Your Northern California NPR and PBS stations, offering a community-supported, non-profit alternative to commercial media.
Through Public Television, Public Radio, Interactive, and Education, KQED provides citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone; and engage audiences to share their stories.
KQED helps students and teachers thrive in 21st century classrooms, and takes people of all ages on journeys of exploration—exposing them to new people, places and ideas.
KQED celebrates diversity, embraces innovation, values lifelong learning and partners with those who share our passion for public service.
Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) is a member-supported public radio network that operates 89.3 KPCC-FM in Los Angeles and Orange County, 89.1 KUOR-FM in the Inland Empire, 90.3 KVLA in the Coachella Valley, 89.9 FM in Santa Barbara, and 89.5 KJAI Ojai in VenturaCounty. Reaching more than 700,000 listeners every week, SCPR is the most listened-to public radio news service of any kind in Southern California. SCPR serves the diverse communities of Southern California with award winning local news coverage as well as the most National Public Radio (NPR) content available anywhere in the region.
SCPR's flagship station, KPCC, has garnered more than 300 journalistic honors since 1999, more than all of the other radio stations in Los Angeles combined. SCPR features signature public radio programs from APM, the BBC and PRI. Listeners around the globe can access news, join blogs, download podcasts, as well as hear a live web stream at www.kpcc.org.
Founded in 1949 by Lewis Hill, a pacifist, poet, and journalist, KPFA was the first community-supported radio station in the USA.
KPFA broadcasts on 94.1 FM and KPFB 89.3 FM Berkeley, and KFCF 88.1 FM, Fresno, California. Our signal reaches one-third of the state, utilizing 59,000 watts.
KPFA's Mission:
* To promote cultural diversity and pluralistic community expression
* To contribute to a lasting understanding between individuals of all nations, races, creeds, and colors
* To promote freedom of the press and serve as a forum for various viewpoints
* To maintain an independent funding base