KWUR

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Coordinates: 38°38′56″N 90°18′29″W / 38.649°N 90.308°W / 38.649; -90.308
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KWUR
Freeform
Ownership
OwnerWashington University in St. Louis
History
First air date
July 4, 1976
Call sign meaning
K Washington University Radio
Technical information
ClassD
ERP9 watts
HAAT29 meters
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.kwur.combandcamp
The transmitter for KWUR sits atop Olin Library

KWUR is a

radio stations in the United States.[citation needed
]

Commercial-free programming, including rock, surf-rock, garage-rock, hip-hop, punk, metal, world, goth-industrial, classical, reggae, jazz, blues, electronica, talk, experimental, and Washington University sports, represent KWUR's

freeform
format.

Although KWUR is only a class D FM station with a 9-

Washington University Student Union, the institution's undergraduate student government. KWUR is notable for fostering the St. Louis music scene through its initiatives including "Stack Sessions", where local and touring musicians are featured, as well as other community events, including KWUR Sucks and St. Louis Open Streets.[1]

History

KWUR roots go back to a small

Maoist communism campus group, which attacked the station in print as it had its own management not part of that group; the station kept its independence despite a campaign to bring it under group control. [citation needed] In 1991, in response to the lack of published music writing on campus, KWUR started producing a magazine titled Sample. Based at KWUR, Sample would become the outlet for record reviews and numerous interviews until its end in 1999. The magazine was revived in 2010 and is available for viewing on the official KWUR Website [2]

In 1998, KWUR became one of the first college stations to offer a live online stream (at the time in RealAudio format). The now defunct Nibblebox.com, who were once the central body of college radio, gave KWUR nine awards for best shows in their respective timeslots. In 2003, KWUR won the critic's choice from the Riverfront Times for the Best Radio Station in St. Louis.[3]

In 2001, KWUR began the latest of its periodic wattage upgrade campaigns, in the hopes of increasing its transmitting power to 100 watts [4] (Previous upgrade campaigns occurred in 1989 and 1995.) The outcome of this campaign was the same as before: despite approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and commissioned technical studies showing there would be no interference with adjacent stations, KWUR was unable to get approval from its closest neighbor, NPR-affiliate KWMU.[5]

In 2005, KWUR began a complete renovation of its studio and technology.

In 2006, KWUR began official rebroadcasts of Free Speech Radio News.

KWUR moved its operations to a newer space in the fall 2013 semester.

In the fall of 2015, the station revamped its "stack session" program, bringing in significantly more local artists and touring bands to play live on-air, and recorded sets for students, which eventually culminated in the "KWUR Sucks" series, a monthly showcase of diy local and national talent

References

  1. ^ [1] Student Life
  2. ^ kwur.wustl.edu
  3. ^ [2] RFT Best Radio Station in St. Louis
  4. ^ [3] Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine Riverfront Times
  5. ^ [4][permanent dead link] Student Life

External links

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