KPFT’s New Weekday Schedule Debuts July 22
KPFT rolls out its new weekday program schedule on Wednesday, July 22. It is bold and sweeping. It is also the biggest change KPFT has made in programming in almost a decade.
Lots of feedback was offered during this process. I hope to post this week a long reply to the most common questions General Manager Duane Bradley and I received, as well as other comments. Some of the changes include:
- BBC News airs at 5 and 7 a.m. (NEW TIME)
- Democracy Now! airs at 8 a.m. (NEW TIME) and 5 p.m. (NEW TIME)
- News/local public affairs programming moves into morning and afternoon drivetime (NEW)
- Music programming gets listeners through the workday (NEW)
- Roark Smith returns to KPFT hosting a M-F, 10 a.m.-noon music strip featuring roots, Americana and more. (NEW)
- Favorites like Living Art, Whole Mother, Eco-Ology and People of Earth get the mornings off right starting at 6 (NEW TIME)
- Popular programs New Capital, Connect the Dots, Earth 101, Partisan Gridlock and more kick off afternoon drivetime at 3 p.m. (NEW TIME)
- A big surprise is coming at noon weekdays (NEW) while Open Journal moves to 9 a.m. (NEW TIME)
- A daily Pacifica Radio Archives feature airs at 5:30 a.m., M-F (NEW)
- Eclectic afternoon music programming, including SOS Radio, RadioActive and SoundAwake, roll at 1 p.m. (NEW TIME)
The changes are the result of a long period (in some cases, years) of listener surveys, Program Council input, Community Advisory Board recommendations, Local Station Board ideas and, finally, recent directives by Pacifica’s Interim Executive Director and Pacifica National Board that all Pacifica stations make major changes to weekday programming to address listenership and fundraising declines. KPFT, as many listeners are aware, has missed several pledge drive goals.
Please encourage listeners to visit kpft.org for details on the new schedule.
