[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 39 (Wednesday, April 13, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: April 13, 1994]
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 KPFA AND PACIFICA FOUNDATION CELEBRATE 45 YEARS IN LISTENER-SPONSORED 
                                 RADIO

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                         HON. RONALD V. DELLUMS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 13, 1994

  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to KPFA-FM 
Radio and the Pacifica Foundation which were launched on April 15, 
1949, as a visionary response to the need for noncommercial media. 
Since then, the Pacifica Network has grown to five stations including 
the flagship in Berkeley, KPFA, and stations in Los Angeles, Houston, 
Washington, DC, and New York, with affiliates in more than 50 other 
cities.
  KPFA and the Pacifica Network have remained free of commercial 
interests over these last 45 years because, unlike the vast majority of 
other public radio stations, they do not accept corporate funding for 
programs. This policy makes it possible for KPFA and the network to 
live up to its founding principles which include cultural diversity and 
pluralistic community expression.
  Mr. Speaker, I join northern California in recognizing Friday, April 
15, 1994, KPFA's 45th anniversary, as KPFA/Pacifica Network. We honor 
this birthplace of listener-sponsored radio and look forward to more 
decades of cultural and musical programming free of commercial 
interests.

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