KEXP is proudly non-profit, community-powered radio and relies on the support of individual listeners to contribute the majority of our funding. As we begin the new year, we can’t help but look back and feel the love for our incredible donors - music lovers whose investments make KEXP a vibrant, glowing music community. From the hundreds of messages we receive each day, it’s clear that music touches our lives in a way nothing else does. It roots us in our experiences, expands our thinking, connects us with each other, and brings pure moments of joy. At any time, it’s free for everyone to listen, and donor participation is what makes that true. We couldn’t be more grateful to our 31,000 donors.
While we love our donors all year-round, on January 10th we’re celebrating Donor Love Day - a day we’re dedicating to thanking donors for choosing to support KEXP and ensure that this “robot-free” radio station continues to thrive.
If you’re a donor, we’ll be featuring your song requests 7A-7P PST on Friday, January 10th.
Email dj@kexp.org or text 206-903-5397 with your song requestand tell us why you POWER KEXP!
In 2024, donor support enabled KEXP to continue to bring you the DJ-curated musical journeys you rely on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It also enabled KEXP to do some special new things, too.
Bring music to listeners in 33,867 cities in 224 countries
Play songs and share stories from 69,586 texts to DJs
Feature 25,837 different artists on KEXP Radio
Expand our service to the Bay Area with the launch of 92.7FM, growing our community and our mission to champion music and discovery
Curate original programming days like Music Heals: Grief, Mental Health, and Beyond Cancer to explore how the power of music and connection can remind us that we are not alone.
Host 212 Live on KEXP sessions featuring artists from the Pacific Northwest and around the world.
Facilitate 12,898,265 hours of Live on KEXP sessions watched by music-hungry viewers on YouTube
Produce original podcasts like The Cobain 50, El Cancionero de Kurt, In Our Headphones, A Deeper Listen, and The Runcast
Bring our community together for events like the MLK Unity Party, Kids Dance Party, Concerts at the Mural, and El Sonido Live in Mexico City
Explore the cultures, sounds, and roots of diverse artists during Pushing Boundaries/Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Pride month, and Aqui y Ahora/Latinx Heritage Month
Join with music lovers in the community for live remote broadcasts like Spin Around the Bay, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and Juneteenth
We can already tell that 2025 is sure to be another amazing year of music. And while we can’t predict everything that will happen this year, we know that KEXP will continue to be a bright spot in your day and oasis for music discovery and connection.
For the first time ever as part of Donor Love Day, we're also revealing our brand new 2025 donor sticker at the start of the year. Continue your support of KEXP in 2025, or make your first donation, and pick up our new donor-exclusive sticker! It’s just one of the many ways we thank donors and hope they feel the love!
If you’re a KEXP donor, we couldn’t be more grateful and appreciative to you for the creative freedom and flexibility your investments make possible, and for helping others all over the world find meaning and connection in music, too.
