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 two additional "Homegrown" albums: "Homegrown's Greatest Hits" (1978) with favorite selections from previous albums, and "Homegrown Songs for '84" with additional songs by San Diego artists about the area. In 1976, singer Stephen Bishop submitted his song "On and On", but it was rejected because he submitted it on cassette tape instead of the required reel-to-reel format. The song went on to become a commercial hit. In 1976, KGB-FM launched the annual "KGB Sky Show" and it has been held continuously ever since. ("Sky Show 40" was held on September 5, 2015.) The "Sky Show" is a fireworks display, synchronized