What is the benefit to Houston of a second public radio station?
• For 24 years, KUHF has broadcast a dual format of classical music and NPR news, sharing the single 88.7 FM channel. • As the audience for public radio has grown nationally and locally, news listeners in Houston have asked for more news and classical listeners in Houston have asked for more classical music – a zero-sum game on the single KUHF channel. • Public radio has demonstrated nationwide success in supporting, operating and expanding both news and classical radio formats, based on the non-profit, public service business model, in which all earnings in excess of expenses are automatically reinvested in the station. • Thus, to provide true 24/7 access to both news and classical for the Houston radio audience, a second FM channel is the single best option, and programming can be implemented efficiently and economically.
