KSAK

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KSAK
City Walnut, California
Broadcast area Portions of The San Gabriel Valley
Frequency 90.1 MHz
Branding90.1 KSAK
Programming
Format Rap, Rock
Ownership
Owner Mount San Antonio College
History
First air date
January 2, 1974
Call sign meaning
Mt. San Antonio College
Technical information
Facility ID 46740
Class D
ERP 1.9 watts
HAAT 165 meters
Transmitter coordinates
34°02′18″N117°53′21″W / 34.03833°N 117.88917°W / 34.03833; -117.88917
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website mtrockradio.com

KSAK is the FM campus radio station of the Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. The station once broadcast a professionally programmed format designed to represent what actually goes on in the radio industry, instead of alternative programming typically found on most college radio stations. Broadcasters and producers from local commercial radio stations teach classes at the college and supervise students who produce and announce news and music programming. The station broadcasts music in alternating blocks of hip-hop, alternative rock, and pop music, interspersed with news and public service announcements.

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History

On December 21, 1972, the Mount San Antonio Community College District received the construction permit for 90.1 FM, broadcasting with 3.5 watts. The station went on the air January 2, 1974, [1] [2] after being a carrier current station. [3] In fall 2011, the station was rebranded as "90.1 FM MtRock" after a management change at the college. The station is currently a rock format, playing rock from 1960 to today, as well as music from local Los Angeles artists and is operated by students at the college.

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References

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  2. "MT. SAC RADIO WILL TAKE TO AIR JAN. 2". Los Angeles Times. December 23, 1973. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
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