It Ain't Over Til It's Over
The Wisdom of Yogi Berra applies here
KDHX Wants to Sell Out the Community
On Tuesday, Mar. 25, KDHX announced it has reached an agreement with K-LOVE, a corporate network of 589 evangelical radio stations playing syndicated programming across the country, to sell the license for 88.1 FM and the tower which allows the station to broadcast. This was not unexpected, as K-LOVE had already given the station a loan to allow it to continue operating, which pretty much revealed that the endgame was this sale. On Wednesday, Board of Directors President Gary Pierson gave a Zoom press conference in which it was learned that the sale is for between 4.35 and 4.8 million dollars, depending on how quickly it can get done.
While this is not good news to anybody who appreciates the value of community radio in St. Louis, it was long telegraphed. There will be a second bankruptcy hearing on Apr. 16, and if KDHX and K-LOVE wanted to discuss this sale with the judge on that date, they had to announce the plans 21 days before. Nothing has changed with the efforts of our lawyers - they have known for some time that this could happen, and all the plans to try to prevent it are still on the table. This is a long way from over.
We are heartsick that this shining beacon of locally produced volunteer programming is being sacrificed for no good reason. There are resources in this town which could have prevented this slow-motion tragedy and which can still help prevent it from going any further. The League of Volunteer Enthusiasts (LOVE) of KDHX is dead set against this sale, and we know that we are joined by a very large percentage of all who loved and listened to the station over the past 37 years.
Candlelight
Join us for a community gathering and candlelight vigil at KDHX (3524 Washington Ave) on Monday, March 31. 6:30PM-8PM.
The community remains troubled by the recently announced bankruptcy of KDHX and the threats to this irreplaceable treasure.
While the announcement of a sale agreement between KDHX and K-Love, Inc., a conglomerate of broadcasters out of Franklin, TN, is disturbing, it is not unexpected. It changes nothing.
This agreement is not final. Neither the US Bankruptcy Courts, nor the FCC, nor the Associate Members of KDHX have approved this sale. A hearing has been set for April 16, 2026.
We believe in keeping KDHX live and local. We believe in preserving community radio -- now and for generations to come.
The candlelight vigil will be a peaceful, reflective, and positive event. It is not a protest, and it is not a wake. It is not about anger. It is about hope, unity, and remaining vigilant.
Together, we will raise our spirits and voices to express our love for KDHX.
What: A candlelight vigil at KDHX, with music, speakers and a procession. Candles will be provided.
When: Monday, March 31. 6:30PM-8PM
Where: Larry J. Weir Center for Independent Media (KDHX) at 3524 Washington Ave. St. Louis.
Why: To keep KDHX alive and local. To defend the 88.1 FM license. And to preserve community radio for generations to come.
Who: The whole community!
Mayoral Candidate Weighs In
We were pleased to see this post on Facebook from Cara Spencer, who is running for Mayor of St. Louis. “The value of KDHX to the St. Louis arts and small business community cannot be overstated. The recent news that the board has resolved to sell both the radio license and tower to an out-of-town conglomerate is deeply concerning.” She goes on to say that she believes St. Louis has the resources to save KDHX as a community radio presence.
We Still Need Money
You can click the picture above and go straight to our fundraising campaign.
New T-Shirt Design
We’ve got a brand spanking new design for all your shirt-wearing needs. Let people know you support the LOVE of KDHX.
Playlists
Brian Lock has updated our Spotify and youTube playlists once again. He says: I once read that repetition makes magic rise. This week's original mix is "When You Get There, Stay There."
A collection of tunes to test that theory.
Our DJ playlist is one of Walter & Willa's Bluegrass Breakdown shows from September 2023.
Something to Read
Last week, KDHX posted on its website some charts purporting to show how they’ve wound up so short of money. The Mound City Messenger put out a great rebuttal to these charts, and we think it’s worth a few minutes to see what they say.
Concert Calendar
Due to an e-mail mix-up, we have only an abbreviated calendar this week.
