For the airport in Alexander City, Alabama, assigned ICAO code KALX, see Thomas C. Russell Field.
KALX (90.7 FM) is an FMradio station that broadcasts from the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, United States. KALX, a community and student-run radio station licensed to the university, broadcasts in stereo with 500 watts of power. The station employs three full-time paid staff members, but is largely run by its nearly 300 volunteers, including Berkeley students and other members of the local community. The station's studios are located at Social Sciences Building on campus.
The station originally began broadcasting in 1962, as a carrier current station. By 1966, KALX (then known as Radio KAL, the call letters being derived from Berkeley's nickname "Cal") had moved from Berkeley's dormitories to Dwinelle Hall on campus, and Berkeley administrators began investigating the possibility of applying for a broadcast frequency for the station. KALX received its broadcast license and made its first FM broadcast, with 10 watts of power, in 1967. The studio in the basement of Dwinelle was modest, a small chamber sequestered off from a sizable library of albums.
In the 1970s, KALX was taken off the air for a short period by the faculty oversight Radio Policy Board after the station manager and friends had abused their use of university automobiles for private use and run up large bills for long distance phone calls to their contacts in Los Angeles and elsewhere. After an investigation, the station was put back on the air in 1975 under new management, led by Andrew Reimer who had previously been manager of KUCI, the radio station at UC Irvine. The station progressed from a 10-watt part-time operation to continuous operation in 1977, to a higher transmitter site in the Berkeley Hills in 1978.
KALX became the official radio station for the Oakland Athletics just days before the season opener in April 1978. Larry Baer, a junior political sciencemajor who was the station's sports director and business manager, negotiated the agreement with team owner Charlie Finley. The situation was made possible because of the Athletics' subpar on-field performance and attendance and the uncertainty surrounding Finley's threats to move the ballclub to Denver.[1] Baer, who would later serve as a San Francisco Giants executive beginning in December 1992, was the play-by-play announcer.[2] Sophomore mass communications major Bob Kozberg and station producer/engineer Steve Blum also worked on the broadcasts.
The arrangement lasted only sixteen games. One month into the season, Finley decided to keep the Athletics in Oakland and awarded the broadcast rights to KNEW.[1][3] Nonetheless, the setup made the A's a laughingstock in the Bay Area. At the time, KALX only operated at 10 watts, rendering it practically unlistenable more than 10 miles from Oakland Coliseum. This led one fan to joke about the A's radio network stretching all the way to Hawaii by asking, "Honolulu? How about here?"[4]
In 1981, the station began a successful fundraising drive to boost its power level to the present-day 500 watts, a level that was reached in 1982.[1]
As part of the A's 50th anniversary celebration in 2018, Baer was invited back to do play-by-play for one inning of an A's/Giants game.[5]
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For the airport in Alexander City Alabama assigned ICAO code KALX see Thomas C Russell Field This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources KALX news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message KALX 90 7 FM is an FM radio station that broadcasts from the University of California Berkeley in Berkeley California United States KALX a community and student run radio station licensed to the university broadcasts in stereo with 500 watts of power The station employs three full time paid staff members but is largely run by its nearly 300 volunteers including Berkeley students and other members of the local community The station s studios are located at Social Sciences Building on campus KALXBerkeley CaliforniaBroadcast areaSan Francisco Bay AreaFrequency90 7 MHzProgrammingFormatCollege radioOwnershipOwnerUniversity of CaliforniaHistoryCall sign meaningUniversity of California sic Technical informationFacility ID68999ClassAERP500 wattsHAAT238 meters 781 ft Transmitter coordinates37 52 40 N 122 14 44 W 37 87778 N 122 24556 W 37 87778 122 24556LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsiteKALX Online Contents 1 History 2 Format 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe station originally began broadcasting in 1962 as a carrier current station By 1966 KALX then known as Radio KAL the call letters being derived from Berkeley s nickname Cal had moved from Berkeley s dormitories to Dwinelle Hall on campus and Berkeley administrators began investigating the possibility of applying for a broadcast frequency for the station KALX received its broadcast license and made its first FM broadcast with 10 watts of power in 1967 The studio in the basement of Dwinelle was modest a small chamber sequestered off from a sizable library of albums In the 1970s KALX was taken off the air for a short period by the faculty oversight Radio Policy Board after the station manager and friends had abused their use of university automobiles for private use and run up large bills for long distance phone calls to their contacts in Los Angeles and elsewhere After an investigation the station was put back on the air in 1975 under new management led by Andrew Reimer who had previously been manager of KUCI the radio station at UC Irvine The station progressed from a 10 watt part time operation to continuous operation in 1977 to a higher transmitter site in the Berkeley Hills in 1978 KALX became the official radio station for the Oakland Athletics just days before the season opener in April 1978 Larry Baer a junior political science major who was the station s sports director and business manager negotiated the agreement with team owner Charlie Finley The situation was made possible because of the Athletics subpar on field performance and attendance and the uncertainty surrounding Finley s threats to move the ballclub to Denver 1 Baer who would later serve as a San Francisco Giants executive beginning in December 1992 was the play by play announcer 2 Sophomore mass communications major Bob Kozberg and station producer engineer Steve Blum also worked on the broadcasts The arrangement lasted only sixteen games One month into the season Finley decided to keep the Athletics in Oakland and awarded the broadcast rights to KNEW 1 3 Nonetheless the setup made the A s a laughingstock in the Bay Area At the time KALX only operated at 10 watts rendering it practically unlistenable more than 10 miles from Oakland Coliseum This led one fan to joke about the A s radio network stretching all the way to Hawaii by asking Honolulu How about here 4 In 1981 the station began a successful fundraising drive to boost its power level to the present day 500 watts a level that was reached in 1982 1 As part of the A s 50th anniversary celebration in 2018 Baer was invited back to do play by play for one inning of an A s Giants game 5 Format editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message KALX offers a diverse range of public affairs programming and airs many kinds of public service announcements throughout its daily broadcast Notable alumni editKALX has provided a training ground for numerous individuals who have had careers in music television and radio These include Stewart Copeland The Police 6 Lisa Stark ABC News 7 Sarah Wallace WNBC WABC TV s EyeWitness News 8 Andrew Reimer 5aa 9 Kristen Sze ABC7 10 John Long John Morehouse past President Long Valley Communications KALX KZYX KAVA KMUD KPHT LP KFTY TV50 KRCB TV22 11 Bob Sarlatte Actor and sports announcer 12 References edit a b c The Full and Unabridged History of KALX KALX 90 7FM Berkeley San Francisco Giants Front Office sanfrancisco giants mlb com Fimrite Ron They re Just Mad About Charlie Sports Illustrated May 21 1979 Smith Curt 2001 Storied Stadiums New York City Carroll amp Graf ISBN 0 7867 1187 6 Play by play July 21 2018 KGMZ FM Biography Off The Score 7 July 2023 Lisa Stark ABC News 13 April 2012 Sarah Wallace joins WNBC after ending a 30 year run at WABC NY Daily News Retrieved 2016 10 06 radioinfo com au Australia s leading site for broadcast professionals www radioinfo com au 29 February 2008 Retrieved 2016 10 06 Kristen Sze ABC7 KGO News Team ABC7 San Francisco Retrieved 2016 10 06 Long John Tubby Tunes radio show BobSarlatte com Bay Area Comedian Corporate Event Emcee Bob Sarlatte www bobsarlatte com External links editKALX homepage with online live streaming broadcast KALX in the FCC FM station database KALX in Nielsen Audio s FM station database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KALX amp oldid 1221892156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
