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Tag Archives: WBAI
Volunteers needed to help WBAI in NYC move to City College station
The latest tweet from Pacifica station WBAI in New York City asks for help moving the operation out of its Wall Street digs: WBAI is “movin’ on up”. Volunteers are needed to help pack all day long this week. Email … finish reading Volunteers needed to help WBAI in NYC move to City College station
Pacifica radio elections supervisor: end elections at Pacifica
The man in charge of overseeing the election of board delegates to Pacifica radio’s five Local Station Boards (LSBs) has asked the network to end these contests once and for all. “Almost everybody agrees that the elections at Pacifica are … finish reading Pacifica radio elections supervisor: end elections at Pacifica
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Tagged KPFA, KPFK, Pacifica elections, Pacifica Radio, Terry Bouricius, WBAI
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Sandy update: how to help WBAI and WFMU
East coast community radio stations WBAI-FM in New York City and WFMU-FM in New Jersey are still trying to dig themselves out of the Hurricane Sandy swamp. Yesterday, all the Pacifica stations ran a network-wide emergency fundraiser for lower Manhattan’s … finish reading Sandy update: how to help WBAI and WFMU
Hurricane Sandy takes down WFMU transmitter
Hurricane Sandy is taking its toll on community radio. This just in from WFMU in New Jersey: Frank The Storm has taken our 91.1 fm transmitter off the air, as of Monday at 3:00pm. We’re trying to get the transmitter … finish reading Hurricane Sandy takes down WFMU transmitter
How much community radio content can you find on the Internet Archives?
My friend and noted radio historian Jesse Walker e-mailed me the other day. “Just found out that there’s a ton of back issues of the WBAI and KPFK folios posted at archive.org,” Walker wrote. “Did you know this?” He was … finish reading How much community radio content can you find on the Internet Archives?
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Tagged Internet Archives, Jesse Walker, KAOS, KPFA, KPFK, WBAI, WORT
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Bob Fass: the documentary
This is turning into a significant year for documentaries about free form radio. We’ve already mentioned Freeform or Death, a film about WFMU-FM in New Jersey. Now comes Radio Unnameable, a doc about free form radio legend Bob Fass at … finish reading Bob Fass: the documentary
Progressives scratch heads over Pacifica radio hire of Jackson Lewis
The KPFA Worker website says that the Pacifica Foundation has retained the law firm of Jackson Lewis to manage some of its legal affairs. The foundation owns listener supported station KPFA in Berkeley, and four similar non-commercial stations in Los … finish reading Progressives scratch heads over Pacifica radio hire of Jackson Lewis
Lynn Samuels: liberal tweaker of liberals, 1942-2011
Like lots of New York radio listeners circa the late 1970s, I first heard Lynn Samuels when she was a regular host on Pacifica station WBAI. A classic talker from the free form era, Samuels mastered a kind of earthy … finish reading Lynn Samuels: liberal tweaker of liberals, 1942-2011
UK radio finds itself under indecency crackdown
Britain’s Ofcom, the closest equivalent of the FCC in the United States, will attempt to implement something that’s eluded it’s American counterpart for years: provide language- and context-specific examples of what can and cannot be broadcast over the UK’s airwaves. … finish reading UK radio finds itself under indecency crackdown
KPFA: scenes from Occupy Oakland
In its normative helter skelter way, Pacifica radio is providing ongoing coverage of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Several weeks ago I posted a piece critical of New York station WBAI’s lack of live coverage of the activities in Zuccoti … finish reading KPFA: scenes from Occupy Oakland