KPFT is a listener-sponsored community radio station in Houston, Texas, which went on the air on March 1, 1970 as the fourth station in the Pacifica radio family. Larry Lee sold the idea to Pacifica to establish listener-supported radio in Houston as an alternative to main-stream broadcasting. The station frequently shows Progressive talk segments. Among the prominent persons who have been regulars on KPFT in the past were science educator David ...
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KPFT is a listener-sponsored community radio station in Houston, Texas, which went on the air on March 1, 1970 as the fourth station in the Pacifica radio family. Larry Lee sold the idea to Pacifica to establish listener-supported radio in Houston as an alternative to main-stream broadcasting. The station frequently shows Progressive talk segments. Among the prominent persons who have been regulars on KPFT in the past were science educator David F. Duncan and humorist John Henry Faulk.
KPFT commenced broadcasting on the 90.1 FM frequency with the song "Here Comes the Sun" from the then-brand-new Abbey Road album by The Beatles.
Radio Maria Hispana (Houston) the local unit of Radio Maria USA, airs Spanish-language programming for the hispanic Catholic community on the KPFT subcarrier.
The station's transmitter was bombed and destroyed on May 12, 1970, two months after going on the air. The new station was off the air for three weeks until repairs could be made. Five months later, on...
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