An immediate WBAI return could mean a collapse of national network, says org
Backers of the decades-old, listener-supported radio station 99.5 WBAI FM are due in New York State Supreme Court on Wednesday, where a judge will decide whether or not to uphold a temporary restraining order against its parent organization, the Pacifica Foundation. The decision could restore local control of the airwaves.
But if WBAI were to return to the airwaves before finding funding, it could mean the end for Pacifica’s four other radio stations, Pacifica National Board Chairperson Sabrina Jacobs told the Brooklyn Eagle.
“If we restore WBAI then the foundation would fold,” Jacobs said Tuesday.