With the presidential election four weeks away… it’s debate season. WORT will carry live coverage of the vice presidential debate, the only VP debate this election, on Wednesday, October 7th from 8-10:30pm. From 8-9:30 pm, listen to Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris duke it out live from the University […]
The Future of Community Radio with Ernesto Aguilar
In the wake of Pacifica Foundation’s announcement yesterday that it would be laying off staff and cancelling programming at WBAI 99.5 FM New York, we spend today’s episode discussing the future of community radio with Ernesto Aguilar from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. He emphasizes the importance of local news and access to information […]
Taking a Look at WORT’s Financials
Want to learn how your pledge dollars are being used here at the station? How much it costs to keep our transmitter running? What we’ve got planned to develop the station, and how much it’ll cost? Or how we’re avoiding a crisis that’s happening at other community radio stations? In this show, Esty Dinur takes […]
The Future of Pacifica
What’s going on with Pacifica Radio Network? They have faced a financial crisis for years, stemming from paying rent to the Empire State Realty Trust, who house the transmitter for Pacifica station WBAI in New York. In 2016, a legal judgement allowed the Empire State Realty Trust to seize Pacifica’s assets if Pacifica was unable to […]
