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Administrative History
Pacifica Radio is a listener-sponsored radio station founded by E. John Lewis and Lewis Hill on April 15, 1949 with service out of Berkeley, CA. Pacifica Radio was created to promote free-speech radio unhindered by sponsorships. It was the first public radio network with five-independently operated radio stations documenting political, social, and cultural movements in America.
| Owned Since | Station |
|---|---|
| 1949 | KPFA : Berkeley, CA |
| 1959 | KPFK : Los Angeles, CA |
| 1960 | WBAI : New York City, NY |
| 1970 | KPFT : Houston, TX |
| 1977 | WPFW : Washington, D.C. |