As Clear Channel fiddles with its big commercial radio stations (and now gives you at least four different frequencies playing the same songs by Nickelback), now's your chance to support the area's biggest student-run college station. (I make that distinction since there are plenty of bigger college stations out there -- KCRW and KPPC, for starters, not to mention my own KCSN -- but only KXLU is student-run.)
I have a soft spot for student-run college stations, having led Northwestern's WNUR as general manager. It ain't easy -- the money's not there, and college officials frequently wonder why they're supporting a radio station that plays music they don't understand (when they could perhaps attract a ton more underwriting by turning into an NPR affiliate). Then there's also deep-pocketed religious organizations building translator stations and interfering with your signal (something KXLU has had to contend with in the last few years). Thankfully, there are stations out there like KXLU still fighting the good fight.
Pledge online here or call 310-338-3958 to donate. The pledge drive continues through Friday.
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