How is college radio faring in the streaming era?
- ️Wed Jun 27 2018
Culture | Not signing off yet
For those who like their indie music recommendations with a personal touch, college radio is still worth tuning into
By G.M. | SAN FRANCISCO
IN THE 1980s and 1990s college radio stations were champions of independent music. Listeners bored with the predictable offerings of mainstream stations could turn to college radio for a wide range of genres curated into specialty shows. The DJs, though housed in the nooks, crannies and spare rooms of American campus buildings, were knowledgeable and immersed in their local music scenes. They often booked and promoted shows: it was how bands such as R.E.M. and Nirvana were discovered.
