The purpose for this Ethics Policy is to support a culture of openness, trust, and integrity in all Pacifica Foundation’s management and business practices. A well-understood ethics policy requires the participation and support of every Pacifica Foundation employee and volunteer.

At Pacifica Foundation we are dedicated committed to conducting all of Pacifica Foundation affairs and activities with the highest standards of ethical conduct.
We are committed to the responsible use of Pacifica Foundation assets, to provide accurate, complete and objective information, to respect the confidentiality of financial and other information, to act in good faith and exercise due care in all we do, to comply with all rules and regulations and to proactively promote ethical behavior.

The Pacifica Foundation’s Code of Ethics is built on Pacifica Foundation values. As such, we acknowledge our individual responsibility to ensure our collective success by practicing and promoting the following values. These values reflect a shared view of how we want to operate and be seen by others.

Pacifica Radio turns 60 years old today, April 15, 2009. Lew Hill and a staff of four launched the first listener-supported radio station in the world on April 15, 1949 at 3:00 PM, in a makeshift Berkeley studio, with the words: “This is KPFA Berkeley.”

The rest is History. Four more cities gained the sound of Pacifica when local residents created new Pacifica stations KPFK in Los Angeles, WBAI in New York City, KPFT in Houston, and WPFW in Washington DC.

Pacifica also inspired a movement of community radio stations throughout the United States, many who are independent and locally based, but are affiliates. As a result, the Pacifica Network, today, includes approximately 150 stations, that collaborate daily to bring grassroots community radio and free media to American citizens.

For sixty years, since the McCarthy era, America’s oldest independent media network has defied political pressures and the conventions and internal censors inherent to mainstream media. A haven and training ground for artists and journalists, Pacifica has been the vanguard of free media. Breaking important news, providing historical and political analysis, and discovering some of our greatest artistic talents, Pacifica Radio has brought us the great voices of each era.

Listen to a mix of voices over Pacifica Airwaves from Lew Hill to Barak Obama (29 mintes long)  

From the storied depths of the Pacifica Radio Archives, which curates over 50,000 recordings representing sixty years of Pacifica’s broadcast history, From the Vault presents an audio celebration of Pacifica’s 60th Birthday. 

From the Vault: FTV 0153 Pacifica Turns 60 (60 minutes long)

Welcome to the new Pacifica.org - a completely revised website from Pacifica Radio! This new site features more Pacifica programming - in a layout that is much easier to use (and flexible) than ever before!

First, regarding the new look of the site, you will notice a set of icons of the top right of the page - these icons allow you to customize the look of this website, allowing for up to 12 color combinations (to allow you to make this more personal ), 3 different font sizes (to accommodate for various visual needs), and 3 page widths (to accommodate for different screen sizes).

customize your visit with these icons

In terms of content, you can find the most recent Pacifica program segments on the new homepage, organized by current and important topics - currently these segments are mainly Democracy Now!, and FRSN, but potentially, these segments can originate from any of the 360 plus Pacifica programs.

PNB Meeting Streaming Links

Normal meeting links is this one (if there are two meetings at once, try the second set of links below)

Main PNB Meeting Stream

All of these links take you to the same stream, but you should chose based on the audio player that you typically use.
Depending on your audio player...	...click here
Most users (iTunes, WinAmp, etc.) can listen here	listen (or)
or here.	listen (or)
RealPlayer users can use this link	listen (or)
If all else fails..
try this link,	listen
or contact us. Please tell us what player you typically use to listen to audio online with, and what operating system you are using (ie. Linux, Mac, Windows) for proper assistance. thanks!

(a) To establish a Foundation organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any member of the Foundation. [*]

(b) To establish and operate for educational purposes, in such manner that the facilities involved shall be as nearly self-sustaining as possible, one or more radio broadcasting stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission and subject in their operation to the regulatory actions of the Commission under the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended.

-WBAI owes the foundation at least $800,000 in unpaid central service fees and billbacks. This debt has accumulated since 2006.

-Through the first five months of the current fiscal year, WBAI is operating at a deficit of at least $30,000 per month, despite layoffs last fall designed to cut costs and bring the station to financial stability.

-WBAI's on-air fundraising has declined in effectiveness at a rate of about 12 percent per year since 2003. Now the station's drives are close to a month long yet still fail to meet budgeted goals.

-WBAI is four months in arrears on its office rent (balance due: $128,072.34).  It is also 2 months behind on the rent for the facility that houses the transmitter.  This bill comes to approximately $35,000 per month, according to National Office Finance Staff.  The total in unpaid rent at WBAI comes very close to $198,000.

Pacifica no longer has the reserves to underwrite WBAI's continuing deficits. Last year the foundation had to take out a line of credit, secured by another station's assets, to cover costs unpaid by WBAI. This line of credit has not been paid back, and these assets are still frozen. Further, non-payment of bills may lead to involuntary bankruptcy, which could be catastrophic for our foundation, given our extremely valuable assets, the station licenses.

Statement to our Listeners about Governance & Management Changes

From the desk of the Pacifica Acting Interim Executive Director:

Hi, I'm Grace Aaron.  I was elected Chair of the Pacifica Foundation's National Board of Directors on Feb. 1, 2009.  As Pacifica currently does not have an Executive Director, the Bylaws state that I must fill that position until an interim or permanent Executive Director is hired.  The other PNB officers are Vice Chair, Joe Wanzala, PNB Director from KPFA in Berkeley, and our pro tem Secretary, Efia Nwangaza, one of our two PNB Affiliate Directors.