Funding cuts. Layoffs. New DJs. KCRW retunes its music broadcasts in troubled times
- Posted on February 12, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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Funding cuts. Layoffs. New DJs. KCRW retunes its music broadcasts in troubled times

Recent upheaval threatens KCRW's identity as an independent curator of diverse music for Southern California audiences amid financial pressures and algorithm-driven competition.