Offsite Submission (outside of KPFA’s building):
- Name your program as follows “Time-DAY-Date-Show.mp3”
- for example:
- 1PM-FRI-20200320-PROJECTCENSORED.mp3
- 10AM-THURS-20200319-LETTERSANDPOLITICS-INTRO.mp3 and 10AM-THURS-20200319-LETTERSANDPOLITICS-SHOW.mp3 for programs with a news billboard
- 4PM-SAT-20200321-INYOUREAR-HR1.mp3 and 5PM-SAT-20200321-INYOUREAR-HR2.mp3 for Music programs with multiple hours.
- IMPORTANT
- Public Affairs Programs: Save your programs as .mp3 – Mono 16 bit 48kHz (.wav files can not be uploaded)
- Music Programs: Save your programs as .mp3 – Stereo 16 bit 48kHz (.wav files can not be uploaded)
- Upload your program to KPFA’s Dropbox by going to secure.kpfa.org/dropbox
- username: kpfa
- pword: Available Upon Request
- Quality:
- Bit Rate: 192kbps or greater Constant Bit Rate (CBR) mp3
- Sample Rate: 44.1khz, Normalized to -24 LUFS
- Bit depth: 16 bit
- Length: 29 minutes or 58 minutes depending on your shows allocated time.
- File Name: Time-DAY-Date-Show.mp3
- Deadline: 12pm noon, one Business Day prior to broadcast.
- Deletion: Files are stored for 3 days before deletion
- Notify the Operations Department by emailing us at [email protected].
Onsite Submission (within KPFA’s building):
- Save your program on Temps! in “#FOR BROADCAST ON AIR” within the broadcast folder date. Please make sure to create a folder titled “Time and Show” within the date of broadcast. For example, “11AM Voices of the Middle East”
- Name your program “Time-DAY-Date-Show.wav”
- for example:
- 1PM-FRI-20200320-PROJECTCENSORED.wav
- 10AM-THURS-20200319-LETTERSANDPOLITICS-INTRO.wav and 10AM-THURS-20200319-LETTERSANDPOLITICS-SHOW.wav for programs with a news billboard
- 4PM-SAT-20200321-INYOUREAR-HR1.wav and 5PM-SAT-20200321-INYOUREAR-HR2.wav for Music programs with multiple hours.
- IMPORTANT
- Public Affairs Programs: Save your programs as .wav – Mono 16 bit 48kHz (The on air computer does not play 32 bit)
- Music Programs: Save your programs as .wav – Stereo 16 bit 48kHz (The on air computer does not play 32 bit)
- Notify the Operations Department by emailing us at [email protected].
Technical Issues with KPFA’s Dropbox
In the event of technical issues with KPFA’s Dropbox, please email [email protected]
Use WeTransfer or your @kpfa.org account to send your program to [email protected]. WeTransfer/[email protected] should be used as a backup.