40-483: WNJR can refer to: WNJR (FM) , a radio station (91.7 FM) licensed to Washington, Pennsylvania, United States WNSW , a radio station (1430 AM) licensed to Newark, New Jersey, United States which held the WNJR call sign from 1947 until 1999. [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about radio and/or television stations with
80-436: A freeform format with several nationally syndicated programs, including Democracy Now! , Free Speech Radio News, and CounterSpin . The station also plays Pittsburgh-based independent programs including Rustbelt Radio and The Saturday Light Brigade . Student on-air personalities produce radio programs including music, news , talk , and sports . The WNJR Sports Broadcasting Crew produces live broadcasts from
120-550: A daily Spanish Language newscast, and From the Vault , a weekly program drawn from Pacifica's extensive audio archives. Pacifica also produced Informed Dissent , a ten-week series for the 2006 mid-term elections that drew from talent across the network. Guma left his post in September 2007 . Pacifica's National Board unanimously chose former KPFA general manager Nicole Sawaya as the next executive director. Sawaya had been among
160-607: A format shift to freeform music and the station joined the Pacifica Radio Network . WNJR has been listed as silent in the FCC database since October 30, 2018. It returned to the air on October 15, 2019. WNJR is licensed as a noncommercial educational station and operates as a co-curricular program of the W&;J Department of Theatre and Communication. Assisted by a faculty advisor, the student-run studio broadcasts in
200-458: A listener complaint, Pacifica received a letter of reprimand from the FCC , censuring them for allegedly violating broadcast regulations which prohibited airing indecent material. The foundation took the matter to the U.S. Supreme Court in FCC v. Pacifica Foundation and lost in a 5–4 decision. This became a landmark moment in the history of free speech , and the case continues to define the power of
240-451: A new classic rock format and a Simian automated playout system enabled 24-hour broadcasting for the first time. At the same time, the station hired a full-time manager, changed its call sign to WNJR and the frequency to 91.7 MHz. Around 2007, ultimate control of the station was shifted to a member of the faculty, Anthony Fleury, and the role of station manager reverted to student control. In 2007, new MegaSeg automation software aided
280-558: A toll. In 2005, Coughlin resigned , the network was still largely disorganized , and Pacifica reverted to operating with an interim executive director for most of the year. In January 2006, Pacifica hired Greg Guma as the next executive director of the Pacifica Foundation. By the end of the year, the Foundation had fully recovered its financial health and had launched two new national programs: Informativo Pacifica ,
320-529: A weekly program that thematically repackages archival material, making it relevant to contemporary listeners; and Informativo Pacifica , based at KPFK in Los Angeles, a daily Spanish-language newscast that includes reporters from the U.S. and many Latin American countries. Local Pacifica stations produce many programs that are available to network stations and affiliates. These include: Sprouts ,
360-468: A weekly showcase of producers and stations around the network, often in documentary format; Explorations in Science with Dr. Michio Kaku , a weekly radio program on science, politics, and the environment; Dennis Bernstein's Flashpoints , a daily drive-time public affairs program; Against The Grain a progressive and radical commentary program; and many other regular programs. Pacifica also produces
400-687: A wide variety of special broadcasts, including live coverage of major U.S. Congressional hearings, national mobilizations against war, and other important events, such as the United States Social Forum . Special programs also include news documentaries, holidays and commemorations, and archival audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives. Pacifica distributes program content via the Audioport system. The Pacifica Radio Archives, housed at station KPFK in Los Angeles,
440-413: Is a non-commercial FM radio station broadcasting a freeform radio format . Licensed to Washington, Pennsylvania , it serves Greater Pittsburgh 's Southwest suburbs. The station is owned by Washington & Jefferson College . Washington & Jefferson's first student radio station, WAJC-AM, began broadcasting on October 8, 1961, from the second floor of the music building . The next year,
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#1732798708596480-1072: Is a compilation of news, interviews, and documentaries. Democracy Now! is heard and seen on more than 700 radio and TV stations across the U.S. including public-access television stations and satellite television channels Free Speech TV and Link TV . WDEV , based in Waterbury, Vermont , is the only commercial radio station in the U.S. that carries the program —even though it is also heard in north-central Vermont over Pacifica affiliate WGDR in Plainfield and its sister station, WGDH in Hardwick. In 2002, as Pacifica implemented its new listener-sponsor-accountability structure and as Pacifica and Democracy Now! settled outstanding disputes from previous years, Democracy Now! spun off with substantial funding from Pacifica to become an independent production. The Pacifica network, in addition to extensive community-based productions at its various stations around
520-677: Is the oldest public radio archive in the United States documenting more than five decades of grassroots political, cultural, and performing arts history. The archive includes recordings of interviews with John Coltrane , James Baldwin , Lorraine Hansberry , and Langston Hughes , among many others. The Pacifica Radio Archives were featured in their own 30-minute slot on BBC Radio 5 Live 's (now defunct) Up All Night program. The Pacifica-owned stations are listed below in alphabetical order by state and community of license . Note: All stations except for WBAI were built and signed-on by
