Thanks to everyone who came out to Save KTRU’s Homecoming events this weekend! If you put your eyes to the sky during our pre-game tailgate, you might’ve noticed the Save KTRU banner being flown overhead:

Photo by Marco Torres of the Houston Press. Click here to see more photos.

Also, hope everyone enjoyed the M.O.B.’s wonderful halftime show!

Come support saving KTRU this Homecoming weekend. Find us all over campus this weekend spreading the word about how to help us save KTRU!

Save KTRU Homecoming weekend schedule:

Friday
12:00pm – 5:00pm: Join us in the Grand Hall Lobby in the RMC Friday afternoon
5:00pm – 2:00am: We will be hanging out at Valhalla all night decked out in our Save KTRU t-shirts to spread the word to alumni about what is happening to our station and how they can help. Come join us for a beer and enlightening conversation!

Saturday
11:00am – 2:00pm: TAILGATE! KTRU will have a dedicated section in the parking lot by the stadium for our tailgate, complete with music, a hot dog truck, and FREE SHIRTS! Be sure to come by and grab a shirt to wear into the football game to show your support for KTRU! We want a sea of people in that game with their Save KTRU shirts on!

ALSO, Invite EVERYONE YOU KNOW to this fun time!

If you are coming to Rice for Homecoming, pick up a free Save KTRU t-shirt and wear it around campus!

• Look for a KTRU booth in the RMC (Rice Memorial Center) on Friday afternoon.
• Meet current student and community DJs at Valhalla on Friday evening to talk about the situation.
• On Saturday, join up with the Save KTRU crowd at noon for a Save KTRU tailgate party before the football game, complete with hot dog cart and music. Look for the KTRU banner in the stadium parking lot. Then wear your Save KTRU t-shirt to the game.
• Stay tuned to savektru.org, our Facebook page, and our Twitter feed for possible changes in events, times & locations.

Please join our new Save KTRU mailing list, to be kept informed about what you can do to help stop the sale. Messages will be sent infrequently, containing only the most important information. Go to savektru.org, find the “Sign up for the Save KTRU List!” box in the right-hand column, enter your email address, first name, last name, and click “Sign Up!”. You can unsubscribe at any time, and we will of course fully maintain the privacy of your information. Your KTRU thanks you!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Joey Yang, KTRU Station Manager
j.yang@rice.edu
(614) 423-9264

Friends of KTRU retains law firm to battle proposed sale of KTRU 91.7 FM
Law firm of Paul Hastings pursuing next steps

HOUSTON, October 13, 2010– Friends of KTRU, a group of concerned students, alumni, and community members dedicated to stopping the sale of KTRU’s FM frequency, license and tower, has retained law firm Paul Hastings.

Rice University announced today that it has completed the sale of the station to the University of Houston and that the FM frequency will be shut down by the end of calendar year 2010 at the latest.

“It is shameful that the Rice University administration has not heeded the thousands of voices asking to stop the sale of KTRU,” said KTRU station manager Joey Yang. “Instead, Rice has chosen to throw away more than 40 years of student-run tradition in favor of a new cafeteria for the campus. For this reason, we must pursue legal avenues for stopping the sale. The fight has only just begun.”

To learn more about KTRU and how to help stop the sale, please visit www.savektru.org.