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  WBAI Women’s Department and Feminist Programming

  Established in 1960 as a non-commercial and listener-supported station under the Pacifica Radio network, WBAI (99.5) quickly became an incubator for radical thought and experimentation on New York’s airwaves. Fiercely independent, the station was among the first in the country to open its programming to the countercultural and liberation movements of the late 1960s–including the emerging feminist movement. In fact, Pacifica’s radio stations were the first in the country to carry feminist radio programming at a time when few FM stations had women on staff and feminist voices were largely absent from mainstream media. WBAI became a vital space where women could speak publicly, organize politically, and define their own narratives.

  Autobiography, Feminist Theater, Lesbian Authors, Lesbian Musician, Lesbian Writer, Literature, Performing Arts, Poetry, Publications, Theater