Pacifica Radio

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Pacifica Radio is a pioneering, listener-supported American radio network known for its progressive programming and landmark role in U.S. free speech and broadcast indecency jurisprudence.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Pacifica Radio canonical 2
Pacifica Radio Archives 2
Pacifica Radio Network 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf noncommercial broadcaster ⓘ
radio network ⓘ
broadcastArea United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
distributionFormat online streaming ⓘ
terrestrial radio ⓘ
focusesOn anti-war activism ⓘ
arts and culture ⓘ
civil liberties ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
labor issues ⓘ
founder Lewis Hill ⓘ
fundingModel listener-supported ⓘ
governedBy Pacifica Foundation ⓘ
surface form: Pacifica National Board
hasArchive Pacifica Radio self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pacifica Radio Archives
hasAudience national audience in the United States ⓘ
hasEthos noncommercial, noncorporate broadcasting ⓘ
hasGenre alternative media ⓘ
hasMission to promote peace and social justice through independent media ⓘ
hasPart Pacifica Radio self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: KPFA

KPFK ⓘ
KPFT ⓘ
WBAI ⓘ
WPFW ⓘ
hasSlogan Listener-sponsored radio ⓘ
headquartersLocation Berkeley ⓘ
surface form: Berkeley, California
ideology left-wing ⓘ
progressive ⓘ
inception 1946 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalCase FCC v. Pacifica Foundation ⓘ
legalCaseOutcome upheld FCC power to regulate indecent broadcasts ⓘ
mediaType radio ⓘ
networkType community radio network ⓘ
notableFor pioneering listener-sponsored radio model ⓘ
progressive political programming ⓘ
role in U.S. free speech jurisprudence ⓘ
role in broadcast indecency jurisprudence ⓘ
operates Pacifica Foundation ⓘ
surface form: Pacifica Network
ownedBy Pacifica Foundation ⓘ
ownershipStructure nonprofit ⓘ
politicalAlignment progressive politics ⓘ
programmingFormat cultural programming ⓘ
music ⓘ
news ⓘ
progressive talk ⓘ
public affairs ⓘ
regulator Federal Communications Commission ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jeremy Scahill → workedFor → Pacifica Radio ⓘ
Pacifica Radio → hasPart → Pacifica Radio self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: KPFA
Pacifica Radio → hasArchive → Pacifica Radio self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pacifica Radio Archives
Pacifica Foundation → operates → Pacifica Radio ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pacifica Radio Network
Pacifica Foundation → hasPart → Pacifica Radio ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pacifica Radio Archives
WBAI → network → Pacifica Radio ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pacifica Radio Network
WBAI → affiliation → Pacifica Radio ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pacifica Radio Archives (via network)