Radio Station Shows cut, mutilated, replaced, with no listener-sponsor inputs ! doesnt KPFK care about those who pay up ?

as many  other KPFK listeners, donor, volunteers too, are doing now,  you, reader, can tell others too in every which way that “anyone” can write to KPFK directly. And thus  fully express themselves there boldly, forcefully and honestly too….[ tho if anything  is read or noted is another question.]
 
    See: http://www.kpfk.org/index.php/program-comments

that says: 
“ Program Comment Corner 'Have a reaction to what you heard on KPFK?'

               Email address – talkback@kpfk.org [says]
Please provide us with your feedback. If you have a general comment or question, like “WHAT WAS THAT ???.....”, 

please use the Comments Line at talkback@kpfk.org
 
                                         or call (818) 985-2711 ext. 504……”    

or Go to radio station in person [directions are on website too ] and insist on being heard by someone with authority, not just the receptionist !

[ Also see what else is on website and where else to also:  Inform, Demand, Request, all retractions, restitutions, replacements, etc. etc. ]

 If they pretend to Want Feedback, let’s all and others give it to them !!! 


Go to See the KPFK home page *[see addendums below]   http://KPFK.org.     and notice that 3 top big huge banners ask for more $$$ as usual, and then only 1  -in bright red colored old KPFK logo- has embedded therein 1 newly played program.   

Who is responsible for this special Promotional Selection ? Why 1 only? What is this program that has bumped out of the time slot programs others have long enjoyed and paid for too?

 
and if anyone else also wants to - please-  write their opinions, views and  comments, and directing them to any and every source at KPFK that is called ‘management’ – GM,    iPD,     plus new LSB chair and ask it be distributed to all LSB new members ,   and other local internet or print sources that may be interested … at  KPFK and Pacifica too …..

plus there are - a very few- other comment-available websites where opinions can also be placed. 

or telephone or go to radio station in No Hollywood in person is also effective.

To COMMUNICATE their / your choices and reactions to what is being done not only in programs cut, removed, presented but about the total lack of Listener-Sponsor Input. Plus the lack of any transparency or any opportunity for participation -after they take the $$$ and run with it...elsewhere than where donor intended or expected.

and also do more too:    proliferate at  this limited media with what is wanted emphasized by ‘the many’ who have not and do not bother to activate their views and interests, as have those many  emailers printed in   
http://pacificainexile.org/archives/1629  - 

those who support Roy's"Something's Happening" shows and  who wrote the GM & program director about their distress.over time cuts and changes.
 
and then more - similar -  comments can be added there too.  
Plus writing to KPFK & Pacifica [PNB] national board members and website.

                           www.pacifica.org/  

              http://www.pacifica.org/pnb_members.php
 
Just to show More than 1x – continuous flow of objections that need management attention: that there is not just silent + passive+ agreement with how the programs are being scrambled, cut, mutilated, etc.

                                * * * * * * * * * *

        Not "safe" nor a "harbor" but a raucous program  -
difficult for normal listeners to enjoy or even tolerate, as very old outdated now comedian's material does not substitute for the intelligent, educational, and interesting speakers played by Something's Happening programs, of the past...... 

Is there some cronyism or biases or secret agendas now at play [on air] .....
by the KPFK management with the front page website banner 


                          only advertising only 1 program....
               while allllll the rest are lost in the old schedule lists ?   

             why ? how can this be 'unbiased and fair to all'....
at the radio station that Claims to be so politically 'correct'?  

                                                      * * * * * * * * * * 

(c) 2016 - a Venice mural which shows the same selfie-self-centered version of what KPFK seems to be seeing and doing -- with the listener-sponsored non-profit entity - the one that owes it's stakeholders more than just whatever current- management-alone decides what they want on-our-air ! 

 

then  also this: KPFK’s website “Program schedule”, is still past due, listing “Fall 2015” and list of programs does NOT list “safe harbor” — so who and what is that ?????

It is not on here – check it out : 

            see http://www.kpfk.org/index.php/programs

However on ‘home’ page the top banner in bright red and 2 words embedded in the older, recognized, KPFK logo that says “1959” are also now words “safe” and “harbor”. 

Are these somehow Implying Falsely that they have been part of KPFK’s long history or embedded at this radio station – and not a recent new arrival to these air waves ? 

