The following is a list of radio stations in the Santa Barbara area and also stations that you are able to hear in Santa Barbara, but originate out of Los Angeles.
We make a concerted effort to keep this page updated as radio stations are constantly changing format or locations on the dial. Email Dave if you have any updates for this page.
Select AM stations:
| Station | Area | Type of Music |
| KFI 640 | LA | More stimulating Talk Radio!! “Exposing the News!” One of our favorite AM stations. |
| KMPC 710 | LA | Sports News & Talk |
| KABC 790 | LA | News and Talk |
| KRLA 870 | LA | Oldies |
| KTMS 990 | SB | Talk |
| KTNQ 1020 | LA | Spanish |
| KNX 1070 | LA | News and Talk – This is an amazing station, we’ve heard it during the mid afternoon in the winter (clearly) while north of San Francisco. At night from Oahu 2200+ miles from Los Angeles in Hawaii we’ve heard KNX coming in on our cheap rental car radio. This was the ONLY USA mainland station we could even pick up. Wow! |
| KZSB 1290 | SB | News & Talk |
Select FM Stations:
| Station | Area | Type of Music |
| KQSC 88.7 | SB | Classical |
| KCSB 91.9 | SB | UCSB Campus station |
| KKHT 92.3 | LA | Hot 92.3, R&B |
| KJEE 92.9 | SB | Alternative rock |
| KUSC 93.7 | SB | Classical |
| KFYZ 94.5 | SB | Hit Music |
| KLOS 95.5 | LA | Rock – the original home of the Mark & Brian Show. The greatest FM radio station in Los Angeles. |
| KCAQ 95.9 | VE | Top 40 |
| KYGA 97.5 | SB | Christian Rock |
| KDAR 98.3 | SB | Religious |
| KTYD 99.9 | SB | Rock |
| KHAY 100.7 | SB | Country |
| KRTH 101.1 | LA | K-earth 101 – Good-time Oldies |
| KSBL 101.7 | SB | Light Rock – Less Talk |
| KVYB 103.3 | SB | “hip-hop y mas” Formerly KRUZ |
| KBIG 104.3 | LA | Adult Contemporary (MY FM) |
| KRAZ 105.9 | LA | KRAZ-FM, Country Music |
| KMGQ 106.3 | SB | Smooth Jazz & Smooth Vocals |
| KRUZ 106.7 | SB | Adult Contemporary. When they were at 103.3 on the FM dial, they were the most powerful FM station in the United States. They were broadcasting at 105,000 watts of FM power. At times, I was able to receive this station along the 101 cresting the hills near Gilroy in the north, and to the south in San Diego. They have changed locations on the dial multiple times. | KLVE 107.5 | LA | Spanish |
I looked at Santa Barbara and didn’t see KPFK. I believe most if not all Mt. Wilson stations can be heard in Santa Barbara.