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Scott Braddock: Radio Reporter Fired After Abortion-Sonogram Discussion

Scott Braddock, a respected reporter who has been with the fledgling newsradio station KROI since November, has been fired. Twitter supporters and some fellow reporters have been questioning whether the ax fell because of a Braddock report on Texas' abortion-sonogram law, but he won't go that far. ... More >>

Houston Web Awards Tickets Half Price Until Midnight

If you've been holding out on buying tickets for the very first Houston Web Awards, now's your chance. Until midnight, the tickets for the June 30 event at Momentum Audi, co-hosted by Rocks Offers Craig Hlavaty and Brittanie Shey and featuring Special Guest Fat Tony (presenting, performing and DJi ... More >>

KTRU Lives On At KPFT In Seven-Year Lease

Marc Brubaker​KTRU (91.7 FM), the student-run station at Rice University sold to the University of Houston just before the start of school last fall, will begin broadcasting on Pacifica station KPFT's (90.1 FM) high-definition channel, it was announced today. This means the station won't be r ... More >>

KTRU Will Air On KPFT's HD Station Under New Deal

KTRU: The bumper stickers will still need updating​Rice's legendary KTRU will live again on the FM dial -- sort of. Rice has signed a seven-year deal with KPFT to have KTRU broadcast on the Pacifica station's HD station, the achool announced today. This means the station won't be reduced to ... More >>

Al-Jazeera: KPFT Puts Them On The Houston Airwaves

Al-Jazeera and KPFT: Partners​We noted back in September that KPFT might begin broadcasting Al-Jazeera content as part of a deal by the Pacifica network, which owns the Houston station and four others in the U.S. Some of Pacifica's supporters warned at the time against the move, but now it ap ... More >>

Al-Jazeera Headed For The Houston Airwaves?

Al-Jazeera: But first, a look at traffic on the Katy Freeway​The Washington Post broke a story this morning on previously undisclosed negotiations between Pacifica and Al-Jazeera that would see Pacifica's five self-owned stations broadcasting content from the controversial Arabic network.One of th ... More >>

KPFT Knocked Off Air -- Not By The KKK This Time

No Elena Kagan hearings for KPFT listeners​Pacifica station KPFT-FM has been knocked off the air and may not be able to broadcast over the airwaves until tomorrow because of damage to its radio tower.Don't blame the KKK this time. Blame copper thieves.A group of what KPFT general manager Duane Bra ... More >>

The Day The KKK Bombed KPFT

Yesterday morning during KPFT's biannual pledge drive, the station was paying homage to recently deceased color-barrier breaker Lena Horne by giving away copies of her biography Stormy Weather and highlighting a 40-minute interview with the black singer/actress about her relationship with whites in ... More >>

Weed Takes Root

Marijuana's steady creep toward legalization nationwide.

Back to the Dead

Black Leather Jesus's Richard Ramirez resurrects the Dead Audio Music Festival.

Caged Heat

Black Leather Jesus's Richard Ramirez resurrects the Dead Audio Music Festival.

Radio Daze

One man, one jambox and four walls. For 24 hours.

Hard Time

Ray Hill's tips for surviving prison

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Ray Hill's tips for surviving prison

Mucho Mayo

Cinco de Mayo festivities abound around town

Bonding with the Community

A Sixth Ward lesson in adapting to a changing environment

Frankly Funny

Joe Frank comes to life in Jerry's World

Rap Avengers

Damage Control brings hip-hop back to Pacifica

Kenny G.'s Revenge

Smooth-jazz fans blast Racket

Version 2.0

Since the demise of Radio Montrose, M. Martin has been focusing his energy on Earthwire.net

Bah, Humbug!

The glut of holiday CDs kills the Christmas spirit

The Saga Continues

The fat lady has yet to sing at KPFT

Return to Normalcy

The Chronicle gets back to business as usual

Racket

Cedric Turner ventures into an abyss far deeper than ones traveled by most bluesmen

Letters

Twin Piques, Fed Up, Gerda's Grief

Racket

The Pacifica Campaign is slowly weeding out all of its opponents on the Pacifica national board

A KIKK in the Pants

The new "Houston's Country Alternative" has got 'em waiting, worried at KPFT

Letters

Ringer's Ways, Dark Side Demons

Letters

Radio Active, Robo Right, Labor of Love

Tuning Out the Static

Protesters scream about censorship. The board denounces potentially crippling boycotts. Will the two sides in the Pacifica conflict ever learn that, beneath their shrill cries, they're on the same team?

Like a Virgin

KPRC kicks off another mind-boggling sweeps month

Green Party

A child of the liberal folk movement, Dar Williams isn't above rocking out

License to Steal

Rice's unique radio station may lose its musical soul, all in the name of sports

Von Trapped

Houstonians may not find a frequency for German music once DJ Liselotte Babin signs off for good

Amplified

Local Music News

Write Soon and Tell All

Pauline Oliveros moved to San Francisco. She played avant-garde accordion. She came out as a lesbian. She kept in touch with her mom.

News Hostage

This Gun's For Hire

Silence on the Dial

Two weeks ago the FCC shut down Montrose Radio. Can the pirate station survive the bust? Can the pirate station survive itself?

Letters

Two weeks ago the FCC shut down Montrose Radio. Can the pirate station survive the bust? Can the pirate station survive itself?

Vested Interests

Two weeks ago the FCC shut down Montrose Radio. Can the pirate station survive the bust? Can the pirate station survive itself?

Thompson's Time

Two weeks ago the FCC shut down Montrose Radio. Can the pirate station survive the bust? Can the pirate station survive itself?

Noise, or Art?

DJ Scott Sommers celebrates two decades of (sometimes) inspired clatter

Letters

DJ Scott Sommers celebrates two decades of (sometimes) inspired clatter

Letters

DJ Scott Sommers celebrates two decades of (sometimes) inspired clatter

Music of (Angry) India

The sudden cancellation of a KPFT staple stirs Subcontinental trouble

Letters

The sudden cancellation of a KPFT staple stirs Subcontinental trouble

A Clash of Cultures

KPFT bids goodbye to its embattled boss