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KNGY
KEXC (92.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is a non-commercial radio station serving the San Francisco Bay Area, licensed to Alameda, California, United States. It is owned by the 501(c)(3) organization, non-profit entity Friends of KEXP, an affiliate of the University of Washington, and broadcasts an Adult album alternative, AAA format specializing in Alternative rock, alternative and indie rock programmed by its disc jockeys as "KEXP Bay Area", a near-total simulcast of Seattle, Washington–licensed KEXP-FM. The station's transmitter is located on Sutro Tower. The station began broadcasting as KJAZ on August 1, 1959. It was founded by Pat Henry as an all-jazz station and broadcast from studios first in Berkeley, California, Berkeley and later in Alameda. The small, independent outlet became the only all-jazz station in the Bay Area. A challenge to its broadcast license, begun in 1974, led to a designation for hearing in 1978. To avoid the hearing, Henry attempted a distress sale to the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KEXP-FM
KEXP-FM (90.3 MHz) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Seattle, Washington, United States, specializing in alternative and indie rock programmed by its disc jockeys for the Seattle metropolitan area. The station is owned by the non-profit Friends of KEXP. KEXP hosts weekly programs dedicated to other musical genres, such as rockabilly, blues, world music, hip hop, electronica, punk, and alternative country. Live, in-studio performances by artists are also regularly scheduled. KEXP's studios are located at Seattle Center, while the transmitter is in the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood. In addition to a standard analog transmission, KEXP is available online. KEXP was started as KCMU, the student-run station of the University of Washington (UW), in 1972. It became recognized for its significant impact on the regional music scene, including being the first station to play Nirvana and Soundgarden in the late 1980s. In the 1990s, it went through several significant change ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
