College Broadcasters, Inc. is organizing a national minute of silence on April 28th at noon (central). We call on our membership and those who have benefited from college radio to join us in the effort.

On April 28, 2011 at 6:00a, Rice University’s KTRU’s signal will transfer to the University of Houston. KTRU has a long history of providing alternative programming to the Houston metro. The new owner intends to program classical music and arts information on KTRU’s frequency.

United States college radio stations have been sold as fundraisers for their parent colleges and universities. Examples of stations include KTXT at Texas Tech, KAUR at Augustana College in South Dakota, and pending sales of KUSF at the University of San Francisco and WRVU at Vanderbilt.

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