Friday, March 28
Anberlin w/Copeland, Medina Lake - Delmar Hall
Donavon Frankenreiter - Off Broadway
Psychostick - Red Flag
Irish Sunglasses w/Stinkbomb, the Frozen Headz - The Heavy Anchor
The Verve Pipe - City Winery
Anais Reno - Blue Strawberry
Gateway Blues Festival - Chaifetz Arena
Uncanny Valley w/Family Money, Inches From Glory - Duck Room
Fleetwood X: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac - The Sheldon
Who’s Live Anyway feat. Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, Ryan Stiles, Joel Murray - The Factory
Michael Martin Murphey - Wildey Theater (Edwardsville)
Wanda Sykes - Stifel Theater
Saturday, March 29
Matt Mathews - The Factory
Forrest Frank w/Elevation Rhythm - Chaifetz Arena
Anais Reno - Blue Strawberry
Colure w/HookedOK, white (true) - The Heavy Anchor
The Surfragettes - Off Broadway
High Fade - Atomic
Amy LaVere & Will Sexton - Focal Point
Chuck Ragan w/Cory Branan - City Winery
SLSO: The Tortoise & the Hare (12:00 & 3:00 PM shows) - The Sheldon
Sunday, March 30
Al Stewart & Livingston Taylor - The Pageant
Daryl Hall w/Glenn Tilbrook (of Squeeze) - Stifel Theater
Sweetie and the Toothaches - City Winery
Tuesday, April 1
ZZ Ward - City Winery
Lil Skies - Delmar Hall
Earth - Duck Room
Judah & the Lion w/Ethan Regan - The Pageant
Laura Jane Grace & the Mississippi Medicals - Off Broadway
Wednesday, April 2
St. Louis Jazz Club Show - Evangeline’s
Tank and the Bangas w/Elliott Skinner, DJ Zeus - Delmar Hall
Black Violin w/Abraham Alexander - The Sheldon
Thursday, April 3
Pouya w/Freddie Dredd, Cursed - The Pageant
Corook w/Kel Cripe - Duck Room
J.R. Carroll - Old Rockhouse
Riley Holtz and the Lost Cause - Blue Strawberry
Jack White - The Factory
Friday, April 4
Batman in Concert with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra - Stifel Theater
Patterson Hood w/Lydia Loveless - Off Broadway
Sheng Wang - The Pageant
Broadway Rave - Delmar Hall
The O’Jays - The Factory
saint chuck w/The Tropic of Cancer, Sharad Swaney - Duck Room
Lachy Doley - City Winery
Kelsea Ballerini w/Maisie Peters, Maryann Taylor - Enterprise Center
Saturday, April 5
Paleface Swiss - Red Flag
The Big Easy Ball - The Sheldon
Sir Woman - Atomic
Chanel Beads w/More Eaze - The Sinkhole
Batman in Concert with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra - Stifel TheaterUpcoming Releases
Thanks as always to Allen Dahm for compiling this information for us.
Alien Weaponry – Te Rā
Alison Krauss & Union Station – Arcadia
Arch Enemy – Blood Dynasty
Ariana Grande – eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead
Bag People – Bag People
Bloodywood – NU DELHI
Branford Marsalis – Belonging
BRKN LOVE – The Program
Bryan Ferry and Amelia Barratt – Loose Talk
Butcher Brown – Letters From the Atlantic
Carlos Santana – Sentient
Chloe Moriondo – oyster
Clothing – La Muerte en Realidad no Existe
CocoRosie – Little Death Wishes
The Darkness – Dreams on Toast
Dead Meadow – Voyager to Voyager
Dean Wareham – That’s the Price of Loving Me
Deafheaven – Lonely People With Power
Destroyer – Dan’s Boogie
Discus – To Relate To
DJ Python – i was put on this earth EP
Don Airey – Pushed to the Edge
Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia (Vinyl Reissue)
Eiko Ishibashi – Antigone
Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Mac 1975 to 1987
Free Range – Lost & Found
Fusilier – Ambush
Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
girlpuppy – Sweetness
Gloin – All of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry)
Great Grandpa – Patience, Moonbeam
Hannah Cohen – Earthstar Mountain
Jessie Reyez – Paid in Memories
Logic1000 – DJ-Kicks
Lotti Golden – Motor-Cycle (Reissue)
Lucky Cloud – Foreground
Lucy Dacus – Forever Is a Feeling
Marvin Gaye – Marvin Gaye Live!: Deluxe Edition
Maya Delilah – The Long Way Round
Medium Build – Takeaways EP
Memphis May Fire – Shapeshifter
Mess Esque – Jay Marie, Comfort Me
Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo – Golden Mirrors (The Uncovered Sessions Vol. 1)
Ministry – The Squirrely Years Revisited
Moomin – Into The Distance
Mumford and Sons – Rushmere
NAV – OMW2 REXDALE
Niis – Niis World
Noonzy – Puppies EP
Nothing More – Carnal (Deluxe)
OHYUNG – You Are Always On My Mind
Palmyra – Restless
p-rallel – Can’t Be Me EP
Perfume Genius – Glory
Pete Townshend – The Studio Albums
poptropicaslutz! – the new 925
Primal Scream – Come Ahead: The Remixes Vol 1 (Vocals)
Ricky Byrd (of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts) – NYC Made (Wicked Cool Records)
Robert Hunter – Tiger Rose (50th Anniversary Editions)
Sam Akpro – Evenfall
Sandwell District – End Beginnings
Serebii – Dime
Sick Puppies – Wave the Bull
Snapped Ankles – Hard Times Furious Dancing
Somebody’s Child – When Youth Fades Away
SPELLLING – Portrait of My Heart
Underoath – The Place After This One
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – IC-02 Bogotá
Unrest – Perfect Teeth (30th Anniversary Edition)
Wallows – More EP
The Walters – Good Company
Will Smith – Based on a True Story
Yukimi (of Little Dragon) – For You