PLU has nurtured and supported KPLU from its inauguration in 1966, and KPLU is an integral part of university planning for the future.
Public broadcasting is rooted in the constitutional guarantees of a free press and free speech.
Therefore, Pacific Lutheran University, in holding a federal broadcast license does so in trust for the exclusive purpose of providing services for the public. Public broadcast stations are qualified by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and are subject to a variety of federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements. Pacific Lutheran University and KPLU are jointly committed to respect and follow the business, legal, and constitutional frameworks within which our station operates. In providing its public service, KPLU produces and broadcasts a wide range of programming of the highest professionalism and quality. As a trustee, the university is committed to maintaining the full confidence of the public in the editorial integrity of our news and programming, and to assuring all citizens that station management has the freedom necessary to provide KPLU's services effectively.