KUMM is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting an Alternative

Alternative rock

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 format. Licensed to Morris, Minnesota

Morris, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,068 people, 1,929 households, and 985 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,183.2 people per square mile . There were 2,067 housing units at an average density of 482.6 per square mile...

, USA. The station is currently owned by University of Minnesota Morris.

The station is a member of Minnesota

Minnesota

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's Independent Public Radio

Independent Public Radio

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 network. Some disc jockey

Disc jockey

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s do not pronounce the call sign on the air as it sounds like slang

Slang

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 for sperm

Semen

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 but many others don't mind and even enjoy declaring the call sign.

Students, faculty, and members of the Morris community comprise the DJ's at KUMM. Top 40 songs from the last 10 years are not allowed in order to keep the station alternative.

See also

• KUOM
  KUOM
  KUOM, known as "770 Radio K", "Real College Radio" is a college radio station operated by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Likely the oldest station in the state, Radio K broadcasts an eclectic mix of music from its transmitters—a variety that has been praised by radio critics...
  
   (Radio K) – University of Minnesota Twin Cities station
• KUMD-FM – University of Minnesota Duluth
  University of Minnesota Duluth
  The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...
  
  station

External links

• KUMM On-Air Schedule