What happened to WBAI?

On Monday, October 7, 2019, the Pacifica Foundation announced they were shutting down WBAI’s local operations, leaving only two workers to keep the station’s signal on the air.

Is WBAI still broadcasting?

WBAI, a pioneering left-leaning radio station based in Brooklyn, has ceased operations, more than six decades after first hitting the airwaves. The news was announced on Monday by the Pacifica Foundation, a Berkley-based nonprofit that has owned the station since 1960.

What station is WBAI?

Radio 99.5FM
WBAI Radio 99.5FM NYC.

Is WBAI back on the air?

WBAI is back. One month to the day since operations at the decades-old, listener-supported radio station were suspended by its parent organization, the Pacifica Foundation, 99.5 WBAI FM has regained local control of its airwaves.

What station is democracy now?

PBS
Free Speech TV
Democracy Now!/Networks

What does WBAI stand for?

World Broadcast Associates, Inc
The station took a respite from broadcasting in 1953, and came back on the air as part of World Broadcast Associates, Inc (WBAI) in 1955. On January 10, 1960, WBAI joined Pacifica when philanthropist Louis Schweitzer gave the station to the network.

What does Wbai stand for?

What time is democracy now on?

The show, which airs live each weekday at 8 a.m. Eastern Time, is broadcast on the internet and by over 1,400 radio and television stations worldwide.

How old is Amy Goodman?

64 years (April 13, 1957)Amy Goodman / Age

Which country is a democratic country?

India emerged as the world’s largest democracy and continues to be so. Countries that were once part of the British Empire often adopted the British Westminster system.

Is Denis Moynihan married?

Trish SchochDenis Moynihan / Spouse

Where is Amy Goodman from?

Bay Shore, NYAmy Goodman / Place of birth