Pacifica Foundation
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| Type | Public radio network |
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| Country | United States |
| Availability | Worldwide |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Owner | Pacifica Foundation |
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Key people
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Lewis Hill, E. John Lewis, founders |
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Launch date
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1949 |
| Affiliation |
WRN Broadcast Pacifica Network KFCF |
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Official website
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pacifica.org |
Pacifica Foundation is an American network of five independently operated, non-commercial, listener-supported radio stations known for its progressive/liberal political orientation. Launched in 1949 with service in Berkeley, California, it is the world's oldest listener-funded radio network.
Pacifica Network is a program service provided by Pacifica Foundation supplying over 180 affiliated stations with various programs, primarily news and public affairs. The first public radio network in the United States, it is operated by the Pacifica Foundation, a non-profit corporation with national headquarters adjoining station KPFA in Berkeley. Programs such as Democracy Now! and Free Speech Radio News have been some of its most popular productions.
The 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. The archive includes original recordings of interviews with John Coltrane, James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry, and Langston Hughes, among many others.
The Pacifica Radio Archives feature in their own 30-minute slot on BBC Radio 5 Live's Up All Night programme, at 3:30 am UK time on Mondays.
Pacifica was founded in 1946 by pacifists E. John Lewis and Lewis Hill. During World War II, Hill, as well as Lewis, filed for conscientious objector status. After the war, Lewis, Hill and a small group of former conscientious objectors created the Pacifica Foundation in Pacifica California. KPFA in Berkeley commenced broadcast activities in 1949.
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