37°51′54″N 122°13′16″W / 37.865°N 122.221°W
| Broadcast area | San Francisco Bay Area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 94.1 MHz |
| Branding | Pacifica Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | public radio |
| Affiliations | Pacifica Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Pacifica Foundation |
| History | |
First air date | April 15, 1949[1] |
Call sign meaning | PaciFicA |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 51246 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 59,000 watts horizontal only |
| HAAT | 405 meters (1,329 ft) |
| Translator(s) | 94.3 MHz K232FZ (Monterey) |
| Repeater(s) | KPFB |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | KPFA.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.
- ^ Lasar, Matthew (2006). Uneasy Listening: Pacifica Radio's Civil War. Black Apollo Press. p. 117. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KPFA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "The History of KPFA". KPFA Official Website. Retrieved 2012-02-22.