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2026 KPFA Holidays and Submission Deadlines

Below are the holidays and the submission deadline dates.

    • Martin Luther King Jr Day, Monday, January 19th, content deadline is Thursday, January 15th, 12 noon
    • Presidents Day, Monday, February 16th, content deadline is Thursday, February 12th, 12 noon
    • Cesar Chavez Day, Tuesday, March 31st, content deadline is Thursday, March 26th, 12 noon
    • Workers’ Day, Friday, May 1st, content deadline is Monday, April 27th, 12 noon
    • Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th, content deadline is Thursday, May 21st, 12 noon
    • Juneteenth, Friday, June 19th, content deadline is Monday, June 15th, 12 noon
    • Independence Day, Observed  Friday, July 3rd, content deadline is Monday, June 29th, 12 noon
    • Labor Day, Monday, September 7th, content deadline is Thursday, September 3rd, 12 noon
    • Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday, October 12th, content deadline is Thursday, October 8th, 12 noon
    • Veterans’ Day, Wednesday, November 11th, content deadline is Thursday, November 5th, 12 noon
    • Thanksgiving Weekend, Thursday, November 26th to Friday, November 27th, content deadline is Monday, November 23rd, 12 noon
    • Xmas Week, Thursday, December 24th to Thursday, December 31st, content deadline is Wednesday, December 17th, 12 noon
    • New Years Day, Thursday, January 1st, 2026, content deadline is Thursday December 17th, 12 noon

If your overnight program plays immediately after the holiday (generally Tuesday between 12-6 am), please follow the deadlines above.

Deadlines are meant to help keep the station running smoothly and help give Operations Department Staff time to address incomplete uploads, audio and technical issues.

Any program submitted after the deadline is not guaranteed to air during your scheduled time slot.

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  • We have a VPN available which will grant remote staff access to callers interface, temps! and voicemail – contact Engineering
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Promo, PSA and Calendar Guidelines:

  • KPFA promos (Events, Station and Show) and PSAs need to be 30 seconds in length with 2 seconds of music at the start and at the end. We need 2 second handles on each side to allow us the freedom to crossfade between promos without cutting out a person’s voice. Instructions here.
  • Community Calendars will need to be 1-minute in length. Also, there should be 2 second handles at the start and end for the same reason above. Instructions here.
  • Any promos that “need” to be 1 minute must be pre-approved by the Operations and Programming Departments before it can air

Sample Script:

Locally Produced and Distributed Programs (ie About Health):

  • “From the KPFA studios, You are listening to ‘About Health’. I am your host, ‘Nurse Rona.’ On today’s show… “

Nationally Syndicated Programs (ie Flashpoints):

  • “From the KPFA studios in Berkeley, you are listening to ‘Flashpoints.’ I am your host, ‘Dennis Bernstein,’ and on today’s show… “

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