Radio

St. Louis Circuit Judge Joan Moriarty ordered KDHX leaders to restore the membership status of at least some of the 120 volunteers they fired last month and allow the volunteers to participate in a meeting that could decide the station's future.

KDHX board President Gary Pierson said in a Friday afternoon announcement that the station lacks the resources to continue in its current form.

KDHX critics are suing to remove seven of eight members of the community radio station’s board of directors. It’s the latest dispute in a conflict that has reshaped the station’s on-air schedule and its place in the St. Louis music community.

Community radio station KDHX and a group of station volunteers settled a lawsuit Friday ahead of a trial that was set for Tuesday in St. Louis Circuit Court.

A lawsuit filed Friday asks a judge to force the community radio station to release many of its records, including financial documents and board communication.

John Ulett started as a DJ at KSHE-95 in 1976 when he was 19 years old. He’s about to begin his 40th full season as the Cardinals’ PA announcer at Busch Stadium.

A group of unhappy KDHX listeners and former DJs asked a court to recognize the results of a vote by volunteers to add three new members to the station’s board and remove two of its current members.

As critics of KDHX leaders seek a resolution to long-running disputes, listeners miss many once-familiar on-air voices.

About 50 KDHX DJs and other volunteers voted Tuesday to remove two board members and install three new people to the board. Station leaders said the votes have no legal standing.

Station leaders dismissed 10 volunteer DJs on Friday and told another 12 they must complete a mediation process to stay on the air. The leaders say they are parting ways with volunteers who have resisted KDHX's enhanced focus on diversity.