12 Facts About Pacifica Radio

1.

In 2005, Coughlin resigned, the network was still largely disorganized, and Pacifica Radio reverted to operating with an interim executive director for most of the year.

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2.

In January 2006, Pacifica Radio hired Greg Guma as the next executive director of the Pacifica Radio Foundation.

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3.

Pacifica Radio produced Informed Dissent, a ten-week series for the 2006 mid-term elections that drew from talent across the network.

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4.

The rent was set at more than half a million dollars annually, which Pacifica Radio claimed was approximately 4 times the current market rent for Midtown Manhattan antenna rentals.

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5.

Pacifica Radio's WBAI has housed its transmitter on the Empire State Building since 1966.

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6.

The ruling encumbered all of Pacifica Radio's assets including KPFA and KPFB in Berkeley, KPFK in Los Angeles, WPFW in Washington, DC, and KPFT in Houston in addition to WBAI in New York City but does not affect the assets of any of its affiliates.

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7.

Pacifica Radio Archives, housed at station KPFK in Los Angeles, is the oldest public radio archive in the United States documenting more than five decades of grassroots political, cultural, and performing arts history.

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8.

The Pacifica Radio Archives featured in their own 30-minute slot on BBC Radio 5 Live's Up All Night program.

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9.

FSRN was primarily funded by Pacifica Radio, and includes headlines and news features produced by reporters based around the US and in scores of countries around the world.

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10.

Local Pacifica Radio stations produce many programs that are available to network stations and affiliates.

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11.

Pacifica Radio produces a wide variety of special broadcasts, including live coverage of major US Congressional hearings, national mobilizations against war, and other important events, such as the United States Social Forum.

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12.

Pacifica Radio-owned stations are listed below in alphabetical order by state and city of license.

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