How long they have broadcast is not findable as that latecomer programmer is not listed by name, nor under ‘Programs’ , nor under ‘Contacts’ on KPFK website now. 

But the prominent promo/ advertising done on Top of KPFK’s Home page with only 2 other banners requesting donations as sustainers or for a legacy… more demanding of those visiting website to  [yet again] give some more $$$$ and more.... – and as 1 of these 3 top banners, the new experiment is put in a a notable preferential ‘special’ PR promotional placement -just for 1: for the previously unknown  “Safe Harbor” program. 

What is the mission, or intentions, or history of those programmers ? As it cannot be located on KPFK website, anywhere? 

Where did they program before ?

Are these Secret programmers?

Are they Hiding behind a program name?

Why is that ? 

Do sponsors and stakeholders have to actually listen to those broadcast on-air programs to dis-cover this surprise inclusion ? – and that has thus excluded prior “Something’s Happening” programs?

*[addendum re website changes ]  - we are amazed to note that next evening on , Jan 18, 2016 the  KPFK Home front page was totally different, changed, & without  the previous 3 top banners that were there  - for at least a few days when the above was written. And similar info was found on an Indymedia article about new programs intercepting prior late night ones.  

A snapshot of that prior KPFK webpage has been saved anyhow.

Now, No one knows who saw those images & words or who/ why these were changed for other reasons on  KPFK.org- Home page.

Then  ** on Jan 19,2016 noon, yet another version appears, that includes the banner but now is 1 of 4 prominently on top of website. 

Then ** later Jan 20 afternoon  the front Home page banners re-emerged  as 1 with 4, instead of 3 before and the logo with 'safe' & 'harbor' embedded therein re-appeared. But now - not before - there is more promotional info below about this new program....copied for FYI below.

Do they change and take in-and-out special preferences and who is "they" anyhow?

Who + why + how often these changes are made is totally confusing and not transparent. And there is  no one to ask - as management nor staff respond or reply to emails or can be reached by phone. 

Can there be hidden agendas taking over ?    Or is there randomness and chaos only displayed there ?

Confusing place of business,- as inconsistencies continue  on website, while the updating of important information [ i.e. programs, program schedules, how to reach or contact programers, et al ] just remains inaccurate and out of date. 

- - - -- - - - - - - 

copied info from KPFK.org website home page on ** Jan 21 noon  - their promoting a new program, now noting programmers and topics, FYI.  Not listening to what is out-of-lifestyle of many if not most KPFK sponsors, we can't confirm the value of the changes in programming 12M - 3 am.   

Then the Spanish programming with images take up a large portion of home page too, as do playlists of a few recent programs, not all, nor how these are selected is also not mentioned.

If there are continual changes made there it does not provide all equal treatment of programs, nor updated Schedule of Programs, nor filling in Staff information either. 

Then end of page has 4 programs' 'newsfeeds' are also listed, which is helpful for links to be searched further.

NOTE: There is NO INTENTION HERE  TO SPECIALIZE OR PROMOTE WHAT IS DESCRIBED BELOW:
- - - - - - - - - - [
[only partial info here copied from website: ]

" The first 13 week season of KPFK Safe Harbor premiers Monday at Midnight!! The newest project from your KPFK features the the hottest uncensored music and comedy from yesterday and today, and much more!!! Followed by Something's Happening with Roy of Hollywood at 3 AM.

"Week 1 Schedule   Monday    12 AM KPFK Comedy Showcase    Classic and contemporary comedy for the masses. This Week: Jr Francis brings us his favorite routines from George Carlin         2 AM Music To Resist By    An interracial, intergenerational, and intercultural dialogue through concious revolutionary music, and open conversation. This weeks guests: Thandisizwe Chimurenga and Dr. Toussaint Losier

"Tuesday    12 AM In Session    A live call in therapy show, just for you, let it all hang outThis week's guest therapist Greg Davin          1 AM Moxy Poetic   The best in spoken word poetry! This week's guests:  Chairman Fred Hampton Jr.and Sanam Shariff      1:30 AM KPFK New DJ Set Break    This week: DJ Foist      2 AM Calafia Zulu Radio      Lastman and Junebug bring you the hottest underground Hip Hop, soul and rock! "
[plus more Weds & Thurs pgm info not  further copied here]

then more promo says : "safe harbor, where it's safe to be dangerous" -    which is a brag that may be dangerous if FCC or listeners do not agree or like them. 

