- KALX
Infobox Radio station
name = KALX
city = Berkeley,California
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frequency = 90.7MHz
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format =College radio
erp = 500watt s
haat = 238.0meter s
class = A
facility_id = 68999
coordinates = coord|37|52|40.00|N|122|14|44.00|W|region:US_type:city
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owner =University of California
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webcast = [http://kalx.berkeley.edu/listen.htm Listen Live]
website = [http://kalx.berkeley.edu KALX Online]
affiliations =KALX (90.7 FM) is a freeform
FM radio station that broadcasts from theUniversity of California, Berkeley inBerkeley, California . KALX, a community- and student-run radio station licensed to the University of California, Berkeley, broadcasts in stereo with 500watt s of power. The station employs three full-time paid staff members, but is largely run by its nearly 300volunteer s, including Berkeley students and other members of the local community.History
The station originally began broadcasting in 1962, as a
carrier current station. By 1966, KALX (then known as Radio KAL, thecall letters being derived from Berkeley's nickname "Cal") had moved from Berkeley'sdormitories to Dwinelle Hall on campus, and Berkeley administrators began investigating the possibility of applying for a broadcast frequency for the station. KALX received its broadcast license and made its first FM broadcast, with 10 watts of power, in 1967. In 1981, the station began a successfulfundraising drive to boost its power level to the present-day 500 watts, a level that was reached in 1982. [http://kalx.berkeley.edu/history.htm]Format
As a freeform radio station, KALX requires each DJ to play diverse styles of music within the course of a single show.DJs are encouraged to play three distinct musical genres during their show, plus four cuts from recently released albums per hour.Fact|date=May 2008
KALX offers a diverse range of public affairs programming. KALX functions as a great resource to the Berkeley community by offering many kinds of
Public Service Announcement s throughout its daily broadcast.For a time in the 1970s, KALX was the flagship station of
Major League Baseball 'sOakland A's . At the time, it was all but unlistenable 10 miles fromOakland Coliseum .References
External links
*MySpace|kalxradio
*FM station data|KALX
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