KZSC

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.

Programming

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.