Pacifica Radio
E372912
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 |
| KPFA | 1 |
| Pacifica Radio Archives (via network) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3621158 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Pacifica Radio Context triple: [Seven dirty words you can never say on television, associatedWith, Pacifica Radio]
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A.
Alto Broadcasting System
Alto Broadcasting System was a pioneering Philippine media company that became the country’s first television network operator and a forerunner of today’s ABS-CBN.
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B.
Penn Radio
Penn Radio was a talk radio show hosted by magician and entertainer Penn Jillette, featuring his commentary, interviews, and comedic discussions on a wide range of topics.
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C.
KPTK-AM Seattle
KPTK-AM Seattle was a progressive talk radio station in Seattle, Washington, known for airing liberal political programming and syndicated hosts.
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D.
ABC Radio Network
ABC Radio Network was a major American radio broadcasting network that provided national news, entertainment, and syndicated programming to affiliated stations across the United States.
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E.
CBS Radio
CBS Radio was a major American radio network that became widely known for broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s influential Fireside Chats and other national news and entertainment programs during the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pacifica Radio Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Alto Broadcasting System
Alto Broadcasting System was a pioneering Philippine media company that became the country’s first television network operator and a forerunner of today’s ABS-CBN.
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B.
Penn Radio
Penn Radio was a talk radio show hosted by magician and entertainer Penn Jillette, featuring his commentary, interviews, and comedic discussions on a wide range of topics.
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C.
KPTK-AM Seattle
KPTK-AM Seattle was a progressive talk radio station in Seattle, Washington, known for airing liberal political programming and syndicated hosts.
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D.
ABC Radio Network
ABC Radio Network was a major American radio broadcasting network that provided national news, entertainment, and syndicated programming to affiliated stations across the United States.
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E.
CBS Radio
CBS Radio was a major American radio network that became widely known for broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s influential Fireside Chats and other national news and entertainment programs during the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
noncommercial broadcaster
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radio network ⓘ |
| broadcastArea |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributionFormat |
online streaming
ⓘ
terrestrial radio ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
anti-war activism
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arts and culture ⓘ civil liberties ⓘ human rights ⓘ labor issues ⓘ |
| founder | Lewis Hill ⓘ |
| fundingModel | listener-supported ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Pacifica Foundation
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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
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surface form:
KPFA
KPFK ⓘ KPFT ⓘ WBAI ⓘ WPFW ⓘ |
| hasSlogan | Listener-sponsored radio ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Berkeley
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surface form:
Berkeley, California
|
| ideology |
left-wing
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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
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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
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music ⓘ news ⓘ progressive talk ⓘ public affairs ⓘ |
| regulator | Federal Communications Commission ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Pacifica Radio Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.