KUMD-FM

KUMD-FM (103.3 FM) is a 95,000-watt public radio station operated by the University of Minnesota-Duluth, which primarily carries an adult alternative radio format but also has a number of programs focusing on jazz, blues, and other genres. KUMD airs its college-oriented programming after 9 PM CST, under the moniker "The Basement." It is part of Minnesota's Independent Public Radio network. Programming from national sources includes World Cafe and American Routes.

The station was founded by students at UMD in 1957 as a 10-watt AM station in the basement of what was then Washburn Hall dormitory on the old main campus in a residential neighborhood of Duluth. The first station manager was student Bruce Elving, and the first chief engineer was Douglas Hedin. Hedin also built the station's first transmitter. The station was closed down several times by the FCC in its early days due to out-of-compliance technical standards.