KPFA

KPFA and KPFB
Broadcast areaSan Francisco Bay Area
Frequencies
  • KPFA: 94.1 MHz
  • KPFB: 89.3 MHz
BrandingPacifica Radio
Programming
Language(s)English
Format
AffiliationsPacifica Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerPacifica Foundation
History
First air date
  • KPFA: April 15, 1949 (1949-04-15)
Call sign meaning
Pacifica
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID
  • KPFA: 51246
  • KPFB: 51243
Class
  • KPFA: B
  • KPFB: A
ERP
  • KPFA: 59,000 watts (horizontal only)
  • KPFB: 4,600 watts
HAAT
  • KPFA: 405 meters (1,329 ft)
  • KPFB: 72 meters (236 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Translator(s)94.3 K232FZ (Monterey)
Repeater(s)94.1 KPFA-FM3 (Oakley)
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, 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 its transmitter site is located in the Berkeley Hills.