NPR-like station? (Houston: home, tax, marketplace)

[chicagomama]

So the NPR station here is.....severely lacking in programming. Are there any other 24-hour FM/AM radio stations that are similar to NPR? News, talk, interesting shows like BBC newshour, Radio Lab, Worldview, All Things Considered, This American Life, Fresh Air, Morning Edition, Marketplace etc, etc. i could go on and on!!! I miss it so much.

I was so surprised driving home to Chicago that Shreveport of all places and Jonesboro, Ark had amazing NPR stations! Is there a specific reason why Houston doesn't? Obviously they must not have a lot of listener support ($), but is there another radio station that I am missing?

[irishlover]

Here is Houston's NPR station:

Homepage for KUHF - NPR News/Information and Classical Music/Fine Arts 24 Hours a Day from Houston, Texas

88.7 FM

KUHF is substantially supported by local corporations and individuals to the tune of nearly $8million/year

[houston-nomad]

You are right, KUHF is lousy compared to the public radio stations I've listened to elsewhere in the country. Their classical music programming is wildly unappealing, and there aren't enough talk programs during the day. They've made a few improvements lately, adding BBC in the afternoon, for example.

I don't know why they are so bad. I stopped contributing because I found their programming to be too boring and conservative for me .

[rightsofar]

I like KPFT for something different.

[HookTheBrotherUp]

Originally Posted by houston-nomad

I don't know why they are so bad. I stopped contributing because I found their programming to be too boring and conservative for me .

Texas is a red state, that is probably the reason. Even the public stations need money to survive, and you can't broadcast Progressive programs to a mostly Conservative audience, and expect to do well.

That said, check the Internet for your programs, many stations stream their programs on the Internet.

[irishlover]

Originally Posted by HookTheBrotherUp

Texas is a red state, that is probably the reason.

Do you know anything about Texas? Harris county (Houston) went for Obama in 2008.

[Oildog]

Oil and Gas votes red usually, cities with large minority populations (and New england) usually vote blue.

[HookTheBrotherUp]

Originally Posted by irishlover

Do you know anything about Texas? Harris county (Houston) went for Obama in 2008.

I've been voting for 30 years in Harris County, and have been an Election Judge, and precinct delegate for the past 15 years. So yes, I know a thing, or two about Texas.

Many traditional red areas went blue in 2008 for the same reasons, the Obama Effect; I have a hunch that it won't be happening in the next election cycle. Harris County precincts have always trended Republican, by an almost 2 to 1 margin. In regard to local elections, Houston, as most large cities, leans Democratic.

[rb4browns]

Originally Posted by HookTheBrotherUp

I've been voting for 30 years in Harris County, and have been an Election Judge, and precinct delegate for the past 15 years. So yes, I know a thing, or two about Texas.

Many traditional red areas went blue in 2008 for the same reasons, the Obama Effect; I have a hunch that it won't be happening in the next election cycle. Harris County precincts have always trended Republican, by an almost 2 to 1 margin. In regard to local elections, Houston, as most large cities, leans Democratic.

There's a new Obama Effect at work, and it's turning blue to red across the country....I expect Rush Limbaugh to be on NPR shortly.

[rb4browns]

Originally Posted by irishlover

Here is Houston's NPR station:

Homepage for KUHF - NPR News/Information and Classical Music/Fine Arts 24 Hours a Day from Houston, Texas

88.7 FM

KUHF is substantially supported by local corporations and individuals to the tune of nearly $8million/year

I don't understand why they get $460k of federal tax money. People are out of work, our country is over its head in debt and there are a gazillion stations on the dial already. Why do I have to pay for a radio station I don't want to listen to anyways?