                     - - -end of the noted promos copied from KPFK website- - - -  -                            - - - - - - - - - --  

Then further checking, there are added-on changes in KPFK Home page website : 

then as of : **  jan 30 2016  7pm we are still finding the same old KPFK program schedule that  continues to say same OLD and OUTDATED “Fall 2015” - only with wrong info contained therein  -   BUT their previously so prominently promoted  ‘safe harbor' red logo banner on top is NOW, is NOT on home page,  anywhere at all.

Yet almost ½ of Jan 30th home page is about Espanol  programs w/many photos… then plus 3-4 other programs are now highlighted and then  yet anther Spanish one, more, with their art pix also, thus making the front page now more than 50% Spanish promotions !!!!     This emphases may be slanted but not for any clearly stated, transparent reasons or explanation of  why the radio station is doing this more for some programmers than most others.

Plus  there are 4 news programs' ‘newsfeeds’ with their links on bottom of page.   

Strange changes and corrections: NOW the previously prominent and promoted “safe harbor” pgm is not found at all on home page, which is the initial source page where most visit first and most often.      Nor is this program listed in the  old outdated "program schedule'  - that is an now-antiquated graph of the prior programs, many probably in same time slot as 6 months ago, we presume...

But who can follow or find a program or know what it contains 

or where it is directed ?      We never know because it seems all changes are made without regard to consistency, reliability, nor consideration - for prior-paid-up or even new listeners or website viewers. 

**February 11 a further search of KPFK's home page shows No mention of the conflicted program that used "obscenities" that are not FCC allowed, tho they apparently did not realize that when such words were played on the 'Safe Harbor' program. 

Now, a search on "Programs", "program schedule" and in "categories" did not reveal that this program is listed  anywhere, or is it still played on air? Tho maybe the name was deleted from first-seen-most-relied-upon KPFK HOME web page.

First, there are Strange promotions when they are prominently displayed and then  are totally removed ? by whom ? why ? 

With no obvious sponsor-informed reasons or explanations given, of course.

Who knows what is going with our donations and where the money, or the decisions, obligations or responsibilities lie or are lied about. 
Who knows ? 

 

(c) 2016    bt 

“KPFK website is not only out-of-date, but misleading from what is on it.”

                  Website is the way to find an organization, but one that is out-of-date 

                                              and yet still broadcasting on-air ? 

While searching on Jan 17, 2016 at KPFK's website, strange encounters and old stuff were found that no longer makes sense to any listener. Can this engender distrust and withdrawal of giving $$$$ that is always 'needed' and repeatedly demanded/ requested ? 

Check it out when reading here to see if any corrections are made --- or is the audience that 

may find KPFK on line, or want information there, fooled because what is not there or 

is there is incorrect and not accurate ?  

(c) 2016 K-blogger

some footprints are noted here perhaps from those who  before loved and paid for KPFK late night programs, and now disappear....moving away.... far far into other radio lands... seas,,,taking their loyalies and money and love elsewhere...now.....        away.........

                                Missing info, old stuff, strange postings

  

Why does GM Leslie Radford NOT list an email on KPFK website [see 'contacts' section] ?  

why not ?  negligence? intentional ? absent mindedness?  or is this an antiquated website but the new GM and her volunteer guy is listed by name.

And  the program schedule reads old and out-dated: as this Now is more recent than

“Fall 2015” isn’t it ?  Didn't everyone else move on ?

Why is Ian Masters not  have listed an email in 'Contacts', while other programmers do? . Why  the exception as he has his own website with same name on it ?

AND NO ONE is named as the  ‘business manager’ – so  does that mean there is or is not one there?

                 http://www.kpfk.org/index.php/kpfkcontactslocation#Staff

And a big banner on home page promotes : ‘safe harbor’  but not yet any other 12M to 3am programs - but  these are not listed at link above -  where only a few, and  not the entire 24/7 pgm list are emphasized.. The separate list under 'contacts' chooses some programs but we readers do not understand why they have been so chosen for special placement..  

So who or why are some selected to be or not be there under ‘contacts’ and ‘staff’ lists?   

Which pgms are specially as maybe more-important then Selected for this more prominent site ?

The 'contact' section also continues to include, still, those who have already vanished from KPFK programming –such as :  Derek Roth,  Beto  Arcos,  Yatrika Shah-Rais in ‘global village’ music slots.  and Don Bustany is gone but still listed also.

