KAOS (FM)

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KAOS
Kaos logo.png
Frequency 89.3 MHz FM (HD Radio)
Programming
Format Variety
Affiliations Pacifica Radio Network
Ownership
Owner The Evergreen State College
History
First air date
January 1, 1973
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 65611
Class A
ERP 1,250 watts
HAAT 74 meters (243 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 47°0′58.00″N122°54′57.00″W / 47.0161111°N 122.9158333°W / 47.0161111; -122.9158333
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website kaosradio.org

KAOS (89.3 FM) is a hybrid college-community radio station licensed to The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. It broadcasts at a power of 1,250 watts and streams via the Internet. The station offers radio broadcasting training to students of The Evergreen State College as well as members of the local community. [2] [3]

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History

Dean Katz of The Evergreen State College founded KAOS. When he traveled to Seattle to apply for the station license, his official papers had the radio station call letters as KESC (for "Evergreen State College.") However, unbeknownst to his adviser and almost everyone else, Katz substituted the initials of the fictional spy agency in the TV show Get Smart . [4] The license was granted under his surprise application, and broadcasts began on January 1, 1973. [5]

The station has been a mainstay in Olympia's local music scene, including a famous early appearance by Skid Row ( Nirvana ) on May 6, 1987 (their fourth public appearance and first-ever radio broadcast) and a Kurt Cobain solo acoustic performance on September 25, 1990 (both included on the Nirvana box set With the Lights Out ). [5]

Programming

KAOS's mission is to present voices that are underrepresented in mainstream media. [3] [6] This includes Native American, Women's, Hispanic, alternative news programs, and independent music. KAOS currently broadcasts several syndicated public affairs programs from Pacifica Radio, including Amy Goodman's Democracy Now! and David Barsamian's Alternative Radio, as well as original, locally produced public affairs shows. KAOS also features a wide variety of music, including world music, jazz, blues, metal, folk, experimental, garage, psychedelic, electronic, surf, alt-country, prog, free jazz, indie rock, bluegrass, dance, dub, reggae, hip hop, Latino, roots rock, R&B, and more. [7]

Music policy

KAOS instituted an independent music policy in its early years. The policy requires that at least 80% of the music broadcast on the station must be from sources other than the major record labels and their subsidiaries. [6]

Long-running programs

There are several programs that have been around for well over ten years and are still on the air, including: [7]

Former DJs

Over the years, the station has had many former DJs go onto more considerable fame, such as Victoria Hart Glavin (Victoria Barreca) hip hop journalist and founder of PileDriving Records, Bruce Pavitt (founder of Sub Pop Records), Chris Scofield (founder of Strange Attractors Audio House Records), Tobi Vail, Lois Maffeo, Mark Hosler (of Negativland), Arrington de Dionyso (of Old Time Relijun), Steve Fisk (producer and musician), Jeff Jacoby (sound artist & producer of The Traveling Radio Show), Tom Hood (founder of Hood's Woods Music), Calvin Johnson (of Beat Happening and founder of K Records), and John Foster (founder of OP Magazine). [3]

KAOS was also the call sign of an unlicensed AM radio station operating in Huntington Beach, CA, during the late 1960s on 880 kHz.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KAOS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Become a KAOS DJ!". kaosradio.org. KAOS. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Powers, Zach (November 1, 2017). "Former DJs, volunteers and staff to discuss 'KAOS Radio: An Independent Legacy'". evergreen.edu. Evergreen News. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  4. ↑ McCoy, Nikki (April 10, 2013). "40 Years of KAOS". Weekly Volcano. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "40 Years of KAOS". Pacifica Network. September 16, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Independent Music Policy". kaosradio.org. KAOS. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. 1 2 "KAOS New Program Schedule". kaosradio.org. KAOS. August 20, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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