System/Policy
WNET plans to buy Long Island radio station
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WPPB would be WNET’s first radio station.
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WPPB would be WNET’s first radio station.
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The petition said talented creative staff have left the station due to “untenable working conditions.”
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The station’s executive director said receiving the festivals was “an incredible donation.”