Active reserve (KGB) officers with a military rank who worked undercover in the Soviet Union. "Trusted contacts" were high placed civilians who collaborated with the KGB without signing any official working agreements, such as directors of personnel departments at various institutions, academics, deans, or writers and actors. Informers were citizens secretly recruited by the KGB, sometimes using forceful recruitment methods, such as blackmail. The precise number of people from various categories remains unknown, but one of the estimates was 11 million "informers" in the Soviet Union, or one out of every eighteen adult citizens The active reserve was established by Yuri Andropov in
KGB-FM the program was broadcast on KFMB-FM (100.7). Prior to the show's cancellation on "100.7 KFM-BFM", co-host Shelly Dunn announced her retirement from radio broadcasting. On August 6, 2018, "The DSC Show" returned to KGB-FM once again with the remainder of the cast. KGB-FM airs "The Beatles Radio Show", hosted by Ken Dashow, on Sundays. In 1974, KGB introduced the "KGB-FM 101 Chicken", an advertising mascot played by Ted Giannoulas. Ted then a student at San Diego State University was hired to wear a chicken outfit for a promotion to distribute both 1360 KGB and KGB-FM 101 Easter eggs to children