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K-State Radio Centennial: A Century of Sound and Service

Celebrating 100 years of broadcasting at Kansas State University.

Bring the college to the people and the people to the college.

That was the goal of KSAC when it launched its first broadcast on December 1, 1924, and became the first educational broadcasting station in Kansas and a pioneer radio voice in the United States.

 

A Century of Sound and Service

For 100 years, radio has played an integral part in helping Kansas State University connect and educate communities.

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K-State Radio Centennial Minutes
Important voices from K-State and the broadcast industry bring you these radio vignettes that cover a century of sound and service at the university.
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Microphone Radio Wheat Tractor Football Music
Key Figures
Timeline of KSAC/KKSU
Audio Archives

 

Lasting legacy

The broadcasting legacy left by KSAC/KKSU still exists at K-State, in the form of the K-State Radio Network, operated by K-State Research and Extension, which produces syndicated programs and daily podcasts, and KSDB, the student radio station housed in the School of Media and Communication.

K-State Radio Network KSDB

 

Help honor a century of sound and service.

The two radio towers are a symbol of K-State's impact in the broadcasting industry and in 1983 they were listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Click the link below to help support future preservation of the towers.

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