KUSF

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KUSF 90.3 FM is a college radio station broadcasting from the University of San Francisco, USA.

KUSF began life in 1963 as a campus-only AM station managed by the Associated Students of the University of San Francisco (ASUSF). In 1973, USF was offered an FM radio station by a small local Bible college that wished to discontinue its radio operations. USF accepted the offer and in 1977 KUSF became an FM station broadcasting on the 90.3 frequency. The old AM station later became the student-managed KDNZ.

Originally broadcasting six hours a day, KUSF began broadcasting 24 hours a day in 1981. In its first days KUSF was a conventional college station, broadcasting programs of interest to the university and the greater San Francisco community. However, KUSF soon made a name for itself playing cutting-edge music: it was one of the first radio stations to play punk rock. Many now-famous acts also first gained exposure on KUSF, notably among them The B-52s and Metallica. Today the station's musical programming runs the gamut from rock to hip-hop to world music. This cutting-edge musical programming has garnered it an international reputation. It now reaches listeners around the world.

Although KUSF's reputation stems from its innovative musical programming, it also maintains its community connections with programming that ranges from academic lectures to foreign-language cultural programs. KUSF also sponsors "Rock 'N' Swap", a large record collectors' fair held five times a year on the USF campus.

KUSF is currently managed by alumnus Steve Runyon, who was also the student manager of the original AM station. The station staff include volunteers from both the university and the surrounding community. The station itself is located in the basement of Phelan Hall on the USF campus.

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FM radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area region (Arbitron #4)
By area
San Francisco/Oakland/East Bay (Arbitron #4)	88.5 \| 89.3 \| 89.5 \| 90.3 \| 90.7 \| 91.1 \| 91.7 \| 92.1 \| 92.7 \| 93.3 \| 94.1 \| 94.9 \| 95.3 \| 95.7 \| 96.5 \| 97.3 \| 98.1 \| 98.9 \| 99.7 \| 100.7 \| 101.3 \| 101.7 \| 102.1 \| 102.9 \| 103.7 \| 104.1 \| 104.5 \| 105.3 \| 106.1 \| 106.9 \| 107.7
By callsign
Operating stations	KALW \| KALX \| KBLX \| KBWF \| KCSM \| KDFC \| KFOG \| KFRC \| KHKK \| KIFR \| KIOI \| KISQ \| KITS \| KKDV \| KKIQ \| KKSF \| KLLC \| KMEL \| KNGY \| KOIT-FM \| KPFA \| KPFB \| KPOO \| KQED \| KRZZ \| KSAN-FM \| KSOL \| KUIC \| KUSF \| KVVZ \| KYLD Satellite Radio Local Traffic/Weather: XM Channel 221 \| Sirius Channel 156
Defunct stations	KABL \| KJAZ \| KOME \| KQAK \| KRE \| KYA \| KYUU
Other	California Radio Markets Bakersfield AM/FM · Chico AM/FM · Eureka · Fresno AM/FM · Imperial Valley AM/FM · Los Angeles AM/FM Merced · Modesto Orange County AM/FM · Oxnard-Ventura AM/FM · Palm Springs AM/FM · Redding AM/FM · Riverside-San Bernardino AM/FM · Sacramento AM/FM · San Diego AM/FM · San Francisco AM/FM · San Jose AM/FM · San Luis Obispo AM/FM · Santa Barbara AM/FM · Santa Cruz AM/FM · Santa Maria-Lompoc · Santa Rosa AM/FM · Stockton AM/FM Victor Valley · Visalia-Tulare AM/FM California Radio Regions Death Valley/High Desert · Susanville/Sierra Nevada See also: List of radio stations in California and List of United States radio markets
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