KFSR

Radio station KFSR was founded in 1982 at California State University, Fresno.{{Citation |first=Don |last=Mayhew |date=November 13, 1992|title=A Salute to 10 Years of Making Waves|work= Fresno Bee }} The primary format at that time was jazz in the morning and mostly new wave music from noon until 2:00am. Weekend programming was varied, including country/western, soul/rap, and public affairs programming. The station also aired many FSU sporting events. A typical broadcast week could include as many as 30 volunteer student announcers/DJs, mostly from the university's Radio-Television Department. A single-page promotional newsletter, The Dead Air Diary, was printed from 1983–85 and distributed at local record stores.{{cite web | url=http://home.earthlink.net/~barefootjim/writing/dad/dad_01-01-1.html | title=Barefoot jim's flat | Writing | Dead Air Diary Vol. 1 No. 1 | access-date=October 1, 2014 | archive-date=March 5, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011332/http://home.earthlink.net/~barefootjim/writing/dad/dad_01-01-1.html | url-status=dead }}

For its ten-year anniversary in 1992, the station compiled and produced A Decade of Homicide, Raisins and Heat, a collection of songs by local Fresno rock bands.{{Citation |first=Alia |last=Stearns |date=January 6, 1994 |title=Variety of Sounds from Local Bands |work= Fresno Bee |page=C1}} The album included an assorted mix of musical styles including alternative rock, funk, ska, Thrash metal, and rock, but not country. In 1994, the university's campus station aired coverage of Fresno State volleyball, basketball, and softball home games.{{Citation |first=Lanny |last=Larson |date= September 16, 1994|title=Step Up for Standout Riggs, a Letdown for Valleyviewers |work= Fresno Bee }}

In 2002, the station director was Matthew Boam who went by the nickname "The Bucket".{{cite book|title=CMJ New Music Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lCpdH4Y_EW8C&pg=PA22|access-date=1 May 2014|date=2002-11-18|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|pages=22–}} The station celebrated its twentieth anniversary by holding a reunion for former KFSR members.{{Citation |first=Mike |last=Osegueda |date= August 30, 2002|title=Local bands say 'Thanks' to station KFSR |work= Fresno Bee }} Focusing on its role is to promote local music, the station put together a two-day concert to celebrate KFSR and celebrate local musicians. The station also produced a 21-track CD of local music to coincide with the bands appearing at the concert.

The station began holding membership drives in 2003,{{cite book|title=CMJ New Music Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YAbWjiVCXeEC&pg=PT35|access-date=1 May 2014|date=2003-10-27|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|pages=35–}} as well as a community affairs program about air quality.{{cite book|title=CMJ New Music Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f8Pp2WtYA4oC&pg=PA15|access-date=10 May 2017|date=2003-11-24|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|pages=15–}}

In 2005, local musicians came together to hold a three-day concert to raise funds for KFSR.{{Citation |first=Mike |last=Osegueda |date=April 22, 2005 |title=Banding together for KFSR A seed of an idea blossoms into a three-day benefit. |work= Fresno Bee }} In December 2006, the station began to air the syndicated A Prairie Home Companion, hosted by Garrison Keillor.{{Citation |date= November 27, 2006|title=KFSR to Air 'A Prairie Home Companion' Starting on Dec. 2 |work= US State News }}

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• [http://kfsr.org/ Official KFSR website]

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• {{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=70844 |title= History Cards for KFSR|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} (Guide to reading History Cards)

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Category:Radio stations established in 1982

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Category:1982 establishments in California