Pacifica
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Pacifica Radio is a small network of independent, listener-supported radio stations in the United States.
For most of its history, the organization was very loose, consisting mostly of arrangements to share programs with each other, but with no requirements that the stations use each other's material. During the 1990s, the Pacifica board attempted to centralize control. This led to years of conflict, including court cases, firings of station staff, and demonstrations. Many people who listened to the individual stations--especially KPFA in Berkeley, California and WBAI in New York City--felt a strong attachment to their stations, and objected to what they saw as an attempt to turn the stations into a copy of National Public Radio. The board eventually backed down.
The micronation Empire of Pacifica was founded on 12 June 1998 by a group of friends, with the objective of promoting promoting Portuguese Culture, and was the first primarily non-territorial non-Sovereign State to adopt Portuguese as an official language.
Considered as a micronation the Empire of Pacifica claims to be a "State of the World seeking recognition from the International Community".