Do we know if  Bob Conger still ‘broadcast engineer’ there ? didn’t he retire ? who knows ? who cares ? 

          

       a 'discovery' by accidentally hovering over 'home' on KPFK website page 

We discovered l a section listed as : 

 

                        Category: from the General Manager         and then found in  this

 

                    “November 2016 Profit (Loss) Including Previous Year Totals”  

    

                                                 and is  linked here =

 

           http://www.kpfk.org/index.php/home/from-the-general-manager lists Nov 2016, 

noted that this is a calendar time which has not yet arrived, but while some Pacifica detailed financial info is shared & attempted there….

[Tho this link is not easily found on home page tabs or pull-down headings,  but appears only by hovering around “home” somehow….].

This informational page is entitled “Pacifica Foundation – KPFK Income Statement” – which lists revenues from prior years. Good. But the numbers are squished together for the $$$ amts - so numbers run in to each other -  thus it is very difficult to decipher.  

And obviously was not proof read or done in a proper business style, as confusion could not be the writer’s intention. right ?  More like: "here it is, you figure it out, if you can...."   and no where to ask questions about what is viewed on line [only].

It must be assumed, guessed,  & wondered if the numbers are projections, predictions, or guesses for "FY2016" at "Nov 2016". The categories of income/ expenses are written for FY2011 to FY Nov 2016.

Look at it for fun and games and find questions that may arise in any normal, ordinary mind, not necessarily one who is a CPA, a professional accountant or Radio Management experienced person.  Just a curious already-donated-sponsor of KPFK. 

While this was written by “Written by Administrator2 “, it is not the GM, as no name or Identifier of source is visible on page.

So who does questions or suggestions go to ? GM Radford ?  As all other memos from June 2015 are by GM at that link ? 

   

More also elsewhere:     

pacificainexile.com has copied a long list of 'Something's Happening' program supporters -  those who lament and are angry at time cuts and changes in 12 M to 3 am Mon-Thurs programming.  Each is listed with name and  their complaints already made to GM & PD, 

those who apparently might be the managers, controllers, deciders of what changes are made at KPFK radio.

                    NO LONGER is there time for what before was the best at KPFK:                                                 EDUCATIONAL,motivational programs for us 

                               fullfilling the KPFK, Pacifica Mission statement. 

Roy Tuckman has been  giving educational, self-help, deep-thinking information, for free on-air listening -    namely:

some teachers, experimenters, innovators... who have  later also been discovered and became famous, and maybe rich too.    Some presentations & lectures were shared by    Sounds True programs, while others came in directly through KPFK's doors - or by sending Roy their recordings to play for the 'rest of us' = those who could not attend their [for pay] presentations such as a few remarkable people remembered still and well:

Ram Dass,     Caroline Myss,    Depak Chopra,    Alan Watts,    Judith Orloff,MD.,   Shinzen Young, meditation expert,     Suzuki,      Thich Nhat Hanh meditation teacher     Neale Donald Walsh of Conversations with God,      Gary Null,     and so many more people who later became famous and rich, but were introduced or came to speak on Roy Tuckman’s program first  - or more willingly than elsewhere. 

These late-night programs were often a “first !” 

So that education was on radio for all  - to move to higher, thoughtful, educated, erudite Cultures – words that were offered and can still be revived-  thru KPFK's Archives [for sale now].  

The not-buying or affording to pay for worthwhile but still expensive workshops or lectures or CD’s or books could hear these on Roy's late night programs on KPFK, and listeners paid up to keep this education coming to them on-air.    

Speakers liked us too, because the essential introduction on radio provided 'the rest of us" an  EDUCATION and MOTIVATION. And this intro directed us to them for More too, from just ‘listening’, initially, to KPFK after midnight.We could then buy, go, order, or recommend these teachers to others, for everyone to share - The American People in Los Angeles - could share valuable teachings and learnings...from having heard these intelligent programs.

For years. For these poorer folks, like those who could not obtain a ‘higher education’ in academia, nor attend a fancy hotel presentations listened to KPFK late nite. 

For those under-educated, or were fall-outs of school = people who are smart and want to know, to learn, anyhow - so  here was the source to hear, to learn, to talk about KPFK programs – after midnight mostly.  

