Kradio and Kwintv

Can anyone please tell me if there is a way of getting kradio to work (on SuSE 8.0) without having to first run kwintv? After bootup kradio will not start unless I first execute kwintv and close it. If I start kradio before kwintv, kradio makes a sound, the lill red light flashes - and kradio goes to sleep. What needs tweaking to overcome this annoyance? Cheers. -- In a period of great joy and pleasure you are comforted by the thought that tragedy is just around the corner.