college radio
Americannoun
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radio broadcasting from stations affiliated with a college or university, often at a frequency below 92 MHz FM.
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the usually eclectic or unconventional programming featured by such stations.
Example Sentences
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You also might have heard them on the radio if you lived within the transmission towers of a college radio station.
From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025
Gleefully dragging such stars as Debbie Gibson and Don Henley down into the gutter with him, Nixon became a college radio staple, then a familiar face on MTV.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2024
The Minutemen were expanding their vision to include longer songs and heavier grooves, soon to reach apotheosis on the 1984 college radio juggernaut “Double Nickels on the Dime.”
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023
Amazon has a chance to let hosts do something very different here, giving everyone a shot at being something like a college radio DJ.
From The Verge • Mar. 8, 2022
“I worked for the college radio station. I used to get all kinds of free records. And if I liked a girl, I used to dedicate songs to her.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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