KPFA

37°51′54″N 122°13′16″W / 37.865°N 122.221°W / 37.865; -122.221

KPFA
Broadcast areaSan Francisco Bay Area
Frequency94.1 MHz
BrandingPacifica Radio
Programming
Formatpublic radio
AffiliationsPacifica Radio
Ownership
OwnerPacifica Foundation
History
First air date
April 15, 1949 (75 years ago) (1949-04-15)[1]
Call sign meaning
PaciFicA
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID51246
ClassB
ERP59,000 watts horizontal only
HAAT405 meters (1,329 ft)
Translator(s)94.3 MHz K232FZ (Monterey)
Repeater(s)KPFB
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteKPFA.org

KPFA (94.1 FM) is a public, listener-funded talk radio and music radio station located in Berkeley, California, broadcasting to the San Francisco Bay Area. KPFA airs public news, public affairs, talk, and music programming. The station signed on the air April 15, 1949,[3] as the first Pacifica Radio station and remains the flagship station of the Pacifica Radio Network.

The station's studios are located in Downtown Berkeley, and the transmitter site is located in the Berkeley Hills.

  1. ^ Lasar, Matthew (2006). Uneasy Listening: Pacifica Radio's Civil War. Black Apollo Press. p. 117. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KPFA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "The History of KPFA". KPFA Official Website. Retrieved 2012-02-22.