90.9 KXJZ live
Sacramento's NPR Station
90.9 KXJZ at a glance
About 90.9 KXJZ
90.9 KXJZ is Sacramento's NPR station, part of CapRadio. It broadcasts on 90.9 FM, is licensed to Sacramento, California, and is a noncommercial educational station owned by California State University, Sacramento. On this page you can listen to KXJZ live online, free.
News and talk
KXJZ airs programming from NPR, PRX, American Public Media and the BBC World Service, along with locally produced news and public affairs programs.
Classical on HD2
KXJZ's HD2 channel offers a continuous, 24-hour, commercial-free classical music service from sister station KXPR.
History
The station signed on October 5, 1964, as KERS. It was KXPR from 1978 to 2006 before becoming KXJZ — "Excellence in Jazz".
Sister station
KXJZ's sister station in Sacramento is KXPR on 88.9 FM.
News, anywhere
Press play and KXJZ starts in seconds — on I-5, at work or far from California. The stream on this page carries the same programming you hear on 90.9 FM.
Why listeners tune in
For Sacramento-area listeners, KXJZ is the place for national news, local reporting and the conversations shaping California's capital region. As a university-licensed public station, it is supported by the community it serves.
How to listen
You can hear KXJZ on the radio on 90.9 FM across Greater Sacramento, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for the morning news or the drive home, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.
Below the player you will find KXJZ's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.
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How to listen to 90.9 KXJZ live
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California State University, Sacramento.
24-hour classical music.
Excellence in Jazz.
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