Community Media: Local TV & Radio

The Community Media collection and website brings our community together with local media resources that represent diverse interests, ideas, and people.

Local Resources for Community Media

City of Seattle Community News and Media
City news, blogs, radio, television, newspapers and more, compiled and maintained by the City of Seattle.

National Resources for Community Media

Association of Alternative NewsWeeklies
The AAN is the trade organization for 130 weekly alternative newspapers representing distinct, local identities. Browse the directory by location or title for member websites.

UWave Radio

Listen to UWave on Soundcloud

UWave is a student-run campus radio for the University of Washington Bothell community. Radio by the students for the students.

Local Commercial Radio

KXPA 1540 AM (MRBI)
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Mostly non-English language programing. Main emphasis on the Latino community.

KXPA sells airtime in blocks for clients to use as they please (as long as it fits with federal regulations and restrictions).

KXPA is also one of many stations across the US owned by Chinese-American Arthur Liu, who attempts to cater to minority and immigrant communities with programs in their native languages.
KIRO 97.3 FM, 710 AM ESPN Seattle (CBS)
KVI 570 AM (FOX)

Community-based and Public Radio

Read the "about" pages on these stations' web sites to learn about station ownership and philosophy.

KBCS 91.3 FM
Non-commercial, community-based.
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KBCS-FM is a listener supported, non-commercial, community radio station, operated as a public service of Bellevue Community College. It is the only non-commercial community radio station in the Seattle metro market.
KSER 90.7
Non-commercial, community-based.
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KSER is the only full-power public radio station licensed in Snohomish County.
KNKX 88.5 (NPR & Jazz stream)
Public/non-commercial.
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Jazz and NPR news. Service of Pacific Lutheran University.
KUOW 94.9
Non-commercial.
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Operated by KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio (PSPR) and is a service of the University of Washington. KUOW is a founding member of NPR; an affiliate of Public Radio International (PRI), American Public Media (APM), Public Radio Exchange (PRX), and the Northwest News Network (N3); and a member of the Associated Press (AP).

Local Commercial TV

Community-based and Public TV

Seatte Channel 21
Government Access Channel. Non-commercial.
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The SEATTLE CHANNEL is a Government Access Channel granted to the City of Seattle per Federal law for the purpose of cablecasting government television programs.

It is available on cable through Comcast and Millennium on channel 21, but all programs are also available through their website.
KCTS TV 9
PBS. Public/non-commercial.