KRUI-FM (89.7
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
Variety format. Located in
Iowa City, Iowa
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, United States, the station is licensed to Student Broadcasters Inc. KRUI began at the University of Iowa in 1952 as KWAD, and in 1968 the station's call letters changed to KICR. In 1984, the FCC granted an FM license to KRUI.
KRUI is a student-run radio station, broadcasting at 100
watt
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s from the
Iowa Memorial Union on the
University of Iowa
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campus. Air time is distributed among student DJs. KRUI plays a wide variety of music including Alternative Rock, Hip-Hop, Funk, Jazz, and Dance, excluding songs played on top 40 pop radio (most of the time). Other show topics include politics, student life, and sports.
Notable shows
In 2010, KRUI began broadcasting ''Live from Prairie Lights'', a series of readings by various authors speaking at the local bookstore
Prairie Lights. ''Live from Prairie Lights'' was previously aired by
WSUI until 2008.
KRUI also broadcasts ''WorldCanvass'', a show presented by the International Programs Department at the University of Iowa which explores topics of an international scope.
On March 8, 2011 KRUI interviewed Wikipedia co-founder
Jimmy Wales
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, who was on campus to speak at a University of Iowa Lecture Committee event.
''Little Village Magazine'', a local music, arts, and news magazine, also has a show called ''Little Village Live''. The show broadcasts live performances from local and non local bands from Public Space One, a local music and arts venue.
KRUI began to broadcast Iowa Hawkeyes athletics in 1984, broadcasting Iowa Women's basketball and Men's baseball live play-by-play. The station debuted its play-by-play for Iowa football in Evanston, Ill., for the Iowa-Northwestern football game in 2012.
On April 18, 2015 KRUI celebrated 30 years of broadcasting on the FM dial.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 marked the first live appearance on KRUI with radio hall of fame inductee Jason Mutz.
In 2024, KRUI will celebrate its 40th Birthday in an event hosted by online content director John Glab.
Currently, the Bijou Banter Podcast airs live every Friday afternoon during the Fall and Spring academic semesters.
Notable alumni
KRUI alumni include
Diablo Cody
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, author of ''
Juno'';
Brett Dolan,
Houston Astros
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play-by-play announcer; Eric Ferguson, Chicago radio personality from Eric & Kathy
WTMX
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; 1996 USA Olympian
Liz Tchou; and meetup.com founder
Scott Heiferman
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Early life
Scott Heiferman was born in 1972 in Homewood, Illinois. Heiferman has four siblings. While atte ...
[http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1993/di1993-04-05.pdf#page=3, "Findings of recent KRUI listenership survey show 39% of UI students tuning in weekly", Mary Geraghty, ''The Daily Iowan'' (Iowa City, Iowa), March 5th 1993, page 3A
]
See also
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Campus radio
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List of college radio stations in the United States
Following are radio stations in the United States of America affiliated with colleges and universities that are regarded as college (student-run) stations. The listings include links to Wikipedia pages on the stations, their parent institution ...
References
External links
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KRUI-FM
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University of Iowa
RUI-FM
Radio stations established in 1984
1984 establishments in Iowa