RE: Boston talk / Pacifica

["elipolo@earthlink.net" <elipolo@earthlink.net>]

>Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 21:00:17 -0400
>From: Larry Weil <kc1ih@mac.com>
>Subject: re: Boston talk / Pacifica
>
>But doesn't WMBR still play some Pacifica material, after recently 
>threatening to drop them?

Due to the efforts of the WMBR News Department and the support they
gathered 
from both listeners in the community and within MIT, WMBR still airs the
half-
hour "Free Speech Radio Network" news from Pacifica 6-6:30 PM every
weeknight 
(except Thursdays, when the WMBR News Department produces local pieces).

FSRN was originally started by striking Pacifica reporters a few years ago
as 
a separate independent newtork, but since reconciliation has been
incorporated 
into Pacifica's regular schedule.

And, also due to the efforts of the News Department, WMBR airs Pacifica's 
"Democracy Now" program Thursdays 2-4 PM.

WMBR re-evaluates all current and new proposed programming three times
yearly, 
co-inciding with the semesters at MIT. I wouldn't put it beyond WMBR's 
management to again try to drop the Pacifica programming (and perhaps all 
news) again in the future, unless perhaps more MIT students (rather than 
community volunteers) become involved with the News Department (which is
now 
just barely beginning to happen).

Still, as far as being an affiliate, WMBR is a "FSRN" and "Democracy Now" 
affiliate, but I wouldn't call four hours of Pacifica programming per week 
enough to consider them a Pacifica Network affiliate per se. I think Aaron 
was thinking about a Pacifica owned station such as WBAI in NYC, which
Boston 
does not have.

Eli Polonsky



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