By Jim Bolt KSSU (originally KEDG, https://kedg.weebly.com/) was founded at Sacramento State in the spring of 1991. I should know because I am one of the original founders. It just so happens that 1991 is also heralded as the year that “college rock” exploded into the mainstream as a commercial success. The alternative music revolution…
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College Radio Focus: Sac State Students Refuse to Be Sacked: A Story of Student Radio Startup and Survival in Sacramento
By Dave Sarkies As anyone who’s ever been associated with a college radio station can tell you, student-run radio stations typically operate on a shoestring budget and struggle for attention from school administrators, especially when it comes to funding for upgrades. For some college stations, just staying on air is half the battle. But…
College Radio Focus: YOUR MOVE at WMLU
By Dave Sarkies One of the great things about college radio is the variety of programming. Particularly when it comes to music. Tune in for more than a few hours and it’s not unusual to hear a variety of genres on back-to-back shows. Sometimes, the diversity of music can be heard within the confines of…
Don’t Be Chicken, Punk . . . Scary Ellen Delivers Your Punk Rock Fix
You know how when a chicken’s head is cut off it still runs around for a little while before succumbing to its ultimate demise? Elicits some gory imagery, doesn’t it? Something befitting a punk rock album cover, perhaps. You might think that’s where Mary Ellen Tomazic – or Scary Ellen, as fans and friends call…
One morning in college radio : March 6, 1990
(Above: The square in downtown Macomb. I vaguely remember a restaurant there called “Eat,” which I am sure is long gone by now.) By Len O’Kelly March 6, 1990 was a Tuesday. In Macomb, Illinois, students at Western Illinois University were preparing for their much-needed spring break. This meant the usual routine of working out…