KPBS Radio 89.5 FM is San Diego’s public-radio news and information service. The station combines NPR and BBC programs with reporting from the KPBS newsroom. Local programs include KPBS Midday Edition and KPBS Roundtable, alongside Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Marketplace, and weekend documentary and culture shows.
The station began in 1960 as KEBS at San Diego State College, now San Diego State University. Its FM license remains connected with SDSU, and KPBS has grown into a public-media organization serving San Diego and Imperial counties through radio, television, digital reporting, and podcasts.
The main signal broadcasts on 89.5 FM in San Diego. KQVO 97.7 FM in Calexico extends KPBS Radio to Imperial County. The player uses KPBS’s official MP3 stream, and schedule times on this page follow Pacific Time.
On-air guide
NPR program schedule
Regular weekly lineup · PT
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BBC World Service
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Morning Edition
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Here & Now
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1A
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KPBS Midday Edition
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BBC Newshour
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The World
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Marketplace
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All Things Considered
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Marketplace
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BBC World Service
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KPBS Midday Edition
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On Point
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BBC World Service
Time
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BBC World Service
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Morning Edition
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Here & Now
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1A
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KPBS Midday Edition
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BBC Newshour
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The World
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Marketplace
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All Things Considered
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Marketplace
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BBC World Service
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KPBS Midday Edition
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On Point
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BBC World Service
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BBC World Service
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Morning Edition
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Here & Now
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1A
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KPBS Midday Edition
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BBC Newshour
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The World
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Marketplace
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All Things Considered
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Marketplace
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BBC World Service
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KPBS Midday Edition
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On Point
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BBC World Service
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BBC World Service
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Morning Edition
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Here & Now
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1A
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KPBS Midday Edition
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BBC Newshour
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The World
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Marketplace
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All Things Considered
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Marketplace
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BBC World Service
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KPBS Midday Edition
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On Point
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BBC World ServiceOn now
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BBC World Service
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Morning Edition
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Here & Now
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1A
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KPBS Roundtable
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BBC Newshour
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The World
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Marketplace
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All Things Considered
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Marketplace
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California Report Magazine
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Radiolab
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Latino USA
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BBC World Service
Time
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BBC World Service
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BBC Newshour
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Climate One
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Weekend Edition Saturday
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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
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This Old House Radio Hour
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It's Been a Minute / Wild Card
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BBC Newshour
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TED Radio Hour
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Hidden Brain
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Reveal
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All Things Considered
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This American Life
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The Moth Radio Hour
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Snap Judgment
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Throughline
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BBC World Service
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BBC World Service
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BBC Newshour
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KPBS Roundtable
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Weekend Edition Sunday
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A Way With Words
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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
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This Old House Radio Hour
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BBC Newshour
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This American Life
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Travel with Rick Steves
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Freakonomics Radio
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All Things Considered
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The Sam Sanders Show
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Code Switch & Life Kit
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Jacobs Masterworks Series
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BBC World Service
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Signal
Frequency
Call sign
Community
Source
Primary signal
89.5 FM
KPBS-FM
San Diego, California
FCC facility 58823
Simulcast
97.7 FM
KQVO
Calexico / Imperial County, CA
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Relations last verified August 30, 2026.
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