Austin American-Statesman from Austin, Texas • 85

Thursday, April 26, 1990 Austin American-Statesman 17 LaS tell sSiorjs 9o.5) National Public Ra-k 4 I die affiliate. Classical, jazz, folk, blues. New Age, raw wave, opera, Brazilian, World Beat. Also documentary and drama Request line, 471-2345. (590) News, talk, UT sports.

Taik-show line, 836-0590. f913) Beautiful music i i daytime; classical mu alk Wars, Chapter Two: tn, sic at nights. Tj mere pit not only local tal- ent, but national shows as well. (91.7 Stereo Cable) 4 Vv bJ Student-operated non-commercial radio from the University of Texas. Alternative rock, emphasizing recent releases and local artists.

(92.1) Chicano, tropl- cal and popular mu i (970) Famity christian SkiX kika radio, featuring praise, worship and light contemporary. Also features teaching programs. CaH K1XL at 3S0-KIXL vrm (1060) Austin's ail-talk Likk ti station featuring local news, sports, traffic and open call-in lines. Listener ine, 794-1060. rTfJI (1370) Talk radio 24 k4ti a hours a day.

Rush Limbaugh, 1 1 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays. Listener line 3S0-KFON. fAH (1260) Country-and-k 4 12 k-M western, easy listening, watizes and Mexican American.

352-3631. T'T'T" (1300) Country music. 4 1 Sammy Allred and Jim W.W. Travis, weekdays from 6-10 am. Paul Harvey.

ToB free number (800) 444-KVET. TFtf. (1440) international 4 La La Flock, Tropical, Ro-mantJca, Tejano, Nortena Requests, 453-11440. (1470) Adult Contem-k porary. News and commentary from Paul Harvey.

San Marcos and SWT sports. Extensive area and local news coverage. TP (1490) Oldies. Lis-kk tt tener request Hne (800) 262-2525. (1530) Country, aiff Vi it ui Butler with music and news from 6-10 aja Michael Loescher, deejay from 10 am.

to 4 pm Peter Curtice, DJ from 4-7 pm Broadcasts Georgetown Eagle football and SMU games. Listener ines: 863-3911 fa Georgetown, or cal (800) 445-1530. sic. Listener Bne; 255-1261. Taylor and surrounding areas, 846-3491.

ffr7 (93.3) Contemporary hlLJ i hits. Requests and contests, 390-5B93. Entertainment yne, 345-9393. fwm (93.7) Rock 'n- rot Call irJ the entertainment line at 832-0094. A (94-7) Soft hits, adult fcicAA' I contemporary.

Listener line, 390-KAPT or (800) 658-5678. r'fpi I (95.5) Soft-and-easy 4tk 4kitJ favorites from yesterday and today, Can 390-KKMJ. frrnif (96.7) Oldies from Ak the '50s, '60s and 70s. Morning snow with Weaver Morrow and KelB D'AngeSo, 6-10 am. Information line, 476-9474.

Requests, 390-5100. rT (S8.1) Contemporary iufiii. 1 hits and Top 40. Request Bne, 390-5598. i is.

llltilJ; IlflP i V- f-" (99,1) Oldies from the 1 1 iJ '50s, '60s and 70s. KFIT-AM (1060) and KFON-AM (1370) have pulled neck-and-neck with KLBJ-AM (590) in the national news department. KLBJ is the longtime CBS news affiliate for Central Texas; KFIT is airing NBC news, and KFON recently picked up ABC news, and also runs news from the Business Radio Network. CBS is considered the leading force in commercial radio news programming, but for the listener, NBC and ABC provide comparable hourly headline service. (KLBJ is the undisputed leader in local news coverage the other stations offer only token competition.) KLBJ also carries weeknights the leading nationally syndicated programs Talknet with Bruce Williams and the Larry King show.

Williams carries on over-the-back-fence conversations with callers, and King interviews top celebrities. The station also recently added America on the Road noon to 1 p.m. Sundays. The hosts, former Motor Trend editor Mike Anson and former Popular Mechanics editor Steven Parker, conduct lively discussions concerning the auto, truck and motorcycle markets. KFON has built its daily programming around the Rush Limbaugh show.

Limbaugh, billed as a conservative comic, holds forth weekdays 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A self-appointed spokesman for the right, he blasts anything and everything on the liberal agenda. He is funny, but his jokes seem mean-spirited and patronizing. His air of superiority the name of his network is "Excellence in Broadcasting" is especially hard to take since he is a champion logic-chopper, he twists contexts and makes leaps of faith that would drive a philosopher to drink.

The program is a striking success nationwide, however. Conservatives applaud him, and even liberals like to listen, it seems, if only to have someone to argue with. Following Limbaugh on KFON at 1 p.m. is Gordon Elliot, who discusses news and entertainment from a considerably more mainstream position. His rough, charming English accent is always fun to listen to, even if his subjects sometimes seem a bit fluffy.

Additionally, Sally Jesse Raphael and Tom Snyder are heard on KFON weeknights. KFIT carries no nationally syndicated programming, preferring to focus on local shows. Dan Del Santo has been quietly reshaping the Overnight program on KUT-FM (90.5) Sunday, Monday and Tuesdays midnight to 5 a.m. Del Santo, who brought world-beat Top photo by Mark Allred Dan Del Santo, top, who brought world-beat music to Austin, has been reshaping the Overnight program on KUT-FM (90.5). KLBJ-AM (590) carries Talknet with Bruce Williams, above, who has over-the-back-fence conversations with callers.

rrr-r yrj (1560) Tejano, Top 40 i jLaLm ami Country blends, traditional favorftea Request line, 834- 1560. Listener Sne, 390-KOOL fw Afr 100.7) Country, fa iiw fci Weekday mornings with Tom Allen CaB-in line, 390-KASE. Tod-free number, (800) 950-KASE kSinJ'. (101.7) Country. frppjrj (102.3) Album rock.

4 Ua Lm Listener 390-5000. 1 11 (102-7 Stereo Cable) aUUy BlackUrban Request ine, 339-6102. fnfl (103.5) Adult contempo-i k.LM I rary. Listener line, 390-KEYI, or free from anywhere in Texas at (800) 882-KEYl John Herndon pTJ (8a 1) Contemporary Christian muse Christian rock show from 10 to midnight Saturday. Call the studio at 837-8801, or caB (300) 322-KNLE rr AT7! (8a7) Gospeiinspira-L -is i tionai, adult, soft soul, urban contemporary, jazz, blues, reggae, hip-hop, oldies, rhythm blues.

News on South African issues. Listener Bne, 929-7887. 89-5) Classical and L'kLa a. i concert music. Call 476-5632.

Simulcasts with KLRU-TV. ill (107.1) Light jazz, iWii New Age and vocals. Call 390-KGSR, or the toll-free listener line from anywhere in Texas at (800) music to Austin as host of the World Music Show and leader of his own Afro-fusion band, began substituting for former Overnight host Louis Harrison a few months ago and recently took over the program full time. "When I first started subbing, it was 50 percent classical and showtimes," Del Santo said. "Now I'm giving it my own tag no show tunes and radical classical.

"What I've done is started turning toward the 20th century. I also consider Indian music and traditional African music to be classical music. Now I may do classical, or I may do no classical. The span is from bluegrass to Bartok." In addition, he will play requests. Del Santo said listeners have been spending to the changes favorably, Along with its upgrade from 1,300 to 100,000 watts of broadcast power, K-98 (KHFI-FM) has changed its frequency from 98.3 to 98.1..