About KHOL
About
KHOL produces innovative public radio programs, in-depth local news and cultural reporting, and events that touch a passionate community of more than 40,000 people monthly on-air, online and in-person. From its studios in the Center for the Arts in downtown Jackson, Wyoming, KHOL is shaping community radio for a new generation of listeners.
KHOL has received multiple accolades for its programming, including from RTDNA’s Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, Public Media Journalists Association, the Society of Professional Journalists and LION Publishers.
KHOL adheres to the ethics standards of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Mission
To serve the Jackson Hole community of residents and visitors through independent local and regional news and by creating a forum for the free exchange of ideas and music discovery that informs, entertains and promotes a deeper understanding of the world around us.
Our newsroom aims to inform audiences of an evolving Mountain West with timely, useful daily news and in-depth features. We center community voices to empower informed decisions. We reflect diverse experiences and issues of the region.
Community Representation
As a public radio station funded and supported by the community, KHOL knows that cultivating a diverse team of employees and volunteers is essential to understanding and serving the multifaceted communities of western Wyoming and eastern Idaho.
KHOL is committed to recruiting and retaining a talented, dedicated and diverse staff, governing body, Community Advisory Board and volunteer corps through our core belief in valuing difference and by promoting an environment of inclusion. We seek diversity in cultural, ethnic and economic backgrounds, personal experiences, age, gender and sexuality, ability and skills that reflect the diverse needs and interests of the communities served by KHOL. We also prioritize diversity in the station’s selection of music and cultural programming as well as in our news coverage.
Collaborations
When we tell stories, Wyoming listens—sometimes twice.
At KHOL, we believe the stories that matter most to our community deserve to be heard as widely as possible. That’s why collaboration is a cornerstone of our newsroom. Most often, it’s other outlets republishing KHOL stories. Other times, it’s a joint investigation. KHOL also airs and publishes stories from our partner newsrooms.
KHOL has become the newsroom that spots and elevates undercovered Wyoming stories, feeding the statewide conversation.
Who We Collaborate With
- WyoFile – Wyoming’s nonprofit news outlet, which frequently features KHOL reporting.
- Rocky Mountain Community Radio (RMCR) – A coalition of 20 public stations in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Arizona sharing stories across the region.
- Wyoming Public Media (WPM) – Expanding the reach of KHOL’s coverage to a statewide audience. We also share two state legislative reporters, enabling in-depth reporting from the statehouse and helping residents across Wyoming understand how policy decisions affect their daily lives.
- Salt Lake Tribune – On select stories that cross state lines or have broader regional significance.
- Jackson Hole News&Guide – Partnering locally to strengthen coverage right here at home.
- StoryCorps – Conversations across the aisle through the One Small Step initiative or between loved ones through the mobile tour.
Impact Report
2024 marked an incredible year of growth and expansion for KHOL. Dive deeper into our station’s impact in the report below.
History
KHOL was more than a decade in the making before its maiden voyage on the airwaves in April 2008. It was the long-time dream of the station’s founder and first executive director Jim Tallichet. The station’s launch happened from a windowless office space under Teton Barbershop. It was a grassroots beginning, with a handful of dedicated volunteers keeping the station afloat through dogged perseverance. The station transmitted from the top of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort with Saddle Butte hampering the signal. After a few years of basement broadcasting, KHOL moved above ground, at first to an attic space across from the Wort Hotel, before landing in its permanent home in the Center for the Arts in 2012.
Since then, KHOL has grown exponentially. Home to Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom, KHOL has become a trusted community source for in-depth reporting, cultural commentary and community programming that reflects the diversity of its listeners.