[lbo-talk] WBAI crisis

John Adams jadams01 at sprynet.com
Tue Nov 18 15:04:06 PST 2003


On Tuesday, November 18, 2003, at 04:59 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:


> [Things are very dire at WBAI, where I do my show. The station's
> survival is at risk. Expenditures have been rising while income - and
> listenership - have been falling. The station desperately needs to
> widen its appeal, but I'm not sure anyone knows how to do that. And
> I'm afraid that lots of people around the station view any attempts to
> preach beyond the choir as suspect. Here's a report from one of the
> leading "Take Back Pacifica" activists. Well, they got it back, but
> it's not thriving. KPFK in Los Angeles is also having serious
> problems.]

I haven't lived in Houston for nearly three years, but as long as KPFT has Ray Hill on the air, they'll still be getting my monthly pledge.

So, does the proposal to sell the two commercial band licenses in New York City and Berkeley make any more sense now? Or is Pacifica in those areas getting its listeners from people randomly scanning the dial, looking for Top Forty radio?

All the best,

John A



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