For school drop-outs, here was a free on-air source of unusual teachings, expositions, revelations, learnings on KPFK -  tho late at night when the diversions that abound are quieted and KPFK still offered “a way” – to think  & to understand & to question & more…

Roy’s varied programs were not limited to topic or mindset. But the quality, relevance and vibrancy of those many different voices late at night were provocative, appreciated and sometimes even mind-boggling – talks  filled with innovative & intelligent ideas and knowledge  were made available to all- the whole public and when internet and website emerged, to those who lived anywhere else too.   Globally.  

Sort of an Open University for everyone who listened, and then paid-up because of the value gained too.

And most importantly :learnings could be  shared openly  to all who could listen or later hear it on-line from Roy's programs in Archives instead. Or then later buy it at Pacifica's Archives to share with others' to also learn and grow, too.

The obvious intent has been to Raise Consciousness, not cut it out. 

But now the lobotomy has happened.     Can it be reversed ? 

Is the KPFK management listening too ?   To the subscribers who no longer want to listen to this radio station NOR PAY UP to maintain what is no longer valuable nor trustworthy...now.

 

      new programs appears but are not on website - nor known to most, if any

Note on:  KPFK’s website  “Program schedule”, is still past due, listing  “Fall 2015” and list of programs does NOT list “safe harbor”  as a program there -- so who and what is that ?      

It is not on here - check it out :    

see http://www.kpfk.org/index.php/programs       

however on ‘home’ page the top banner in bright red and 2 words embedded in the older, recognized,  KPFK logo that says “1959” are also now words “safe” and “harbor”.                 

Are these somehow Implying Falsely that they have been part of KPFK’s long history or embedded at this radio station  - and not a recent new arrival to these air waves ?   

How long they have broadcast is not findable as that latecomer programmer is not listed by name, nor under 'Programs' , nor under 'Contacts' on KPFK website now.

But the prominent promo/ advertising done on Top of KPFK's Home page with only 2 other banners requesting donations as sustainers or for a legacy… more demanding / repeat:

= give station $$$$ some more –

...and as 1 of  these 3 top banners, the new experiment is  put in a  a notable preferential ‘special’ PR promotional  placement  -just for 1:  for the unknown “Safe Harbor” program.

What  is the mission, or intentions, or history of those programmers ?

As it cannot be located on KPFK website, anywhere.  

Where did they program before ? 

Are these Secret programmers? 

Are they Hiding behind a program name? 

Why is that ?

 Do sponsors and stakeholders have to actually listen to those broadcast on-air programs to dis-cover this surprise inclusion ? - 

and that has thus excluded prior “Something’s Happening” programs? “  

Who is in charge at KPFK and creating more chaos there ? 

Who is RESPONSIBLE and  ACCOUNTABLE to the listener-sponsors and stakeholders - those who have been paying generously and with dedication, loyalty and caring for sooooo many long years ? 

Why is there no announcements, or surveys of subscribers, or explanations given to all those who sustain, subscribe and donate to KPFK...before, not after, the drastic changes and shifts of programs, of attitudes, of emphases and focus are put into place ?

Why is KPFK so opaque, not transparent, not caring enough about those who have dedicated so much for so long to this Pacifica radio station, Our Radio Station ?   

Why is KPFK so much like the USA government and policies they continually condemn and complain about but then do just the same at this non-profitted station ? 

Why ?                  Why ???          Who ???      What  is going on, anyhow ?????  Why ???

(c) 2016    mmj    

"KPFK votes are in for local board. Join them in meeting."

                                      LSB ELECTED BOARD MEETING

After lots of conflict and infighting, the elections reveal the new LSB members and delegates to Pacifica board.   

At the next LSB Jan 24 @ 1pm meeting , the rest of us, as public-members of KPFK, can see and maybe meet, the board -those who can maybe influence how the radio station runs or continues to fail it's sponsors.  Meeting is at an easy to find location. 

see www.KPFK.org for details under their 'events' on home page. 


Visit:       http://elections.pacifica.org/wordpress/kpfk-election-results/


for a full  name list of those elected in January 2016 to KPFK's Local Station Board [LSB] who will now sign in at the meeting on Jan 24 @ 1 pm on Sepulveda Blvd near 10 freeway in WLA.  




For address of LSB meeting and info see KPFK.org site and select "events" or see front home page.   

