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KSMR (FM)
Encyclopedia
KSMR is a non-commercial educational
radio station
broadcasting a variety
format. Licensed to Winona, Minnesota
, USA, it serves the Saint Mary's University campus and entire Winona area. It first began broadcasting under the call sign KSMW. The station is currently owned by Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
where it operates as the campus radio station
.
) along with Brother Patrick Callahan and Dr. David O. Thomas. These three men were instrumental in the development of KSMW/KSMR as the campus radio station for Saint Mary's University, then known as Saint Mary's College. At the beginning, KSMW was basically a dead station, which could only be heard in certain areas on campus. Then, after the building of a new studio in Heffron Hall, the first voice on the air from the new studio was Dave Filipczak; it was St. Patrick's Day in 1978. Dave was also the first general manager. KSMW changed its callsign to KSMR (signifying Saint Mary's Radio) and since at least 2001, the callsign KSMW has been used by Missouri State University
, as a repeater in West Plains, MO
for KSMU-FM
(91.1 FM).
campus in Winona, Minnesota
. The KSMR studio is now located in the lower-level of the Michael H. Toner Student Center in the center of the Saint Mary's campus. Every show on KSMR is different according to the taste of the disc jockeys, with music heard continuously, regardless of the presence of a disc jockey. The music styles heard change continuously and thus KSMR could easily be classified as a freeform variety station. Each year, shows change based on the current student volunteers. Most of the music heard on KSMR (outside of specific programs) is in the rock
, indie, and indie pop
styles, with some top 40
music also played. The station operates a website which allows for online streaming anywhere in the world. The current logo was introduced in April 2011. In addition to broadcasting over the airwaves at 92.5 FM, 94.3 FM, and via streaming audio online, KSMR broadcasts its audio signal over cable channel 19 on the Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) cable system.
to widen its broadcast area on K232CZ 94.3 FM in the greater Winona area. The programming on 94.3 FM is identical to that of KSMR 92.5 FM.
Non-commercial educational
The term non-commercial educational applies to a radio station or TV station that does not accept on air advertisements , as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission . NCE stations do not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a variety
Variety (radio)
The term variety as a radio format is loosely defined as a format that plays music across numerous genera.Freeform variety is associated with a wide range of programming including talk, sports, and music from a wide spectrum. This format is usually found on smaller, non-commercial...
format. Licensed to Winona, Minnesota
Winona, Minnesota
Winona is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, in the U.S. State of Minnesota. Located in picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf....
, USA, it serves the Saint Mary's University campus and entire Winona area. It first began broadcasting under the call sign KSMW. The station is currently owned by Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is a private, comprehensive, coeducational university with an undergraduate campus in the city of Winona, Minnesota, United States...
where it operates as the campus radio station
Campus radio
Campus radio is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively by students, or may include programmers from the wider community in which the radio station is based...
.
History
The original name of the station was KSMW (signifying Saint Mary's Winona), and was started by Brother J. Raymond Long, FSC (a De La Salle Christian BrotherInstitute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools is a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation, founded in France by Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle and now based in Rome...
) along with Brother Patrick Callahan and Dr. David O. Thomas. These three men were instrumental in the development of KSMW/KSMR as the campus radio station for Saint Mary's University, then known as Saint Mary's College. At the beginning, KSMW was basically a dead station, which could only be heard in certain areas on campus. Then, after the building of a new studio in Heffron Hall, the first voice on the air from the new studio was Dave Filipczak; it was St. Patrick's Day in 1978. Dave was also the first general manager. KSMW changed its callsign to KSMR (signifying Saint Mary's Radio) and since at least 2001, the callsign KSMW has been used by Missouri State University
Missouri State University
Missouri State University is a public university located in Springfield, Missouri, United States and founded in 1905. It is the state's second largest university, with an official enrollment of 20,802 in fall 2011...
, as a repeater in West Plains, MO
West Plains, Missouri
West Plains is a city in Howell County, Missouri, United States. The population was 10,866 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Howell County. The West Plains Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Howell County.-Geography:...
for KSMU-FM
KSMU
KSMU is a listener supported radio station broadcasting a Public Radio format. KSMU is licensed to Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri, USA.The station signed on in 1974, owned by what was then Southwest Missouri State University....
(91.1 FM).
KSMR Today
KSMR is a volunteer-run student radio station located on the campus of Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaSaint Mary's University of Minnesota
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is a private, comprehensive, coeducational university with an undergraduate campus in the city of Winona, Minnesota, United States...
campus in Winona, Minnesota
Winona, Minnesota
Winona is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, in the U.S. State of Minnesota. Located in picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf....
. The KSMR studio is now located in the lower-level of the Michael H. Toner Student Center in the center of the Saint Mary's campus. Every show on KSMR is different according to the taste of the disc jockeys, with music heard continuously, regardless of the presence of a disc jockey. The music styles heard change continuously and thus KSMR could easily be classified as a freeform variety station. Each year, shows change based on the current student volunteers. Most of the music heard on KSMR (outside of specific programs) is in the rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, indie, and indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
styles, with some top 40
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
music also played. The station operates a website which allows for online streaming anywhere in the world. The current logo was introduced in April 2011. In addition to broadcasting over the airwaves at 92.5 FM, 94.3 FM, and via streaming audio online, KSMR broadcasts its audio signal over cable channel 19 on the Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) cable system.
Translator
KSMR-FM, broadcasting on 92.5 FM within the Saint Mary's campus, is relayed by an additional FM translatorBroadcast relay station
A broadcast relay station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator , rebroadcaster , or repeater is a broadcast transmitter which relays, repeats, or reflects the signal of another radio station or television station, usually to an area not covered by the signal of the originating station...
to widen its broadcast area on K232CZ 94.3 FM in the greater Winona area. The programming on 94.3 FM is identical to that of KSMR 92.5 FM.
Logos
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