Attention KTRU supporters! On Saturday, September 4, 2010, at 8PM, KTRU will be hosting a live, on-air (91.7 FM) roundtable discussion about the potential sale of the station to the University of Houston.
Participants in the roundtable will include KTRU station management, KTRU alumni, KTRU community DJs, and others working to keep KTRU on the air! Topics will include an update on the status of our efforts to save KTRU, a discussion of the importance of KTRU to the students, the university, and the Houston community at large, and ways people can help “save KTRU.” In addition, the panelists will answer emailed questions submitted by the public about the proposed sale.
If you’d like to submit your question, please email it to asksavektru@gmail.com.
There will be an open forum meeting to discuss the KTRU sale this Wednesday, September 1st. It will begin at 7:30pm in Sewall Hall, Room 301. Look at this map to find Sewall 301: http://www.rice.edu/maps/maps.html. Everyone, including the Rice administration, is invited to attend. There will be FREE T-shirts, pizza, and music!
Wow! What a turnout! It was great seeing such a public outpouring of support for the station—reminds us that KTRU is as much an asset of the community as it is Rice’s. The bands rocked, and people had a great time. Thanks to everyone involved, we gathered tons of signatures for our petition, donations for our struggle, and one “will you go out with me” note. The DJs working the booth are still trying to sort out who the note was for.
More photos from the benefit can be seen here.
KTRU is a valuable dispenser of underserved culture in Houston. Contemporary music is vital to the health of culture. Music like language is constantly evolving and changing. It is all important for the public to have access and be exposed to the newest music being composed or improvised and performed as well as music of the past. I would not like to see KTRU change to Classical Music format. There are other stations that serve this constituency very well. The students at Rice Institute deserve to continue their tradition of bringing contemporary music to Houston listeners.
Pauline Oliveros (Native Houstonian)
http://paulineoliveros.us/
Donations will be accepted at the show, and posters, shirts, and albums will be for sale.
“Shocking though this deal’s shameful genesis is, what’s worse is the proposed sale’s fundamental divergence from the best interests of the students, alumni and the greater Houston community.”
“We call on the University of Houston and Rice University to stop this sale, and maintain KTRU in its existing form as a student-run radio station at its rightful place, 91.7 on the FM dial.”
Read the full editorial here »
Please donate to the Save KTRU fund. All monies will be used to publicize our cause and fund legal representation as we work to stop the sale of KTRU’s FM frequency, license, and tower to KUHF. You can donate by check, made out to “Save KTRU” and sent to:
Save KTRU, PO Box 130148, Houston, TX 77019
You can also donate via PayPal. PayPal takes 2.9% + $.30 for every donation, so if you are giving a significant donation, please consider writing a check.
These circles show the broadcasting ranges of KUHF and KTRU. If you don’t currently receive KTRU, you won’t receive the proposed new all-classical station.
Image copyright Bill Rankin / www.radicalcartography.net
Even if you signed the first online petition, please sign this one as well. We will remove duplicate names, but we need your full information on this one.
