KPFK

KPFK (90.7 FM) is a radio station in Los Angeles, California, USA serving the Los Angeles and Orange County area. It was the second of five stations in the non-commerial, listener-sponsored Pacifica Radio network. It was launched in 1959, twelve years after the Pacifica Foundation was created by pacifist Lewis Hill, and ten years after the flagship station started in Berkeley. KPFK is also broadcasts on KPFK-FM1 and K254AH 98.7 MHz.

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At 110,000 watts, the main station is one of the most powerful FM stations in the US. The second 10 watt transmitter is in Isla Vista, California near the UCSB campus.

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KPFK has the very popular KPFK Film Club as a membership option. The film club shows special screenings on weekend mornings, showing art films, documentaries, film classics, and even current first-run films. Although the club only promises at least 12 films per years, there were over 100 screenings in 2004.

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