Radio 1190 KV欧美口爆视频, 欧美口爆视频 Boulder鈥檚 volunteer-based student radio station, has been broadcasting on campus since November 1998. Recently, it鈥檚 been gaining attention on a national scale. 

In less than two years, Jack Armstrong (StComm鈥�25), news director for Radio 1190, has grown the student radio team from three people to 40 active volunteers, amping up the broadcast from weekly to daily. The station now features daily news programming, in addition to shows, music and podcasts. 

鈥淚 had a drive to make something much larger than what we currently had at the station,鈥� said Armstrong, who will be a senior in the fall. 

In March, the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System honored the radio station with two national awards: Best Public Affairs Program and the 2024 Best News Director. 

鈥淚t was validating that the program I put together worked,鈥� Armstrong said. 鈥淚 want working for Radio 1190 to be a coveted learning experience for students 鈥� and one that employers will see and value.鈥�

When he graduates, Armstrong plans to continue in a new capacity with the station, which is located in the University Memorial Center on campus. 

鈥淚 will consult with the second news director to make sure they鈥檙e beginning on the right path,鈥� he said. 鈥淎fter that, I鈥檓 choosing to promote myself to the role of listener.鈥� 

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Early producers of KGNU鈥檚 鈥淗emispheres鈥� interview program, 1980s. At left: 欧美口爆视频 sociologist Rolf Kjolseth.

Radio Days

For David McIntosh, 88.5 will always be a magic number.

鈥淚鈥檓 a radio geek,鈥� said the Louisville, Colo., resident, who entered 欧美口爆视频 Boulder as a radio enthusiast in 1976 and became a key player in the formation of Boulder鈥檚 first nonprofit community FM station, 88.5 KGNU.

The station, which began broadcasting in May 1978, still operates today, powered by a small army of volunteers who keep the music and talk flowing 24/7. McIntosh, who remains involved 40 years later by helping to orient new volunteers, tunes in almost every day.

FM radio grew rapidly in the late 1960s and 鈥�70s. But attempts to start a 欧美口爆视频 FM station had come to naught by McIntosh鈥檚 arrival as a 23-year-old freshman.

He wasn鈥檛 the only student eager to make use of the radio frequency, which offered better sound quality than AM and attracted an experimental crowd.

After 欧美口爆视频 administrators stopped pursuing a campus FM station in the early 1970s, students raised about $140,000 for radio projects through self-imposed fees, said McIntosh (Comm鈥�80; MTeleComm鈥�84). This supported construction of basement studios in the UMC, home today of campus Radio 1190 AM.

Through a student government role, McIntosh also helped direct about $35,000 to a local group called the Boulder Community Broadcast Association, which was starting a local FM station independent of 欧美口爆视频.

The cash infusion proved decisive, and KGNU began broadcasting May 22, 1978, from studios along Boulder Creek.

KGNU depended on volunteers from the start, and still does 鈥� about 250 now, said station manager Tim Russo, part of the small paid staff.

The station has also kept faithful to community radio spirit, deferring to the tastes of volunteer disc jockeys and providing airtime for pundits and programs outside the mainstream. Its long-running reggae and hip hop shows were among the nation鈥檚 first, McIntosh said. Bluegrass is a hallmark. The voices of Ralph Nader, Noam Chomsky and Juan Gonzalez regularly travel KGNU鈥檚 airways, along with 鈥淒emocracy Now鈥� and BBC news, for instance.

Said McIntosh, who went on to a telecommunications career apart from KGNU, 鈥淲e help our listeners be good citizens.鈥�
 

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In this installment of our new podcast, 鈥淐oloradan on the Radio,鈥� 欧美口爆视频 Boulder scholar gives the scoop on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known documents relating to the Bible, some of which are on display now at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Sam also talks about a band he once played in called the Dead Sea Trolls 鈥� and how he managed to learn 26 ancient languages.

鈥淐oloradan on the Radio鈥� is produced in partnership with Radio 1190, 欧美口爆视频 Boulder鈥檚 campus station.

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欧美口爆视频's AM student radio station, Radio 1190 KV欧美口爆视频, acquires FM signal. 

In an effort to improve its sound and add listeners, 欧美口爆视频 Boulder鈥檚 student-run, music-heavy AM radio station has acquired an FM signal. 

That means come fall, Boulder Valley listeners will be able to tune in Radio 1190 KV欧美口爆视频鈥檚 programming at 98.9 FM as well. 

The move is intended to draw additional listeners in the Boulder Valley by offering the stronger sound and stereo quality of FM, said station general manager Mikey Goldenberg (Econ鈥�02), the nonprofit station鈥檚 only full-time employee. That in turn should bring new opportunities for sponsorship and community involvement, he said. 

鈥淔M is the standard,鈥� Goldenberg said. 鈥淚t legitimizes the station to another level.鈥� 

Fans as far north as the Wyoming border and as far south as 欧美口爆视频 Springs will continue to get KV欧美口爆视频鈥檚 commercial-free programming at the 1190 AM location. 

In December 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opened a window for existing AM stations to apply for an FM Translator signal. Radio 1190 leapt at the opportunity, spending about $100,000 over seven months to obtain one, upgrade transmission equipment and secure a contract  with a local FM tower owner. 

The 欧美口爆视频 Board of Regents owns the station鈥檚 10,000-watt AM transmitter and its license. 

Supported by student government and the College of Media, Communication and Information, KV欧美口爆视频 broadcasts from the University Memorial Center. Students manage production, programming, marketing and promotions. Goldenberg, a 17-year radio industry veteran, oversees daily operations. 

The station has a collection of 26,000 albums representing 400,000 songs in a variety of genres, including hip-hop, Louisiana gumbo, hard rock and spoken word. It hosts a live band in the studio weekly. 

鈥淔M is going to make us sound a lot more professional,鈥� said student manager Natalie Graham (惭颁顿叠颈辞鈥�17).&苍产蝉辫;

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