A one-day, on-air fund drive Nov. 29 raised $7,000 for upgrading the automation system at public radio station KHNS.

“It was pretty exciting,” said development director Leslie Ross. “This will get us on our way.”

The automation system serves as the station’s receiver and traffic controller and consists of two computers that operate continuously, a backup drive, and a software program. All station programming, except local, live feeds, are fed through the automation system, she…