After an injunction against Pacifica radio, New York’s WBAI is back on the air

Cory Doctorow 9:12 am Tue Oct 8, 2019

Yesterday, volunteers and staff at New York's beloved Pacifica Radio affiliate, WBAI, got an abrupt notice informing them that Pacifica had shut down the station, in order to prevent its "financial losses" from "jeopardiz[ing] the survival of the entire network."

Today, 2600 Magazine tweeted "We're happy to announce that @WBAI has gotten an injunction to stay the takeover of the station by @RadioPacifica. All programming will resume and the next court date is October 18th." (2600 is behind "Off the Hook," one of the longest-running WBAI programs).

We're happy to announce that @WBAI has gotten an injunction to stay the takeover of the station by @RadioPacifica. All programming will resume and the next court date is October 18th.

Should be a good show this Wednesday!@HackerRadioShow pic.twitter.com/6LLot3temR

— 2600 Magazine (@2600) October 8, 2019

(Image: Rob Vincent, CC BY-SA)

(Thanks, Stephen Pankowicz!)

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