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City
  
Moraga, California

First air date
  
1975

ERP
  
800 watts

Frequency
  
89.5 MHz

Format
  
College radio

HAAT
  
24 meters

KSMC (89.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting from the campus of Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga.

KSMC broadcasts at 89.5 on the FM dial with an effective radiated power of 800 watts, and as of 2012 has been streaming online.

Since the station's inception in 1975, it has been entirely student-run.

Student DJs have the opportunity to play music at school events such as barbecues, club meetings, or community building events.

History

  • 1975 – Inception
  • 1978 – Shut down when it lost its home in a condemned dorm when it was remodeled.
  • 1979 – Reopened with new equipment in the Student Union Building with a grant from the TransAmerica corporation. Station manager: Loren Ayers. Chief engineer: Mike Maxfield. De facto Faculty Rep: Ed "Tai-stick" Tywoniak.
  • 2012 – Began streaming online via a website called TuneIn.
  • References

    KSMC Wikipedia