KANM (Texas A&M University)
Student radio station at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
KANM Student Radio is a student-run free-format internet radio station owned and licensed by Texas A&M University, serving the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area. Broadcasting as "the college station of College Station,"[1] KANM's studio is located at the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M campus.
Programming | |
---|---|
Format | College radio, freeform |
Ownership | |
Owner | Texas A&M University |
History | |
First air date | 1973 |
Call sign meaning | "A and M" |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | kanm |
Founded in 1973 as Student Government Radio, KANM initiated its broadcasts as a cable radio station in partnership with a regional cable provider.[2] Despite several relocations and financial setbacks in its early history, the station saw its local influence grow steadily throughout the late 1970s and 1980s. In the late 1990s, KANM had begun to transition to online platforms, becoming one of the first college radio stations to adopt Internet streaming audio in 1998.[3] By the early 2000s, the station saw multiple technological updates, introducing streaming services and fully establishing itself as an online-only radio station by the mid-2010s.
KANM primarily emphasizes programming that showcases a variety mix, encompassing an array of music genres, including hip-hop, ambient, world music, indie rock, and punk, as well as talk shows, podcasts, and other content representative of the interests found within the student body.[4] The station also organizes a bi-annual "Save the Music" event, a benefit concert aimed at promoting and supporting the music scene in the Bryan-College Station region.[5][6]