          NEW PROGRAMS CURSE AND 'FOUL' LANGUAGE USED

Some newly emerging programs - that include what was previously dis-allowed - with curse/ obscene/ sexual- explicit and derogatory words have been heard at the recently shifted hours of midnight to 3am programming, Mon-Thurs nights.   

These have replaced prior programming that focused on self-help, health, spirituality and philosophy, and emerging motivating speakers, lectures, et al.


So many [prior loyal] donors, volunteers, & sponsors have veered away from such sudden loud and unexpected angry expressions - and so turned away completely now from KPFK. 

Many stakeholders refuse to accept these changes and do not want to affiliate with this representation - nor listen to this version of programming. 

Funny is a matter of different tastes. And some more adolescent-like or anti-authority people think that all curses or taboos are  just 'funny' - just because they are uttered or shouted aloud. Then some do the "dare" thing and then feel pride for no actual accomplishments other than vocalizing these words. 


This unusual new 'rule' proclaimed at KPFK on air - and the previously 

FCC prohibited language and 'slang'  - those phrases & words that are more often used by :  rappers,  self-defined 'gansta' , or used in 'the streets',  or by  the more economically deprived and undereducated, and what is heard daily also the criminal cultures and prisons too - those have now been heard loudly and prolifically at KPFK too.  

In which direction is this surprise turn slanted ? 

Is it funny or just lewd and sexual ? 

Do most people guffaw at anything related to their groins 

or bodily acts called 'sexual' ? 

Are allusions to sex and 'those body parts' called  'funny' just because they are not used in academic or upper status environments or in business institutions? 

Who are the intended audiences that will also then also pay-up-in-donations for their radio station maintenance ?  

There must be an 'assumption', not a legal ruling or written permission, that KPFK can act-out verbally in any which ways these programmers prefer. 

Can this be confirmed? 

Or will KPFK be questioned and reprimanded ? or maybe not ? 

And it appears to be an management assumption that  anytime after midnight, anything 'goes' or can be broadcast, because 'the children do not listen during those hours' and so no one else could be offended. Nor could any adult dislike the tone and the intentions of using sexually body explicit words and those words so often used in anger and when violence is threatened.      Right ?      No ? 

These fighting words - that may be angrily exclaimed along with threatening behaviors - are maybe now being used to claim 'freedom' of saying aloud any words anyone wants - to be used any time - as is done by some cultures, and not all, or others.

In some places 'curse' words and 'sexual act' words are commonplace and act as an identifier of that community, but those circumstances are not the same on a non-profit corporation's broadcasting air waves. Just like some communities commonly use words that are called "racist" and "offensive" if used by anyone else outside their worlds. 




And  since that type of slang and cursing version of the American-English language is mostly less-preferred or heard by those who want - and have worked, to obtain a better education and social status, and earned better. So many stakeholders of long-standing have complained and left the station, taking their $$$ and loyalties elsewhere in radio land. 


This new emphasis of emerging 'rebellious' cultures,  and maybe of minority groups, are now insisting and inflicting their cultural norms and versions onto the many others - who in majorities may turn their majority voices and funds away from funding KPFK, thus taking their donation sources elsewhere instead.


Even as the radio station repeatedly stresses it's need for more listeners, for desperately needed money, for dedicated funders and sustained givers,  and for more... and more... more..  even while these unexpected shifts and drifts in programming instead reduces what KPFK needs.


The hope must be that the younger-demographic and  looser-style listeners will also pay up too.   So that these recently arrived late night programers can then also claim viability - for their paid-up-donors to then also make up for those other prior sponsors being dismissed now = the polite, considerate of KPFK paid-up-for-years-subscribers - but then that result is dubious and it may just be a failing experiment.

Plus the angry tone  [some are angry minority] and loud voices heard during day time hours may also disrupt the previous tone of KPFK programming too. And then results in loyal donors finding other radio stations preferable, now.   It is not a 'racist' thing but a notable shift in types of programs, with changes in content and volume, and the tones predominating there too. 


Pandering to the poorest, or lowest of any-cultural norms, and using the language mostly used in prisons, in slums and dangerous places, in anger and used with violence - these may be a poor choice of presentations made by management. 

The FCC will not ignore nor allow 1 radio station to claim defiance of national rules and norms, just because these think they are "special" and "can-do-whatever-we-want too."

