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mosaic at community radio station KGNU. Photo: J. Waits/Radio Survivor

Radio Station Visit #163: Community Radio Station KGNU in Boulder

Summer began for me with a short trip to Colorado, which prompted a road trip to see the sights of Boulder, including famed community radio station KGNU 88.5 FM/1390AM. Founded in 1978, the station has staff of less than ten, but an active roster of around 400 volunteers and a broadcast that reaches from Boulder […]

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college radio station KSDT, with view of record library. Photo: J. Waits/Radio Survivor

Radio Station Visit #162: College Radio Station KSDT at UC San Diego

At the end of a long day of travel, I found myself in the relaxing digs of streaming college radio station KSDT at University of California, San Diego (UCSD). In a quiet spot on campus, the station’s lobby door opens onto a pathway within the old student center complex. It’s near the student-run television station […]

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Studio at college radio station Griffin Radio. Photo: J. Waits/Radio Survivor

Radio Station Visit #159: Griffin Radio at Grossmont College

Just east of San Diego, California in El Cajon is Grossmont College, home to online college radio station Griffin Radio. An extension of the community college’s Media Communications program, Griffin Radio is a “practical applications laboratory,” providing students with experience running and operating a radio station. Griffin Radio studio. Photo: J. Waits Griffin Radio is […]

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LPFM community radio station KBFG sign posted in ground at its former Shack location. Photo: J. Waits/Radio Survivor

Radio Station Visit #158: Community Radio Station KBFG-LP in Seattle

Tucked away in a shed in a northwest Seattle neighborhood was perhaps the tiniest radio station that I’d ever seen: community radio station KBFG-LP. Part of the most recent wave of low power FM stations, it launched in December, 2017 and broadcasts for a 2.5 mile radio to a potential FM audience of around 250,000 […]

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View out of window at college radio station KSPU. Photo: J. Waits/Radio Survivor

Radio Station Visit #157: Seattle Pacific University’s College Radio Station KSPU

With its lime green accent wall, thrift-store panda, and hand-me-down theater department sets; college radio station KSPU.org is full of quirky touches and mysterious lore. Seattle Pacific University’s online radio station is a shining example of how much can be accomplished by a tiny, motivated staff. KSPU Station Manager Taylor Muñoz adjusts station banner. Photo: […]

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KBCS artwork

Radio Station Visit #155: Public-Community Radio Station KBCS-FM

It’s become somewhat of a station tour cliche for me to write about the homey feel of the radio stations that I visit. But, Bellevue College’s public radio station KBCS 91.3 FM in Bellevue, Washington takes that vibe to another level, as its station is located inside an actual house. Entrance to KBCS. Photo: J. […]

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KMIH The Bridge logo. Photo: J. Waits/Radio Survivor

Radio Station Visit #154: Mercer Island High School Radio Station KMIH-FM

Mercer Island High School radio station, KMIH is the third in a trio of high school radio stations that I visited while in Seattle in October, 2018. First licensed in 1970, KMIH holds a class D FM license, currently over 88.9 FM in Mercer Island, Washington. Hand-made KMIH poster. Photo: J. Waits Founded in 1969, […]

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