KFSR (90.7 FM) is a student-run college radio station licensed to and owned by California State University, Fresno in Fresno, California. KFSR broadcasts a Variety format, including jazz, blues and other music genres.

History and public events

Radio station KFSR was founded in 1982 at California State University, Fresno.[2] The primary format at that time was jazz in the morning and mostly new wave music from noon until 2:00am. Weekend programming was varied, including country/western, soul/rap, and public affairs programming. The station also aired many FSU sporting events. A typical broadcast week could include as many as 30 volunteer student announcers/DJs, mostly from the university's Radio-Television Department. A single-page promotional newsletter, The Dead Air Diary, was printed from 1983–85 and distributed at local record stores.[3]

For its ten-year anniversary in 1992, the station compiled and produced A Decade of Homicide, Raisins and Heat, a collection of songs by local Fresno rock bands.[4] The album included an assorted mix of musical styles including alternative rock, funk, ska, Thrash metal, and rock, but not country.[4] In 1994, the university's campus station aired coverage of Fresno State volleyball, basketball, and softball home games.[5]

In 2002, the station director was Matthew Boam who went by the nickname "The Bucket".[6] The station celebrated its twentieth anniversary by holding a reunion for former KFSR members.[7] Focusing on its role is to promote local music, the station put together a two-day concert to celebrate KFSR and celebrate local musicians.[7] The station also produced a 21-track CD of local music to coincide with the bands appearing at the concert.[7]

The station began holding membership drives in 2003,[8] as well as a community affairs program about air quality.[9]

In 2005, local musicians came together to hold a three-day concert to raise funds for KFSR.[10] In December 2006, the station began to air the syndicated A Prairie Home Companion, hosted by Garrison Keillor.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KFSR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Mayhew, Don (November 13, 1992), "A Salute to 10 Years of Making Waves", Fresno Bee
  3. ^ "Barefoot jim's flat | Writing | Dead Air Diary Vol. 1 No. 1". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Stearns, Alia (January 6, 1994), "Variety of Sounds from Local Bands", Fresno Bee, p. C1
  5. ^ Larson, Lanny (September 16, 1994), "Step Up for Standout Riggs, a Letdown for Valleyviewers", Fresno Bee
  6. ^ CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. November 18, 2002. pp. 22–. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  7. ^ a b c Osegueda, Mike (August 30, 2002), "Local bands say 'Thanks' to station KFSR", Fresno Bee
  8. ^ CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. October 27, 2003. pp. 35–. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  9. ^ CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. November 24, 2003. pp. 15–. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  10. ^ Osegueda, Mike (April 22, 2005), "Banding together for KFSR A seed of an idea blossoms into a three-day benefit.", Fresno Bee
  11. ^ "KFSR to Air 'A Prairie Home Companion' Starting on Dec. 2", US State News, November 27, 2006
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