L.A. radio station bumper stickers
Lately I have noticed that a LOT of cars are sporting KPFK stickers lately.
For the uninitiated, KPFK is L.A.'s Pacifica Radio affiliate. They are basically the farthest-left radio station on the air in this fairly liberal market; out here, in terms of public radio, we have 89.3 KPCC (an NPR affiliate), 89.9 KCRW (my all-time favorite channel EVER -- their blend of world/national/local news and music is outstanding; out of L.A. people, you can stream it online), and 90.3 KPFK.
We also have a public (i.e. noncommercial, listener-supported) jazz station that is simply awesome: 88.1 KKJZ.
Pacifica Radio was conceived as a pacifist radio outlet during WWII (I bet you didn't know that there even was such a thing during that war!) started by a journalist who was fired for publishing his anti-war opinions in his pieces.
The thing is, I've become somewhat used to seeing the KCRW bumper stickers around, because I live in the South Bay, just south of what most Angelinos consider to be "the Westside", where KCRW's weak signal came in crystal clear even before they upped their transmission wattage.
Until after the last election, I have not seen many KPFK bumper stickers. Now, I see them every day, in every part of the city. I see them over here by work, in the more affluent areas by my house, in the supermarket parking lot, EVERYWHERE.
It's the new KROQ sticker!
EDIT: I can't find a clear pic of the sticker, but it looks like the image behind the woman in this image:
For the uninitiated, KPFK is L.A.'s Pacifica Radio affiliate. They are basically the farthest-left radio station on the air in this fairly liberal market; out here, in terms of public radio, we have 89.3 KPCC (an NPR affiliate), 89.9 KCRW (my all-time favorite channel EVER -- their blend of world/national/local news and music is outstanding; out of L.A. people, you can stream it online), and 90.3 KPFK.
We also have a public (i.e. noncommercial, listener-supported) jazz station that is simply awesome: 88.1 KKJZ.
Pacifica Radio was conceived as a pacifist radio outlet during WWII (I bet you didn't know that there even was such a thing during that war!) started by a journalist who was fired for publishing his anti-war opinions in his pieces.
The thing is, I've become somewhat used to seeing the KCRW bumper stickers around, because I live in the South Bay, just south of what most Angelinos consider to be "the Westside", where KCRW's weak signal came in crystal clear even before they upped their transmission wattage.
Until after the last election, I have not seen many KPFK bumper stickers. Now, I see them every day, in every part of the city. I see them over here by work, in the more affluent areas by my house, in the supermarket parking lot, EVERYWHERE.
It's the new KROQ sticker!
EDIT: I can't find a clear pic of the sticker, but it looks like the image behind the woman in this image: