KPFT (90.1 FM), said it would play the Dixie Chicks now more than ever.

Houton Chronicle ^ | 3/15/2003 | LOUIS B. PARKS

[MigrantOkie]

In Houston, listener-sponsored Pacifica radio station KPFT (90.1 FM), said it would play the Dixie Chicks now more than ever.

"I just heard about it an hour ago from a caller who said there is some kind of boycott against the Dixie Chicks," said Wendy Schroell, KPFT administrative assistant. "That is the craziest thing I have ever heard. We are going to be playing them all the time.

[MigrantOkie]

Come on Freepers lay it ole Wendy.

[egarvue]

Ahhh, Pacifica. IIRC, this is a lefty-leaning radio network. Kind of like the "Alter-net" news wire for "alternative" newspapers. Or CBS for television. Take your pick...

[gcruse]

Pacifica? Isn't that the group that broke away from NPR because NPR wasn't leftist enough? And does a Pacifica station play country music? Too surreal.

[MigrantOkie]

These people might be beyond help this is from their web site:

"KPFT, one of the five stations owned by the Pacifica Foundation, like her sister stations in New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles and Berkeley, California, accepts no corporate underwriting or advertising.

KPFT's Mission is Pacifica's Mission: we seek to educate, to encourage and provide outlets for the creative skills and energies of the community. We seek to contribute to a lasting understanding between nations and between the individuals of all nations, races, creeds and colors. And, we seek to promote full distribution of public information.

With over 30 Music Programs and 35 Public Affairs shows, KPFT is for people who actively seek alternatives to music and public affairs programming. There's not another station on the FM dial here in Houston with more programming diversity than KPFT, 90.1 FM.

KPFT is radio with a vision. Check us out at 90.1 FM on your dial or listen live on the web. You can also visit us in person. We're located in the heart of Montrose in Houston."

In the middle of queer Montrose.Maybe the Admin should delete this one.

[hole_n_one]

I'm sure you have something to add to this fast breaking news story.......

[Theresa]

This is easy, just kill two birds with one stone....boycot KPTF.

[Jewels1091]

Just emailed them!

[F-117A]

This is good. The Chix will drive their regular listeners away so no body will be listening to them. Heard they'll then change their call sign to KPUT!

[MigrantOkie]

thank you :-) what the heck maybe we can crash an email server tonight ;-)

[hole_n_one]

You sweet talker, you!

[bradactor]

Believe it or not I have tuned to this station from time to time and they play different kinds of music. I am definitely not a faithful listener to it. It is bad enought I cannot get am radio directly where I work and sometimes have to listen to NPR in the morning yuck because Fm is all I can get. But I do have the internet and can get the local conservative talk radio stations online.
Brad

[McGruff]

You're not going to be around long.

[TLBSHOW]

what is your problem

[MigrantOkie]

Oh my GOD! This is their list of talk shows!

Talk shows :

Whole Mother
Go Vegan Texas
Earth 101
Naked Lunch
Amnesty International
Connect the Dots
People of Earth
Border Crossings
Tresholds
Latino Voices
LivingArt
African Journal
CPR
Community Dialogue
Queer Voices
Nuestra Palabra
Proyecto Lation Americano
Sexto Sol
Technology Bytes
Arab Voices
The Progressive Forum
Women's Collective
Voices at Work
The Prison Show
Cultural Baggage
The other Side
After Hours
Open journal
Manager's report
Irish Aires
New Capital
Open Journal

I'm sorry guys but these guys are just beyond the pale. I had no idea. I'm only visiting Houston for work and not much longer at that. I didn't know. There's no convincing these guys to see the light of patriotism. I'm going to go throw up now.

[CheneyChick]

I'd say "Welcome to FR", but potty mouths aren't welcome around here. Clean up or go away.

[bradactor]

I sent them an email in their feedback form and told them how ludicrous it was for a leftist station to even play country and western music. But what can one expect from a so called "foundation" station.
Brad

[dougherty]

KPFT is a joke. Not many Houstonians know it even exists. I was with a friend in their car and they were channel surfing on the radio and came across KPFT's prison show. The families of convicts can call the show up and talk over the air to their relatives that are listening in prison or jail. Anyway, this one woman called in to say hi to her two sons that were locked up and wanted to say how proud she was of them. We had a good laugh over that one.

[shadowman99]

>> Pacifica? Isn't that the group that broke away from NPR because NPR wasn't leftist enough?

No, that can't be. The left keeps telling us they need a liberal radio network, so how can these guys already be liberal? If they had a radio network it would already be a raging success, because their word is more enlightened than ours. And the liberal Rush would have shut down our Rush by now, most certainly. So, no, they can't be liberal.

Because if Pacifica is liberal, that means somebody is lying to us.

[isthisnickcool]

This is easy, just kill two birds with one stone....boycot KPTF.

The "two birds" would be the two people that listen to KPFT.

LOL! LOL! LOL! As a native Houstonian I can assure everyone here that any announcement from KPFT about ANYTHING is about as important as belly-button lint. KPFT is run by a combination of old hippies, 60's "radicals", homosexuals, bi-sexuals, things there is not a name for yet and people that have numerous tattoos and body piercings.

KPFT is so far left you can't find them. Don't waste your time on them. But they would love the attention. Because they have not got any since the 70's when their transmitter was blown up. Supposedly by the KKK.

If you do contact them your best bet is to keep in mind that you are dealing with types that are basically just like Cheech & Chong.