 
Anyone who wants to hear the programs referred to above can listen to KPFK 90.7 FM  at midnight - 3 am hours Mon-Thurs - which is to those who claim they are  or have  "awesomeness". Then with that disclaimer,  they claim immunity from federal communication norms.  


The FCC is not deaf, and it can also be contacted and questions asked of the US federal  government directly - on line or by telephone. [ The Federal Communications Commission is the one that regulates TV, radio, broadcasts and more, not just for 'decency' and upholding USA norms, but that too.] 

https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us

© 2016  btt

 

KPFK slipping n sliding, programs reduced hours, vote, and....?

Another informative website stated that there were no candidate promotions on KPFK. But some of us heard them, tho not frequently, but still on air, such as at 6 am daily. 

:   ‘One KPFK listener monitored and observed that only Spanish language voter information carts were being played on LA station KPFK, with no English-language ones being played at all.” was stated in other site, but is erroneous.

As  sometimes-only KPFK listeners - tho seldom and not for very long now – there have been very brief and not always audible candidate request-for-votes played. In English.  They are infrequent and not within all programs played…but a few have been played/ heard.

VOTE ! Notices about the January 4 deadline, at 8:59 pm for internet balloting have been noted on laindymedia.org and a very few other locations. On-air notifications have been announced interspersed, tho how often is not known or countable.

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*

(c) 2016 - K=blogger

going down, going, going....ohhhhhhhh

into a cave where there is no way back up ?  this is a KPFK donor, having spent $$$ for years supporting the programs being reduced and slowly exterminated, having volunteered hours to help pledge-fund-drives survive, having devoted earnings and savings to help maintain KPFK's structures and staff up and alive...and now falllllll ....i n g ..........d o w n........

It has been reported that the 4 day/ week midnight-to-6-am program : "Somethings' Happening" by Roy Tuckman has now been reduced substantially. The Gen'l Mgr, Leslie Radford, and her unnamed, unknown advisers, who may assume that more $$$ can be raised by others.

But that is not well founded, as historically and for a long while, this program has kept up to daytime program funds raised and has done better than any other KPFK late nite programs. Or even other radio station's raising funds.

And those who work, drive, don't sleep during the late hours relied and gained from presentations, special sharings and well-selected for smart-people-lectures and lessons  have been only available on Roy's programs. 

Now these are being reduced until maybe they may even evaporate or dissipate at the rate these programs are being apparently appreciated. Who knows why and what secret plans are being formulated and given to cronies, friends, those with agreed-biases that does not include most of the rest of KPFK listener-stakeholders.

With variety, educational and innovative lectures and presentations that cannot be found elsewhere, especially not in Los Angeles radio and would need to be purchased for more $$$ instead of listened to for free on Roy of Hollywood's show, the loss of this intelligent programing will not be replaceable. 

Information for anyone wanting :" TO SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE OR CHANGE ADDRESS (MUST BE DONE FROM YOUR OWN BROWSER) GO TO : HTTP://WWW.SOMETHINGSHAPPENING.COM AND CLICK ON 'WHAT SHALL HAPPEN' FOR EZ DIRECTIONS"              

Roy Tuckman sends a weekly schedule of his forthcoming programs...for free...if any one wants to subscribe... and he has been repeating voting information and fund drive results regularly too.    Many speakers, leaders of self-help programs have begun their exposure on Roy's shows and later gained a big following and popularity elsewhere. 

His introduction and selection of these  special, strong motivators was their beginning and listeners were 1st ones to learn and gain from the spiritual, psychological, meditation, political dissident and even old-radio-programs from 40's played.

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and Wikipedia definitely Needs lots of current, factual, honest Updating both under Pacifica Radio and under KPFK. Wikipedia was just reviewed with very old [2000-2002] slanted info therein and tho the similar internal catastrophe’s are mentioned, anything current and accurate now is missing. Anyone one checking there for mis-information and old-stories/names  no longer relevant to what has been happening lately?

Notable is that a few programmers have apparently placed themselves as fore-fronters ….when they are not so positioned nor heard as More Important, or valuable to KPFK nor to Pacifica. some names are not even recognizable to one who listens, pays and remains connected to these radio entities. How easy to pretend to be representative of either org. if no one checks or corrects their insertions for dominance and publicity. 

Anyone can help. Check these sites out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacifica_Radio   and https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=KPFK&title=Special%3ASearch&fulltext=Search

and the same may be noted for the other stations maybe.   

(c) 2016   mjj  

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