KSPC

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KSPC

Broadcast area	Claremont, California/Pomona Valley
Branding	88.7 KSPC The Space
Frequency	88.7 (MHz)
Format	community radio
ERP	3000 watts
Class	B
Callsign meaning	Originally K Students of Pomona College. Now, affiliated with the entire Claremont Colleges, it is K SPaCe.
Owner	Pomona College
Website	http://www.kspc.org

KSPC is a non-profit community radio station based in Claremont, California, broadcasting on 88.7 FM. The station is funded by donors and the Claremont Colleges' Student Associations. The station's upkeep is ensured by Claremont Colleges' students and community volunteers.

The station's programming is divided into blocks by genre: Underground, Classical, Americana, World, Jazz, and Hip-hop. KSPC also has various specialty shows outside any of the formats.

The station operates at 3,000 watts and reaches a 35-mile radius, often reaching four counties as well as Los Angeles.

[edit] History

The station's first broadcast occurred on February 12, 1956 on the campus of Pomona College. Ron McDonald (station manager) and Terry Drinkwater (program director) launched the station with an anonymous donation of $4,000. In his inaugural address, Drinkwater laid out the station's mission: “We don’t feel that it is the purpose of KSPC merely to duplicate programming already available on other radio stations, but rather to provide our listeners with a desirable type of programming not readily available in the area.”

KSPC was located in Pomona College's Replica House from 1956 until the mid-1970s, when the station received a major anonymous donation and constructed upgraded studios in the basement of Pomona's Thatcher Music Building. It remains there today.

[edit] External links

• KSPC Claremont 88.7 FM website
• Pomona College website
• Pitzer College website
• Scripps College website
• Harvey Mudd College website
• Claremont McKenna College website