As St. Louis's main community-supported radio station, KDHX 88.1 FM is proud of its independence — so proud, in fact, that it published a humorous video on Facebook last June showing how a "fearless KDHX employee deflects the corporate wolves waiting in the wings."
It has not, however, totally deflected corporate America from its exterior walls: This Friday, the station will unveil a 1,200-square-foot mural on the west side of its headquarters at 3524 Washington Avenue in Grand Center. A depiction of dozens of St. Louis icons, the mural was paid for by oil giant Phillips 66 as part of its "66 Reasons to Love St. Louis" ad campaign.
The mural remains unfinished, but will include the ad campaign's logo, which is a heart with the number 66 inside.…