please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message kzsc city santa cruz california frequency 88.1 mhz first air date 1967 format variety erp 20 000 watts haat 140.3 meters 460 ft class b facility id 66310 transmitter coordinates 37 00 10.00 n 122 03 4.00 w 37.0027778 n 122.0511111 w 37.0027778 ; 122.0511111 former callsigns kruz 1967 1974 owner the regents of the university of california webcast kzsc online website kzsc.org an external view of the kzsc building kzsc 88.1 fm is a public radio station broadcasting from the campus of the university of california santa cruz in santa cruz california . it is a non commercial college radio station that serves as a training ground for ucsc students interested in broadcasting media promotions music and journalism as well as an outlet for many members of the santa cruz community . contents 1 programming 2 history 3 awards 4 references 5 external links programming edit according to the kzsc mission statement the station is dedicated to airing alternative viewpoints that often differ from the broadcasts found on many commercial stations . as such the station has over 60 different shows that vary widely in genre including sports reggae indie folk electronica hip hop and a wide variety of world music as well as a number of talk radio and public affairs programs . approximately 70 % of those shows are helmed by ucsc students along with evening kpfa news broadcasts . it is also largely student run in administrative matters . with a large following in the santa cruz and surrounding counties kzsc also has a good name amongst online listeners all over the world . the station has an iphone app as well as online streaming from the official website and other online radio streaming sites such as tunein . the college radio station is an important part of the university of california santa cruz campus and santa cruz community for new music news and emergency updates . though it is under the university jurisdiction it is not funded by the university being largely independent and listener sponsored . students that have gone into media after kzsc include the founder of santa cruz local loud rock promoter bane shows and comedy central writer jesse thorn . 1 history edit kzsc lounge the station was founded in 1967 as kruz broadcasting a very low power signal from the basement of the stevenson college dorms . in 1974 the station officially changed its name to kzsc and began to broadcast at 10 watts . in 1980 the station moved to its current cabin facilities above crown college and the signal s power was raised to 1 250 watts . in 2002 kzsc upgraded its signal to 10 000 watts to broadcast to listeners throughout santa cruz san benito and monterrey counties . in 2007 kzsc again raised its signal power doubling their strength to 20 000 watts and extending its reach to the central coast of california . awards edit kzsc has been chosen by the readers of metro santa cruz as santa cruz s 1 radio station for 6 consecutive years as of 2007 . in 2003 kzsc was the only west coast entry on the princeton review s list of top 20 campus stations . references edit rappaport scott april 2 2008 . maximum fun alum jesse thorn woos young listeners with a new brand of radio show . uc santa cruz review santa cruz california . retrieved april 27 2015 . external links edit official website kzsc on the santa cruz wiki query the fcc s fm station database for kzsc radio locator information on kzsc query nielsen audio s fm station database for kzsc v t e university of california santa cruz santa cruz california residential colleges and schools college nine college ten cowell college crown college jack baskin school of engineering kresge college merrill college oakes college porter college rachel carson college stevenson college research and services arboretum center for agroecology & sustainable food systems center for cultural studies fire department history of consciousness lick observatory long marine laboratory long range development plan mchenry library new teacher center santa cruz institute for particle physics shakespeare santa cruz silicon valley initiatives women of color film festival athletics uc santa cruz banana slugs media city on a hill press fish rap live kzsc category commons v t e radio stations in the santa cruz monterey salinas california area by fm frequency 88.1 88.9 89.1 89.1 89.7 89.9 90.3 90.7 90.9 91.1 98.3 91.3 91.3 91.5 91.9 92.7 93.1 93.7 93.9 94.7 95.5 95.9 96.3 96.9 97.9 99.1 99.5 100.7 101.7 102.1 102.5 103.5 103.9 104.3 104.7 105.1 105.9 106.3 107.1 107.5 107.9 by am frequency 540 630 700 880 980 1080 1200 1240 1340 1370 1410 1460 1490 1570 noaa weather radio frequency 162.450 162.550 by call sign k217cq k234aw kapu lp kazu kcdu kdbv kdfg kdfh kdon fm kec49 kexa kfer khdc khip khri kidd kkhk kkmc kkup klok fm klvm kmly knry kocn komy kpig fm kprc fm kray fm krkc krkc fm krml krxa ksco ksea kses fm kspb ksql ksri ktge ktom fm kusp kwav kxsm kxzm kyaa kyzz kzbv kzsc kzsf wwf64 california radio markets bakersfield chico fresno los angeles merced modesto oxnard ventura palm springs redding riverside san bernardino sacramento san diego san francisco oakland san jose san luis obispo santa barbara santa cruz salinas monterey santa maria lompoc santa rosa stockton victor valley visalia tulare hanford other california radio regions barstow bishop crescent city diablo valley high desert eastern sierra eureka fort bragg ukiah gilroy hollister imperial valley marysville yuba city needles red bluff susanville sierra nevada tri valley yreka see also list of radio stations in california v t e california college radio stations kalx university of california berkeley kcpr cal poly at san luis obispo kcr san diego state university kcrh chabot college kdvs university of california davis kcss california state university stanislaus kcsb university of california santa barbara kfjc foothill college kfsr california state university fresno kksm palomar community college kohl ohlone college ksak mount san antonio community college ksbr saddleback college kscu santa clara university ksdt university of california san diego ksmc st. mary s college kspc pomona college kssu california state university sacramento kuci university of california irvine kucr university of california riverside kusf university of san francisco kxlu loyola marymount university kxsc university of southern california kzsc university of california santa cruz kzsu stanford university see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in california retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kzsc & oldid 734873998 categories radio stations in californiauniversity of california santa cruzradio stations established in 1967college radio stations in 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