College Radio Streams

After reading Mike’s post about streaming radio feeds from WMSE in Milwaukee, I got to thinking about my days in college radio. I spent a year in grad school working as a DJ for the local student-run university station, KRUI 89.7 FM. You can listen to their MP3 streaming feeds via iTunes or WinAmp here. Another great station from the University of Iowa is KSUI 91.7 FM, which plays classical music, and stream their feeds in Real Player format. You’d think radio stations at the same university would agree on formats, but I don’t think KSUI and KRUI talk to each much. KSUI is a professionally run station with a paid staff, and KRUI is strictly student-run. At any rate, check them out.

And many of you know that I cut my radio chops at KWLC 1240 AM at Luther College. I was a DJ and the music director there in the early 90’s. I would love to listen in on the station, but they don’t have any streams unfortunately. My friend Faust has a radio show again this semester there, but I’m not sure what time it’s on. Not that it matters because unless you happen to live in the bustling metropolis of Decorah, Iowa you’re not going to hear it. C’est la vie.

Before I headed off to Iowa for college, we used to head down to Milwaukee on Sunday nights to dance at Club Marilyn, which had all-ages night on Sundays back then. But when we were driving down, we’d always listen to WLUM 102.1 FM in Milwaukee, which had a killer alternative show on Sunday nights. I mean, really, they played the best music. During the day they were an urban music station. I think they’ve since changed formats to rock at some point, but anyway they used to be cool, and maybe they still are. I just remember that they used to play Adam Ant’s Stand and Deliver every damn week. It was awesome.

This is perhaps something you’ve noticed if you’ve traveled from coast to coast: FM radio stations east of the Mississippi begin with a W—- and west of the Mississippi they begin with a K—-. Now you know.