What station is Wpfw?
89.3 FM
WPFW (89.3 FM) is a talk and jazz music community radio station serving the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area….WPFW.
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| Website | wpfwfm.org |
What are the call numbers for Wpfw?
Membership Department [email protected]. or call 202-588-0999 ext 344.
Who owns Wpfw?
Pacifica Foundation, Inc_
WPFW/Owner
Where is Wpfw located?
WPFW is located at 1990 K St, NW, Washington, DC 20006.
Who funds Pacifica?
Notable funders of the Pacifica Foundation include the Ford Foundation, Craigslist Charitable Fund, and the California Endowment.
Who won FCC v Pacifica Foundation?
Court ruled in favor of FCC Pacifica appealed to the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled 2-1 that the FCC had engaged in improper censorship. The FCC then appealed to the Supreme Court, which ruled in its favor 5-4.
What does KPFA stand for?
PaciFicA
KPFA
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| Call sign meaning | PaciFicA |
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| Facility ID | 51246 |
| Class | B |
Who won FCC vs Fox?
The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision on April 28, 2009 that the Federal Communications Commission had not acted arbitrarily when it changed a long-standing policy and implemented a new ban on even “fleeting expletives” from the airwaves.
Who won the George Carlin case?
On July 3, 1978, the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation, upholding the FCC’s power to determine language guidelines and limitations by a 5-4 margin.
What channel is KPFA?
94.1 FM
KPFA broadcasts on 94.1 FM and KPFB 89.3 FM, Berkeley, KFCF 88.1 FM, Fresno, California and 97.5 FM K248BR in Santa Cruz. Our signal reaches one-third of the state, utilizing 59,000 watts.
What is fleeting indecency?
A fleeting expletive is a non-scripted verbal profanity or obscenity expressed and broadcast during a live television broadcast or radio broadcast. The term appears primarily in discussions of United States broadcasting law.
Did the FCC violate the Fifth Amendment’s due process rights of Fox and ABC?
The FCC found the Fox broadcasts indecent but declined to propose forfeitures. The Court held that by applying this new principle to broadcasts that occurred in 2002 and 2003, the FCC failed to give Fox and ABC “fair notice of what is prohibited,” as required by the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.