KPCW – NPR – Park City is rated Left-Center with High factual reporting by Media Bias Fact Check.
LEFT-CENTER BIAS
These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes. These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Left-Center sources.
- Overall, we rate KPCW – NPR – Park City as Left-Center Biased based on story selection and editorial perspectives that slightly favor the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing of information and a clean fact-check record.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER (-3.0)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (0.5)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Radio Station
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
KPCW – NPR – Park City is an NPR radio station (01.7 FM) based in Park City, Utah.
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Funded by / Ownership
KPCW – NPR – Park City is owned and broadcast by Community Wireless of Park City, Inc. Revenue is derived through institutional grants, individual contributions, and fees paid by users of the Public Radio Satellite System. NPR stations have historically received less than 1% of their funding from the federal government.
Analysis / Bias
In review, the KPCW – NPR – Park City website reports news and radio programming information with a slight liberal bias. News on the website is derived from NPR and often utilizes minimally loaded language, such as this Park City ski patrollers, Vail at an impasse over PTO benefit. This story is fact-based and, like all others reviewed, relies on credible sources of information. The website also publishes content from American Public Media.
In general, story selection tends to lean slightly left, as does editorial content, such as this Utah DWR protects, grows native fish on Endangered Species Day. Finally, news reporting is fact-based and tends to lean left from an editorial perspective.
Failed Fact Checks
- None to date
Overall, we rate KPCW – NPR – Park City as Left-Center Biased based on story selection and editorial perspectives that slightly favor the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing of information and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 05/16/2026)
Source: https://www.kwbu.org/
Last Updated on May 16, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check
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