College radio

College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. Such broadcasters are typically considered to be public radio stations.

Formats

The earliest college radio stations carried a variety of programming, including news, sports, and music. It was common for stations to include educational shows, both as a public service and as part of distance learning courses. In the latter portion of the 20th century, many U.S. stations played what came to be known as "college rock", a type of rock music that had not yet hit the mainstream. Most stations have now diversified, with many following a very commercial-like music rotation during the weekdays, and having specialty shows on evenings and weekends. A few stations really go out on a limb, occasionally being described as a cacophony of randomness.

Related Topics:
News - Sports - Music - Distance learning - 20th century - College rock - Rock music - Mainstream - Diversified - Music rotation - Weekday - Specialty - Evening - Weekend - Cacophony - Random

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Many college stations in the U.S. have been folded into National Public Radio and affiliated regional networks. Such stations tend to carry news/talk programming and/or classical music. However, college and university stations tend to play mostly non-mainstream music, can often be described as freeform, and also tend to express a lot of creativity and individualism among the disc jockeys. A number of these stations have gained critical acclaim for their musical diversity.

Related Topics:
Classical music - Music - Freeform - Creativity - Individualism - Disc jockey - Critic

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