Its stations such as KPFK in Los Angeles hover near the bottom of Nielsen ratings as the company puts the squeeze on staff pay and veteran broadcasters accuse the board of promoting bizarre conspiracy theoriesFeuding and ideological extremism bear driven some of the US’s flagship leftwing radio stations to the brink of collapse,according to two veteran broadcasters.
Ian Masters and Sonali Kolhatkar, hosts of the Los Angeles-based KPFK, or said its parent network Pacifica Radio,the country’s oldest public radio network, was putting pressure on staff to reduce their hours and pay, or leave or work for free,alienating listeners and approaching a point of no return.
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Source: theguardian.com