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KTRU-FM
PO BOX 1892
Houston, TX 77251
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KTRU Houston is Rice
University's student-run radio station.
The station broadcasts at 91.7 fm from a
50.000 watt antenna.
On or near the Rice University cam-
pus, reception may be better at 91.5 fm.
You can also listen to KTRU over the
internet at www.ktru.orfj.
Who runs KTRU?
The station is completely non-com-
mercial. KTRU has an educational
liccenseowned by Rice University.
The station is run almost
entirely by students un-
der an operating
polciy with Rice
University and the Student Assocation.
The station is funded by $6.00 from ev-
ery student's tuition.
KTRU also has a general manager
who is staff at Rice University. The sta-
tion also has two half-time staff posi-
tions: chief engineerand office assistant
All other staff members are volunteers.
What does KTRU play?
Because KTRU is non-commercial,
we are able to operate independently of
advertising money, which allows us to
play a wide variety of music and spoken
word. KTRU's mission is to educate lis-
teners about a wide variety of music.
While much of our programming
consists of music by independent artists.
KTRU does its best to play an eclectic
variety of music which includes a
plethora of world music, under-
ground hip-hop, electronic, lo-
cal music, jazz, modern clas-
sical, spoken word, ska and
more.
Why should I
listen?
If you want to learn
about new music. KTRU is
definitely a good place to
start. KTRU received the
'Best Radio Station" award in
2000, and "Best Talk Radio"
for the Spoken Word show in
1999 from the Houston Press.
Listening to KTRU can
take some getting used to.
but because DJs at KTRU have such
flexibility in what they play, each set can
sound very different.
If you want to listen to a specific
type of music, look at the schedule and
tune in to one of our weekly specialty
shows.
If you ever have questions about
what's on the air, call the DJ at (713)
348-KTRU and ask. The people who
work at KTRU love music and will be
happy to discuss it with you.
KTRU also posts set lists to the
internet, so you can get information
about what is playing over the web at
http .//noise. rice.edu/sheet.nsf.
How can I contact KTRU?
Listen to or read about KTRU on-
line at http://www.ktrii.org. In addition
to general information about the station
and on-line broadcasting, the web-site
also has set lists on-line so you can find
out what exactly you are listening to.
To make song requests, call (713)
348-KTRU. Not all DJ's take requests,
but a lot of them are willing to.
General correspondence can be sent
via e-mail to ktru@ktru.org. E-mail ad-
dresses for specific staff membersare on
the web-site under "411 KTRU."
Send snail mail correspondence to:
KTRU-FM
PO BOX 1892
Houston. TX 77251
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The KTRU folio is designed
with the intention of helping to
raise awareness of the station
and encouraging people to listen.
In addition to general informa-
tion about KTRU, this folio has in-
formation about KTRU specialty
shows and events as well as in-
formation about the music we play.
The KTRU folio is a publica-
tion of KTRU and is produced by
folio directors Jessi Harper and
Carly Kocurek. All content written
by folio directors except where
otherwise noted.
Drawings by Kristin Stecher.
Sticker art by Natilee Harren.
Inside this folio:
Upcoming concerts
Electronic music demystified
Be heard on KTRU
Specialty show descriptions
On-air schedule
Get KTRU stuff
KTRU newslist
Upcoming Pages
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Liu, Leslie & Reichle, Robert. The Rice Thresher, Vol. 89, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 2001, newspaper, October 26, 2001; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth443159/m1/13/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.