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90.1 FM KPFT Houston is going into fundraising mode today.

As you probably know, KPFT is a community sponsored, Pacifica Radio station. Almost all of our funding comes from our listeners. This allows us to broadcast commercial free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. That’s pretty amazing, but it can’t happen without a little help from our friends.

The next two episodes of Technology Bytes Radio will be dedicated to raising funds during this pledge drive. Our commitment is to make our monetary goal each week with the hopes of doing so early so we can suspend fundraising during each weeks’ program and carry on with a regular broadcast.

To that end, we are asking fans of Technology Bytes and fans of KPFT to donate early. If we can collect the funds before the show even airs we can do a regular show without begging. We’re not asking for your life savings, just small contribution to the radio station that means so much to the Houston community. Please use the online pledge form and be sure and note that you are contributing to Technology Bytes. We’ll be sure and thank you on the program.

Thanks for your continued support!

Technology Bytes Radio is undergoing some changes. We lost Dwight Silverman of the Houston Chronicle and have picked up Lee Hutchinson from Ars Technica.

As we approach our 20th year of broadcasting here in Houston and to the world via the WWW we are taking the show in a new direction. Rather than focusing on online tech support, we’re engaging in more of a round table discussion on all things technical and geeky. Listeners are still encouraged to call in and join the conversation.

This is new territory for us but I am enthused about the future of the program.

With the help of our new co-host, along with veterans Peter Hughes, Barrett Canon, phliKtid and GrooveHouse, I am confident that we can bring something interesting and informative to the Houston airwaves and the global audience of the Internet.

I, along with my stalwart crew, invite you to tune in and check out Technology Bytes as we make our way into 2015 with this new vision. We’re going to have some fun and I think you might have some fun along with us.

And don’t forget the monthly geek gathering. A 12 year tradition that is still going strong.