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Freedom, CA KPIG FM 107.5
What is KPIG?
We're an anachronism - a throwback to the days when real DJs picked out the music, and listeners expected something more from a radio station than just a couple of hundred songs repeated over and over, with some "big voice" guy yelling about how great it all is. We're also - to the amazement of all of the radio "professionals" who make the rules we thumb our noses at - very successful, though we try not to let it go to our heads.

KPIG's program director, Laura Ellen, news commentator Travus T. Hipp, bad boy Unkle Sherman, all worked at KPIG's predecessor, the world-infamous KFAT, during that station's 1976-1982 lifetime. The rest of the Pig crew is also well-seasoned in the art & craft of "progressive" radio.

We invite you to browse the PigSqueals for proof that our listeners are just as passionate as we are.

KPIG is located in Freedom, California - near Santa Cruz - and radiates a mighty 2,850 watts from a knoll (bare - not grassy) in scenic Prunetucky-by-the-Slough. We broadcast at 107.5 FM - and in spite of having perhaps the worst signal in the area, we're frequently rated #1 in our market (in Adults 25-54). Click here for the latest ratings (persons 12 +).

We were also the first station in the world to webcast our audio (we've been webcasting continuously since 8/2/95), and over the years we've acquired a fanatical world-wide following.

Please take a moment to read a little about Laura Ellen our guiding light, who we miss dearly.
Upcoming Events
  • 08.27 The Waifs @ Mystic Theatre
  • 08.27 Southern Culture on the Skids @ Moe's Alley
  • 08.28 Amos Lee @ Mystic Theatre
  • 08.28 Southern Culture on the Skids @ Moe's Alley
  • 08.30 Mermen @ Moe's Alley
  • 08.30 Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven @ Catalyst
  • 09.03 Bill Evans Soulgrass and Sam Bush @ Kuumbwa Jazz Center
  • 09.04 Bill Evans Soulgrass with Sam Bush @ Slim's
  • 09.05 B Side Players @ Moe's Alley
  • 09.06 B Side Players @ Moe's Alley
  • 09.06 Lucinda Williams @ Catalyst
  • 09.09 Colin Gilmore and Sharon Allen @ Don Quixote's
  • 09.12 JJ Grey and Mofro @ The Independent
  • 09.12 Earthdance Festival @ Laytonville, Ca.
  • 09.13 Earthdance Festival @ Laytonville, Ca.
  • 09.13 JJ Grey and Mofro @ The Independent
  • 09.13 Jackie Greene @ Catalyst
  • 09.14 Earthdance Festival @ Laytonville, Ca.
  • 09.16 Michelle Shocked @ The Independent
  • 09.16 JJ Grey and Mofro @ Moe's Alley
  • 09.18 Michael Franti and Spearhead @ Catalyst
  • 09.20 American River Music Festival @ Coloma, Ca.
  • 09.21 Songs of Kate Wolf @ Don Quixote's
  • 09.21 American River Music Festival @ Coloma, Ca.
  • 09.22 Richard Shindell @ Don Quixote's
  • 09.25 Cyril Pahinui @ Don Quixote's
  • 09.26 Railroad Earth @ Fillmore
  • 09.27 Slaid Cleaves @ Kuumbwa Jazz Center
  • 09.27 Railroad Earth @ Fillmore
  • 09.28 A Benefit for the All Volunteer Big Sur Fire Brigade @ Henry Miller Library
  • 10.02 Charley Musselwhite @ Montalvo Arts Center
  • 10.03 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass @ Golden Gate Park, SF
  • 10.03 Robert Earl Keen and Greg Brown @ Mello Center
  • 10.04 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass @ Golden Gate Park, SF
  • 10.05 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass @ Golden Gate Park, SF
  • 10.12 Terri Hendrix @ Don Quixote's
  • 10.14 The Subdudes @ Moe's Alley
  • 10.17 Hayes Carll @ Don Quixote's
  • 10.17 The Waybacks @ Kuumbwa Jazz Center
  • 10.20 Eliza Gilkyson @ Don Quixote's
  • 12.05 Tom Russell @ Don Quixote's
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