Editing Public broadcasting (section)

===== Radio =====
The first public radio network in the United States was founded in 1949 in Berkeley, California, as station [[KPFA]], which became and remains the flagship station for a national network called [[Pacifica Radio]]. From the beginning, the network has refused corporate funding of any kind, and has relied mainly on listener support. KPFA gave away free FM radios to build a listener base and to encourage listeners to "subscribe" (support the station directly with donations). It is the world's oldest listener-supported radio network.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Meikle |first=Graham |title=Future Active: Media Activism and the Internet |publisher=Psychology Press |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-415-94322-2 |page=71}}</ref> Since the creation of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Pacifica has sometimes received CPB support. Pacifica runs other stations in [[KPFK|Los Angeles]], [[WBAI|New York City]], [[WPFW|Washington, D.C.]], and [[KPFT|Houston]], as well as repeater stations and a large network of affiliates.

A national public radio network, [[National Public Radio]] (NPR), was created in February 1970, following the passage of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. This network replaced the Ford Foundation–backed [[National Educational Radio Network]]. Some independent local public radio stations buy their programming from distributors such as NPR; [[Public Radio International]] (PRI); [[American Public Media]] (APM); [[Public Radio Exchange]] (PRX); and [[Pacifica Radio]], most often distributed through the Public Radio Satellite System.<ref>George H. Gibson, ''Public Broadcasting; The Role of the Federal Government, 1919–1976'' (Praeger Publishers, 1977).</ref> Cultural Native American and Mexican American music and programming are also featured regionally. NPR is colloquially though inaccurately conflated with ''public radio'' as a whole, when in fact "public radio" includes many organizations.