In 1967, students at Rice University set up a two-watt radio station, broadcasting news, music and covering notable local events. Over the past forty-three years, the station has grown to a 50,000-watt powerhouse, a model for college programmers everywhere, and the greater Houston area’s alternative to the Clear Channel, Z-Rock, Power Country wasteland that is American radio today.

The station was built by the students, was grown by the students and is maintained by the students and a large community of supportive listeners throughout the Houston area.

… university president David Leebron entered secret negotiations to sell the station’s broadcasting license and frequency to the University of Houston, which would relegate KTRU to internet-only status. But Rice students and fans of radio diversity are having none of it.

Students have organized a strong effort to block the sale of the license. They are supported not only by the larger community, but even students at the University of Houston, who like KTRU’s eclectic programming just the way it is.

In an era where culture is dictated and airwave diversity is shrinking, please help maintain this bastion of aural freedom.

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