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college radio

American  

noun

  1. radio broadcasting from stations affiliated with a college or university, often at a frequency below 92 MHz FM.

  2. the usually eclectic or unconventional programming featured by such stations.


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Born in New York City, Gambaccini started his career in media by presenting on college radio and working on Rolling Stone magazine.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

There, he befriended John Lennon and Yoko Ono, while coordinating interviews with college radio stations for Ono’s latest album, “Approximately Infinite Universe.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2025

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

I have room for Lindsey’s twice-weekly recs, for new college radio stations and forest sounds and poolside tunes and other digital phenomena.

From New York Times Apr. 8, 2023

“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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