Radio College

Resource Guide | Radio Networks & Stations

National

FCC/Federal Communications Commission

find AM radio station frequencies and call letters across the country.

find FM radio station frequencies and call letters across the country.

*see also: the Broadcast Station Location page.

ABC Radio Networks
owned by Disney.

Air America Radio

liberal talk network on AM radio as well as XM satellite radio.

AIROS / American Indian Radio On Satellite

APM / American Public Media

Federal News Radio, WFED

world and national news with a focus on the U.S. Federal Government.
a service of WTOP in Washington, DC.
"the first internet-only all-news radio station…(and) the first internet radio station to migrate to broadcast airwaves."

NPR / National Public Radio

produces and distributes Justice Talking, Living On Earth and Lost & Found Sound.
see submission guidelines at AirMedia as well as their News Code of Ethics & Practices.
who's who on the air.

NV1 / Native Voice 1

launched July 1st, 2006.
"the primary distributor of daily, weekly and special Native (American) programming created by independent producers, stations…"

Pacifica Foundation

community public radio dedicated to free speech.
producer and distributor for the news program, Democracy Now: The War & Peace Report.
find their current programs at AudioPort.
on-line archive of Pacifica and Democracy Now programs available.

PRI / Public Radio International

distributor for Marketplace, The World, This American Life, Studio 360, National Native News, Sound & Spirit, The Writer's Almanac and To The Point.

Sirius Satellite Radio

XM Satellite Radio

subscription digital radio services, each offering over 100 radio stations/channels of news, information, entertainment and music.
among their news offerings, Sirius has exclusive rights to NPR and PRI, plus they have World Radio Network, BBC and others.
for developments at these companies, stay informed at DBSTalk, RU Sirius, Satellite Blog, Sirius Backstage, Sky Report, and XMfan.
FYI pages on satellite radio and technology: a digital radio history, How Satellite Radio Works and these Satellite Radio FAQs.

Westwood One

distribution home of radio news from CBS, CNN, NBC and others.

Regional

AIR station directory

KCRW, Santa Monica, CA
a service of Santa Monica College.

arguably among the most innovative stations in America, it's the home of NPR's To The Point, as well as ArtTalk, Bookworm, DnA/Design & Architecture, Left/Right&Center, Harry Shearer's Le Show, Minding the Media, and Politics of Culture.

KFAI, Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN

"Radio Without Boundaries"…

KNBA , Anchorage, AK

operated by Koahnic Broadcast Corporation (KBC), a nonprofit, Alaska Native governed and operated media center.

KUER, Salt Lake City, UT

a service of the University of Utah.

produces the weekday program, RadioWest.

KUT, Austin, TX

a service of the University of Texas.

co-producing partner of NPR's Latino USA.

KUYI, Hopi Radio

Neighborhood Public Radio, aka "NPR"

challenging it's namesake's corporatized influence, Neighborhood Public Radio provides localized service for the community of Oakland, California.

WAMU, Washington, DC

a service of American University.

the home of NPR's The Diane Rehm Show (sidebar on Rehm regaining her voice) and The Kojo Nnamdi Show.

WBEZ, Chicago, IL

Chicago Public Radio.

the home of PRI's This American Life and the Third Coast International Audio Festival.

WBUR, Boston, MA

a service of Boston University.

the home of Here & Now, Inside Out documentaries, On Point and World of Ideas, as well as NPR's defunkt The Connection (archives).

WFMT, Chicago, IL

fine arts radio.

development partner with public radio producer Steve Rowland for the documentary "Leonard Bernstein: An American Life."

WGBH, Boston, MA

WGBH Educational Foundation of Boston.

the home of The World from the BBC and PRI, as well as Sound & Spirit, and NPR's word game, Says You. Station webcasts are here.
'GBH offers a regional community service at Massachusett's CIPR/Cape & Island Public Radio.
the CIPR network's mission is, in part, to foster and preserve oral history; it is affiliated with public radio producer Jay Allison ((NPR's Lost & Found Sound, and the Sonic Memorial)) and Transom.org Outreach, Research & Support above)).
((see entry under
see their Arts & Ideas program link, and the link to an evocative Joel Meyerowitz photo, "Listen"... ((click here and scroll down)).