Radio History
Dream machines, radio tuners, car receivers, and the boombox in our work room.
What are ways to listen to "the radio"?
The community center that Youth Frequency runs out of
What is Phillips?
Oh shoot! I can't play a song that uses this kind of language.
What is explicit language?
The University of Minnesota's college radio station. Mary Lucia works here!
What is Radio K?
Oh no! No music is playing and no one is talking!
What is dead air?
"Pay to play radio", where people would pay to have radio stations play certain songs or segments more than others. Made illegal in 1960.
What is payola?
The current station manager for KRSM.
Who is Biig Miic?
Number of songs that you can play from the same artist in one hour of radio.
What is 3?
One of Minnesota's most famous musicians, who defied record label rules and was integral to the local music scene. His movie about "colorful precipitation" had a lot of scenes filmed at First Avenue downtown. You still hear him on the radio all the time!
Who is Prince?
I twisted things up and said the songs that I played first instead of the songs that I played last! I messed up my ____s & ____s
What are frontsells & backsells?
Before radio became the go-to way to relay information in the 1900's, this wired connection for sending messages was the best thing we had.
What is the telegram?
Year that KRSM first went live on air.
What is 2017?
!DAILY DOUBLE!
We play this at the top of each hour to say who we are and what radio frequency we're on. Usually it's automated!
What is a station ID?
Our local affiliate of NPR (National Public Radio), which is responsible for radio stations such as The Current and YourClassical.
What is MPR / Minnesota Public Radio?
What might Thor have to do sometimes after a shift that might leave them feeling "crumb-y"
What is clean up after everyone?
When this famous radio play/drama first aired, it was so realistic that listeners believed the world was truly going to end.
What is War of the Worlds?
Thor's DJ name... it really makes you feel for someone.
What is DJ Overly Sympathetic?
KRSM falls under the category of this type of radio station... For example, people can't offer us cash for commercials, but we can exchange services with community partners for airtime.
What is Non-profit / Non-commercial Radio?
Who is Bob Dylan?
I swear to god you better remember to do this before and after every shift...
What is sign in and sign out?
With the introduction of MTV, or "Music Television", this song became a statement for a new era of music broadcasting in the 1980's.
What is "Video Killed the Radio Star"?
So the "K" in KRSM stands for which side of the Mississippi River we're located on... What does the "RSM" mean then?
What is Radio, South, Minneapolis?
This important item might be revoked if we break enough FCC rules, or have too many repeat offenses. We can't legally operate without it.
What is a Radio License?
One of Lil Yachty's breakout hits from 2016, though I'm pretty sure he had never been here before writing the song... or maybe he had been to the MoA once.
What is "Minnesota"?
The absolute minimum that Melody and I ask of you... something you have to pay, but it doesn't exactly have a price.
What is attention?????