The San Francisco Board of Supervisors just passed the Ross Mirkarimi-sponsored resolution opposing the sale of KUSF with a tally of 8 supervisors in favor and 3 opposed. Full text of the resolution as originally presented follows: [Opposing the sale of KUSF’s FCC license to broadcast on 90.3 FM ] Resolution recognizing the long and […]
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License Revoked for Ryerson University Station CKLN
While I’ve been fixated on the shutdown of college radio station KUSF in my own city of San Francisco, up in Toronto, Canada an equally serious situation is taking place at Ryerson University’s campus-community radio station CKLN. On January 28, 2011, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) revoked CKLN’s license and ordered the station […]
University of San Francisco Faculty Association Adopts Resolution Opposing Sale of KUSF
Right now supporters of KUSF are heading into City Hall in San Francisco, anticipating today’s 2pm Board of Supervisors’ meeting, in which a resolution opposing the sale of University of San Francisco’s college radio station KUSF is expected to be voted on. For the past two weeks KUSF volunteers and fans have been calling, writing […]
KTRU Inks HD Deal with KPFT, Still Hopes to Halt Sale of Rice University Radio Station
As we have been reporting over the past several months, KTRU, the student radio station at Rice University, has been fighting a proposed sale to University of Houston that was first announced in August. Although University of Houston hopes to eventually use the KTRU frequency for a classical public radio station (similar to what has […]
Fight to Save KUSF Hits Next Phase: Lawyers, Fundraising, and City Hall
The battle to save college radio station KUSF has hit a new phase this week, as the group Save KUSF begins its work to fight the University of San Francisco station’s pending sale to Classical Public Radio Network (owned by University of Southern California and Public Radio Capital) through legal channels. In order to hire […]
Paperwork Filed with FCC for Proposed Sale of KUSF
Yesterday a large crowd assembled at City Hall in San Francisco for a loud, but peaceful rally in support of saving University of San Francisco’s college radio station KUSF from a proposed sell-off to a public radio group. At the rally San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi spoke out against the sale and later introduced a […]
KUSF Supporters Head to San Francisco City Hall Today for Peaceful Rally
It’s hard to believe it’s been one week since University of San Francisco (USF) shut down college radio station KUSF as we know it. After turning off the FM transmitter, ushering out the on-air DJs and staff, and changing all the locks on the doors; USF handed over their airwaves to a simulcast of commercial […]
KUSF DJs and Fans Gear Up to Fight Proposed College Radio Station Sale, While Ownership Details for Classical Public Radio Emerge
KUSF fans are still reeling after the sudden shut-down of University of San Francisco (USF)’s college radio station on Tuesday, January 18th at 10am. USF announced that it plans to sell KUSF to Classical Public Radio Network. The non-profit Classical Public Radio Network has already begun airing programming from the formerly commercial classical station KDFC […]
Huge Outpouring of Support for KUSF at Meeting Regarding its Future
Last night KUSF DJs, staff members, alumni and listeners (including students, University of San Francisco faculty, and DJs from other local college radio stations) came out to University of San Francisco in an attempt to get some answers from USF about the sudden shut-down of the college radio station on Tuesday at 10am during DJ […]
KUSF Update: Independent Arts and Media Protests Sale, KDFC Has Eye on South Bay, and Protest Tonight
Yesterday it was announced that college radio station KUSF’s frequency and transmitter was being sold to a new public radio group, Classical Public Radio Network, owned by University of Southern California (USC). As part of the deal the commercial classical radio station KDFC will now convert to a non-commercial station and broadcast of KUSF’s frequency […]