560-729: The Empire State Building since 1966. The 9% annual rental increases were facilitated by the destruction of the twin towers on September 11, 2001, which dramatically reduced space available for comparable antennas. The ruling encumbered all of Pacifica's assets including KPFA and KPFB in Berkeley, KPFK in Los Angeles, WPFW in Washington, DC, and KPFT in Houston in addition to WBAI in New York City but does not affect
600-612: The Pacifica Network , a program service supplying over 200 affiliated stations with various programs, primarily news and public affairs. It was the first public radio network in the United States and it is the world's oldest listener-funded radio network. Programs such as Democracy Now! and Free Speech Radio News have been some of its most popular productions. Pacifica was founded in 1946 by pacifists E. John Lewis and Lewis Hill . During World War II , both of them had filed for conscientious objector status. After
640-451: The 2016 board year with the exclusion of 75% of WBAI's board representation, it then moved to decertify Pacifica's 2016 board elections, which had been won handily by the independent faction not in power. The new 2017 board of directors replaced interim executive director Lydia Brazon with KPFT director Bill Crosier and reinstated WBAI's delegation. On Friday, October 6, 2017, Pacifica lost a $ 1.8 million settlement over what they claimed
680-703: The Bobby-Soxer . At the 2008 Pittsburgh Achievement in Radio Awards, WNJR won four of six college radio awards, including the College Radio Sports Reporting or Play-by-Play Announcer or Host , College Radio On-Air Personality , College Radio Editorial and College Radio Station Website categories. The WNJR radio program, "The American Justice System: A Day in the Life of..." won a 2009 Community and Educational Outreach Award from
720-563: The College's athletic teams . During the 2008 Democratic presidential primary elections , the sports crew produced live coverage for two political events on campus: a town hall meeting with Barack Obama and a rally for Hillary Clinton featuring former President Bill Clinton . In 2009, students in a theater workshop course performed a series of 1940s radio dramas, including the Lux Radio Theater version of The Bachelor and
760-797: The National Association of Bar Executives. The interview-based program, a joint production with the Washington County Bar Association, is hosted by two local attorneys who conduct interviews with legal professionals to discuss the justice system. In 2013, senior Erikka Loper was awarded the Excellence in Broadcasting Award by the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters for her weekly radio program Friend or Fraud . This
800-399: The U.S. and in scores of countries around the world. In September 2013, the board of directors of FSRN issued a lay-off notice to all staff, and confirmed that their last broadcast would take place on September 27, 2013. The board cited financial difficulties as the reason for the decision. In 2006, Pacifica added two new national programs: From the Vault from the Pacifica Radio Archives,
840-467: The United States, also featured a daily newscast Free Speech Radio News from 2003-2013. FSRN was a radio program founded by Pacifica Reporters Against Censorship, a group of mostly Pacifica Network News reporters who went on strike against the Pacifica board policies of the late 1990s. FSRN was primarily funded by Pacifica, and includes headlines and news features produced by reporters based around
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#1732798708596880-511: The assets of any of its affiliates. On April 6, 2018, The Pacifica Foundation announced the settlement on a series of agreements that release WBAI, the organization's New York radio station, from a court judgment as well as the last two years of its lease at the Empire State Building as of May 31, 2018. The Foundation later completed an agreement to relocate its transmission facility to a new site nearby. On October 8, 2019, it
920-400: The five Pacifica stations. These local boards in turn elect the national board of directors. Aside from some minor changes, the same 2003 bylaws remain in effect today. Pacifica National News director Dan Coughlin (director) was voted Interim Executive Director of the network in 2002 (the "Interim" was later dropped). The years of internal legal battles and financial mismanagement had taken
960-505: The foundation alleging that he was dismissed because he is African American and a whistleblower . On August 9, 2013, Pacifica interim executive director Summer Reese announced that due to financial problems, Pacifica-owned radio station WBAI-FM in New York was laying off about two-thirds of its staff, effective August 12, 2013. The entire news department was reportedly included in the layoff. After Pacifica's board of directors completed
1000-551: The government over broadcast material it calls indecent. In two years during a three-year cycle, subscribers and station staff at each station vote to elect the Local Station Board, as required by the Pacifica Foundation bylaws. The local station boards have support and advisory duties for their station. They also elect members from their body to serve on the Pacifica Foundation's national board of directors. The full local station board meets monthly, and committees of
1040-481: The local station board meet on both regular and ad hoc bases. For most of its history, Pacifica gave each of its stations independent control of programming. During the 1990s, a major controversy arose over rumors that the Pacifica National Board and national staff were attempting to centralize control of content, to increase audience. The rumors included accusations that the board proposed changing
