KPFA is accepting submissions from independent artists right now. It's a community station in Berkeley, California, and it plays folk, jazz, world, latin, blues, r&b, electronic, gospel, indie. This page is what we've verified about how KPFA takes music from independent artists; the actual submission contact is on your Rotation sheet.
Posted rules / notesExplicit Music Submissions line; per-show contacts on the same page
Shows on KPFA
KPFA programmes by show, so the programme your record suits matters more than the station as a whole. These are taken from the station's own published schedule. Name the show in your subject line rather than the station. Where a show takes music at its own address, it is marked below and the exact address is on your sheet.
Bebop, Cubop and The Musical TruthTue 8pmJazz, Latin
City Cat RadioWed 12amR&B, Hip-Hop, Electronic, World
KPFA takes music by email, which means your subject line is doing real work. Make it obvious what the message is before it's opened: genre, artist, track, and the word clean if it applies.
Send the clean edit if you have one. KPFA is FCC-bound during the day like nearly every station on this list, and a clean version simply gets played more often.
WAV is safest, 320 kbps MP3 is the floor. Anything below that gets noticed quickly on a broadcast chain.
KPFA is volunteer-run. The person reading your email is doing it for love of the music, so be brief, be human, and follow up once at most.
Then wait. Give it about two weeks, send one polite follow-up, and let it go after that. Music directors remember the artists who were easy to deal with.
KPFA submission questions
Does KPFA accept music from independent artists?
Yes. KPFA is currently accepting submissions from independent artists, verified against the station's own published information in September 2026.
How do you submit music to KPFA?
Email. The station's own posted guidance is: Explicit Music Submissions line; per-show contacts on the same page. The exact contact or form address is on your Rotation sheet, and you should confirm it on the station's page before sending.
What kind of music does KPFA play?
KPFA programmes folk, jazz, world, latin, blues, r&b, electronic, gospel, indie. Sending an off-format record is the most common wasted submission, so check the fit before you send.
Where is KPFA located?
KPFA broadcasts on 94.1 FM from Berkeley, California. It is a community station.
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