KSAK is the
FM campus radio station of the
Mt. San Antonio College
Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) is a public community college in southern California, located in Walnut in eastern Los Angeles County. It offers more than 260 degree and certificate programs, 25 support programs, and more than 50 studen ...
in
Walnut, California. The station once broadcast a professionally programmed format designed to represent what actually goes on in the
radio industry
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Radio broadcasters can be broken into at least two different groups:
Public service ...
, instead of alternative programming typically found on most college radio stations. Broadcasters and producers from local commercial radio stations teach classes at the college and supervise students who produce and announce news and music programming. The station broadcasts music in alternating blocks of
hip-hop,
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
, and
pop music
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, interspersed with news and
public service announcements.
History
On December 21, 1972, the Mount San Antonio Community College District received the construction permit for 90.1 FM, broadcasting with 3.5 watts. The station went on the air January 2, 1974, after being a carrier current station.
In fall 2011, the station was rebranded as "90.1 FM MtRock" after a management change at the college. The station is currently a rock format, playing rock from 1960 to today, as well as music from local
Los Angeles
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artists and is operated by students at the college.
References
External links
mtrockradio.com*
FCC History Cards for KSAK
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Radio stations established in 1974
1974 establishments in California