1080-657: The network's funding model away from a reliance exclusively on listener donations and toward a mix of listener donations and corporate foundation funding similar to that of NPR . There were also accusations that the Board was considering selling both KPFA and WBAI in New York City, which operate on commercial-band FM frequencies (94.1 and 99.5, respectively) worth hundreds of millions of dollars. This led to years of conflict, including court cases, public demonstrations, firings and strikes of station staff, whose common plight inspired creation of Radio4all.net to preserve what they saw as
1120-458: The organization into a financial crisis. Sawaya's departure was followed by major staff layoffs. In 2009, Pacifica Board chair Grace Aaron became interim executive director, former board member LaVarn Williams replaced Lonnie Hicks as chief financial officer, and the national office took control of WBAI in New York. Aaron appointed Williams acting GM of WBAI in May, and Hicks filed a lawsuit against
1160-465: The original spirit of Pacifica. Many listeners of the individual stations, especially KPFA and WBAI, objected to what they saw as an attempt to tone down the overtly left-leaning political content on Pacifica stations. The controversy included highly publicized ideologically-charged disputes between grassroots listener organizations and Mary Frances Berry , a former chairperson of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights , who chaired Pacifica's national board at
1200-410: The point where it no longer produced a transmission. New Federal Communications Commission regulations forced the station to upgrade to a signal strength of at least 100 watts to keep a non-commercial license. Unable to convince the college administrators to upgrade the transmitter, in 1989, a newly refurbished WXJX station was broadcasting at 92.1 FM from a new on-air studio and production booth, using
1240-666: The same 10-watt transmitter which was substantially repaired. For the first time, the signal could be heard beyond the campus, reaching as far as the Franklin Mall and the Washington Mall . In early 2000, the current studio was installed in The Commons and in 2003 a 1500-watt transmitter was installed at the Washington Trust Building, reaching roughly 30 miles in all directions. A change to
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1280-499: The same/similar call signs or branding. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WNJR&oldid=1175293663 " Category : Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WNJR (FM) WNJR (91.7 MHz )
1320-591: The staff members fired by the national board in 1999 amidst Pacifica's internal crisis. Sawaya began her tenure as executive director in mid-November 2007, but abruptly changed her mind two weeks later. Pacifica historian Matthew Lasar said she "found the level of internecine dysfunction at Pacifica overwhelming, and fled her job." The Pacifica National Board spent the next several months negotiating with her, and Sawaya resumed her job on March 5, 2008. She resigned effective September 30, citing "dysfunctional" governance and "shoddy and opaque" business practices that had plunged
1360-576: The station received $ 200 in funding from the Student Council and upgraded its transmitter, but the signal could only be heard in Hays Hall , Mellon Hall, Upperclassmen Dorm, and many fraternity houses. In 1971, the college secured a license to broadcast as WJCR at 88.3 FM, upgraded to a 10-watt transmitter, and moved to the Old Gym . By the mid-1980s, the station's operations had deteriorated to
1400-493: The time. The board eventually was embroiled in counter-lawsuits by board members and listener-sponsors and, after global settlement of the lawsuits in November 2001, an interim board was formed to craft new bylaws, which it did in two tumultuous years of national debates among thousands of listener-sponsors and activists, finally giving listener-sponsors the right and responsibility to elect new Local Station Boards at each of
1440-581: The war, Lewis, Hill and a small group of former conscientious objectors created the Pacifica Foundation in the town of Pacifica, California , in the San Francisco Bay Area . Their first station, KPFA in Berkeley, commenced broadcasting in 1949. By 1977, the network had added WBAI in New York City, KPFK in Los Angeles, WPFW in Washington, DC, and KPFT in Houston. In 1973, one of Pacifica's stations, WBAI, broadcast comedian George Carlin 's Filthy Words routine uncensored. Following
1480-469: Was announced that WBAI's local operations were abruptly shut down. Their programming was superseded by Pacifica Across America: a compilation of work from sister stations and other sources; Democracy Now! continued to be broadcast. The 2019 WBAI shutdown was litigated in the fall of 2019. The New York State Supreme Court ruled in November 2019 that the WBAI shutdown by then-executive director John Vernile
1520-427: Was executed "ultra vires" (without the proper authority) and ordered the station re-opened. A show that for years has been considered the flagship of Pacifica Radio's national programming is Democracy Now! , an independent news organization that covers democracy, human rights and justice issues, and questions the motives of U.S. foreign and domestic policy. Hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan González , this program
1560-449: Was price gouging by Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT), which had been raising antenna rental charges for WBAI at 9% per year for the last 12 years under a 15-year lease WBAI signed in 2005 that did not expire until 2020. The rent was set at more than half a million dollars annually, which Pacifica claimed was approximately 4 times the current market rent for Midtown Manhattan antenna rentals. Pacifica Radio's WBAI has housed its transmitter on
1600-545: Was the college's first nominated program. [REDACTED] Media related to WNJR (FM) at Wikimedia Commons Pacifica Radio Network Pacifica Foundation is an American nonprofit organization that owns five independently operated, non-commercial , listener-supported radio stations known for their progressive /liberal political orientation. Its national headquarters adjoins station KPFK in North Hollywood , California. Pacifica Foundation also operates
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