▁to ▁expand ▁its ▁day time ▁service ; ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁station ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁startup ▁National ▁Public ▁Radio ▁network . ▁( It ▁thus ▁got ▁N PR ▁before ▁Sac r amento , ▁which ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁N PR ▁station ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 9 ; ▁N PR ▁a ired ▁an ▁entire ▁week ▁of ▁All ▁Things ▁Consider ed ▁from ▁K U OP ▁in ▁the ▁run - up ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁president ial ▁election .) ▁A ▁major ▁growth ▁step ▁was ▁taken ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁when ▁the ▁station ▁file d ▁to ▁move ▁its ▁transmit ter ▁to ▁Mount ▁O so ▁and ▁thereby ▁provide ▁the ▁first ▁public ▁radio ▁service ▁to ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁additional ▁people ▁in ▁four ▁count ies ; ▁the ▁move ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁also ▁developed ▁a ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁special ty ▁programs , ▁particularly ▁in ▁jazz ▁music . ▁V ince ▁Mar ino ' s ▁D ix iel and ▁My ▁Beat ▁a ired ▁for ▁a ▁quarter - century ▁on ▁K U OP ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁popular izing ▁the ▁genre ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Enter ▁Capital ▁Public ▁Radio ▁Despite ▁its ▁popular ity ▁with ▁listen ers ▁in ▁Stock ton , ▁K U OP ▁was ▁a ▁money - los er ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁budget ▁cut s ▁threatened ▁the ▁station ' s ▁existence