KKFI
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KKFI is an independent, non-commercial, non-profit, 501(c)(3), volunteer-based, community radio station located in Kansas City
, Missouri
. Formed in 1988, it broadcasts at 100,000 watts on 90.1 FM. Its mission is to provide programming to those in the Kansas City community who are otherwise un-represented or under-represented by mainstream media. Its eclectic music programming includes blues, jazz, reggae, rock, hip hop, alternative, Hispanic and world music. Its local and national public affairs programming includes shows dealing with working class, peace, justice, GLBT, and alternative health issues.
KKFI owned and operated by Mid-Coast Radio Project, Inc. and is located at 3901 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64111. It is a Pacifica Radio
affiliate and the area's home for Democracy Now!
.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. Formed in 1988, it broadcasts at 100,000 watts on 90.1 FM. Its mission is to provide programming to those in the Kansas City community who are otherwise un-represented or under-represented by mainstream media. Its eclectic music programming includes blues, jazz, reggae, rock, hip hop, alternative, Hispanic and world music. Its local and national public affairs programming includes shows dealing with working class, peace, justice, GLBT, and alternative health issues.
KKFI owned and operated by Mid-Coast Radio Project, Inc. and is located at 3901 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64111. It is a Pacifica Radio
Pacifica Radio
Pacifica Radio is the oldest public radio network in the United States. It is a group of five independently operated, non-commercial, listener-supported radio stations that is known for its progressive/liberal political orientation. It is also a program service supplying over 100 affiliated...
affiliate and the area's home for Democracy Now!
Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! and its staff have received several journalism awards, including the Gracie Award from American Women in Radio & Television; the George Polk Award for its 1998 radio documentary Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship, on the Chevron Corporation and the deaths of...
.