KPFT- Not enough music!

I recently moved to Houston and as a big fan of public radio, I was pleasantly surprised to get great music on the weekends from the Pacifica affiliate, KPFT. Saturday has country, cajun, and Rock. Sunday is blues almost all day, with bluegrass after. There's very little music during the week when I can listen, but Wide Open Spaces is before noon and nice jazz late-night.

My biggest complaint is all the left-wing hooie on the station. I understand that's who runs the show but it really gets in the way of the music. The music could be a way to bring the community together as nothing else can.

The station is member supported and governed mostly by a board elected by the listeners. I've donated and can vote. What I see in the candidates are a lot of folks who are sincere but seem to believe listeners will support their politics. I think it's a real turn-off. Listeners want information, for sure, but I think music is the way to get them in the door and listening. I briefly read through the candidate profiles. Briefly because most seemed centered on a political agenda I don't think works. I only saw one that stressed the music.

Rick Heysquierdo does the Saturday morning show, The Lone Star Jukebox. Wonderful stuff you don't hear anywhere else local. Compares very nicely to KNON's Renegade Radio in Dallas. Rick says there is a move among some to turn off the music and go all activist. If that happens, they can kiss my donations adios.

Anyone home.

Not that anyone actually missed me, but I've been real busy.

I'll try to post more in the future.