John Higdon wrote:

News and information formats are among the most expensive to provide in
broadcasting. Unlike KQED, KKUP does not have access to unlimited funds.

Neither does KALW. I've mentioned here in the past that just the interest on
the mortgage for KQED's Mariposa Street studios -- just the annual interest --
is enough to pay the entire staff salaries of KALW management, engineer, and
board ops.

KALW wisely tapped into high school and college intern programs and various
associations with commercial news organizations to build its news staff.
Aside from that, the local pubaffairs programming was/is all volunteers.


Besides, what would all the old hippies who play wind chimes and whale
farts do?


KALW makes time for them on Sunday nights with "Hearts of Space". They may be
the only station still carrying that program.