The Edge KRUA Ep64 pt1 KASR VIDEO

Bobby Diablo visits with TC Ottinger the Music Director of KRUA the college radio of the Last Frontier at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

More of the Great KASR V Pacific Rim Road Trip: Anchorage, Alaska! Home of Bobby Diablo.

KASRV Point of Interest: KRUA began transmitting in the spring of 1987 when it was not known as KRUA, but as KMPS. During this time, they borrowed a small transmitter from Augie Hiebert of Northern Television, Inc. The station worked on a small budget and received only $1.50 per student through a student fee.

KMPS was a carrier current station. The signal traveled through telephone lines and could only be heard in specifically targeted places. In this case, KMPS could only be heard in student housing and the campus center. The schedule was sporadic and depended on the school schedules of volunteer DJ's . The station tried to air from noon to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, but occasionally missed an hour or two.

During the school year of 1989-90, actual proceedings began to create an FM station at UAA. After meetings with the University of Alaska Anchroage journalism and public communications department, local FCC offices, and the Anchorage Associated Broadcasters, Inc., documentation to create a non-commercial, educational station began.

In 1991, KMPS received the approval to move forward with the construction of a tower site for the young station, and 88.1-megahertz was assigned as its frequency. A referendum to increase student fees to $5.25 per student passed by a landslide: this allowed the station to move towards FM status.

On February 14, 1992, at approximately 5 p.m., KRUA's weak signal was suddenly being heard on the Hillside, in Turnagain and around the Anchorage area. REM's "It's the End of the World as We Know It" was the first song Anchorage listeners heard from KRUA.

In February 2002, KRUA celebrated ten years of FM broadcasting. As KRUA continues to evolve, one element is constant: KRUA volunteers. Our volunteers are a valuable part of KRUA and continue to make KRUA a great station, and an excellent place to work and learn.

for more info: http://www.krua.uaa.alaska.edu

ASU Student Radio is celebrating it's 25th year being the Sun Devil's Original Alternative! For more info check out http://www.theblaze1260.com.

"Don't expect a lot from this show." Was the unofficial motto of KASR VIDEO, which made a pleasant surprise when we actually knocked out a great show! The program was a weekly 2 hour public access offshoot of the Arizona State University's original alternative radio station that aired in Phoenix. The music video show featured rarely seen videos and "new" music not in the "main stream." Along with non-conventional interviews it became a decent way to nurse a hangover with the midnight party crowd. These clips are edited as a sort of best of; minus the music videos.

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