GUIDING LIGHT (PGL)
Veterans volunteer advocacy group. 331 Villa Espana Way. N. Las Vegas, NV 89031. 702-826-3026.

CHRISTOPHER HUDSON - OUTREACH PROGRAM SPECIALIST
Las Vegas Vet Center (AIRBORNE) 1919 S. Jones Suite A. Las Vegas, NV 89146. 702-791-9170.

22 WARRIORS FOUNDATION
22 Warriors Foundation's Mission is to eliminate the 22 plus Veteran suicides and deaths from high risk behaviors. The 22 Warriors Foundation is located at 2232 South Nellis Blvd. Suite G3 #230. Las Vegas, NV 89104. 702-906-2073. https://22warriors.org/

VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS (VAREP)
Las Vegas, Nevada Chapter. 8925 W. Russell Road Suite 150. Las Vegas, NV 89149. https://www.varep.net/index.php/las-vegas

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STATE OF NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 9890 S. Maryland Pkwy, 2nd Floor Las Vegas, NV 89183 Phone: 702-486-6458 Fax: 702-486-6450

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Las Vegas, NV 89101
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APPLE STORE
Fashion Show Mall
3200 S. Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: (702) 577-9740

GOOGLE DATA CENTER (STORE?)
Henderson, NV

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Fashion Show Mall
3200 S. Las Vegas Blvd
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Las Vegas, NV 89109
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11/25/2019
COMING SOON! "SELF XPRESSIONS HOTLINE"
"SELF XPRESSIONS HOTLINE" WHICH WILL INVITES THE PUBLIC TO TELL THEIR STORY IN DEALING WITH OPIOIDS. THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH "LIVE" LISTENERS HOW OTHERS ARE COPING WITH "ADDICTION TO OPIOIDS AND GIVEN EDUCATION RESOURCES AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES, DISPELLING MYTHS (HELP END STIGMA)..................

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LAS VEGAS CONVENTION AND VISITORS AUTHORITY 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109 Phone: (702) 892-7575 Toll-Free: 877-VISITLV (877-847-4858)

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UBER
1455 Market St 4th Fl
San Francisco, CA 94103
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San Francisco, CA 94107
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LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT 400 S. Martin L. King Blvd. Las Vegas, Nevada 89106 Phone: (702) 828-3111 (Toll-Free) 1-800-492-6565 If you need to file a police report, please call (702) 828-3111 or go to your local substation Sheriff Joseph Lombardo

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