KPBS

Name: KPBS
Rating: 4.4 (97 reviews)
Author: San Diego State University Foundation

By: San Diego State University Foundation App

KPBS news, podcasts & more!

Overview

Version:

12.0.6

Last updated: 2026-07-14

Ranking

#156,197 ▼ 4,237

Overall

Features & Capabilities

The KPBS App brings San Diego's public media to your browser with live radio, TV, and on-demand news and entertainment. It combines the KPBS FM radio livestream, breaking news, podcasts, and PBS/NPR content in one convenient place, so you can stay informed on the go.

Key features include up-to-the-minute headlines, live streaming of KPBS FM and Classical San Diego FM, on-demand access to KPBS, PBS, PBS Kids, and NPR programs, playback controls (pause/rewind), program bookmarks, schedules, and Passport library access. Sign in for full PBS Passport access, manage sleep timer/alarm, and even send KPBS messages.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines Content Education

By:

San Diego State University Foundation

Rating:

4.40

(97) 1 new ratings

Version:

12.0.6 Last updated: 2026-07-14

Version code:

888125816

Creation date:

2017-11-03

Compatible devices:

Size:

40.67MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-20

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Ranking

# 156,197 ▼ 4,237

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Developed by:

San Diego State University Foundation

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kpbs/id1305075995

Website:

https://www.kpbs.org/

User Reviews

Users consistently praise KPBS for its easy-to-use interface, strong, balanced reporting, and broad local-to-national coverage, including arts and culture. The ability to livestream and access past broadcasts is valued. The major recurring downside is streaming reliability: frequent crashes, buffering, and poor reconnection, which interrupts listening. A few reviews also note content changes after updates, but overall sentiment centers on quality content and usability with ongoing streaming stability concerns.

Pros

Easy to navigate and use.
High-quality, balanced, credible news reporting.
Strong local/regional coverage (San Diego and North County) alongside national coverage.
Live streaming and access to past broadcasts.
Good searchability and easy access to content.

Cons

Streaming reliability issues (crashes, buffering, and difficulty reconnecting) during live streams.

Recent reviews

I think that this app presents the news KPBS is featuring well enough but the app should be redesigned to be slightly more aesthetically pleasing. The plain white background with black text is a bit droll, but I do like the font type that was used.

by GO*****, 2026-07-08

there is no other FreeNews Source out there, nor paid neither that can compete with this 'Gold Standard' of News & Culture & any other important topic that we need a 100% non-partisan feed of- if i could give a gazillion dollars to support, i would !!