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WEAA (88.9 FM) is a non-profit, National Public Radio station that serves the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area. It is licensed and owned by Morgan State University. WEAA was named 1999 Jazz Station of the Year by ''Gavin Magazine''. The station has been noted for its willingness to host intense discussions of issues like racism and sexuality.〔Rob Hiassen, "(WEAA's companion talk shows don't mince words )", ''Baltimore Sun'', 23 February 1994, p. 1C.〕 Although WEAA is based at Morgan State, most of its staff are non-students, and it serves a larger community within Baltimore. However, the station does take on many student interns and volunteers, who learn skills connected to radio broadcasting.〔Sandy Alexander, "(Campus stations claim niche in radio market )", ''Baltimore Sun'', 21 April 2002.〕 ==History== WEAA went live on 10 January 1977. White Baltimore activist Robert Kaufman accused WEAA of reverse racism in 1998 when they turned down his offer to host a show for free. Kaufman's complaint with the Maryland Commission on Human Rights was unsuccessful.〔Michael Olesker, "(It's a sound argument for radio stations )", ''Baltimore Sun'', 11 May 1998.〕 In 2007, a coalition of WEAA listeners took to the streets in protest when "The Powers Report" with Tyrone Powers went off the air. Powers and his supporters alleged that newly elected governor Martin O'Malley had used his political clout to force Powers off the air in retaliation for critical remarks.〔Gregory Kane, "(Defense of ousted radio host heats up )". ''Baltimore Sun'', 31 January 2007, p. 1B.〕 Powers filed a lawsuit alleging that O'Malley ordered him fired, with WEAA manager Donald Lockett and NAACP president Kweisi Mfume acting as intermediaries.〔Gregory Kane, "(Lawsuit airs story on loss of air time )", ''Baltimore Sun'', 23 January 2008.〕〔Rev. Heber Brown, III, "(Gubernatorial Pressure Pushes Powers Off The Air )", ''Faith in Action'', 27 January, 2007.〕 O'Malley and Mfume denied the allegations completely.〔Gregory Kane, "(A little light might clear the air over radio show )", ''Baltimore Sun'', 27 January 2007.〕 In 2008, WEAA hired Marc Steiner (after Steiner's dismissal from WYPR)〔Evan Serpick, "(Radio Static )", ''Baltimore'' magazine, February 2009.〕 and began running Democracy Now!. These changes increased the ratio of news to music and added white voices, prompting observers to ask, "Will whites listen to a majority black station?"〔Chris Kaltenbach, "(Hiring Steiner Dovetails With Overall WEAA Plan )", ''Baltimore Sun'', 18 May 2008.〕 In the following months, WEAA gained 20,000 listeners for a total of 100,000.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WEAA」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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