college radio

noun

1. radio broadcasting from stations affiliated with a college or university, often at a frequency below 92 MHz FM.
2. the usually eclectic or unconventional programming featured by such stations.

Example Sentences

“More than any other band, R.E.M. symbolized that moment at which college radio morphed into this more label-driven thing, and I understand that fans felt betrayed,” says Carlin from the Seattle home he shares with his partner, writer Claire Dederer.

From Los Angeles Times

R.E.M. was now a critics’ darling; “Murmur” was embraced by college radio, becoming the most played album on stations left of the radio dial and winning virtually every critics poll for best album of the year.

From Los Angeles Times

Soon, though, “Undone — The Sweater Song” began to take off, first on college radio, then on trendsetting modern-rock stations like L.A.’s KROQ-FM and Seattle’s 107.7 The End.

From Los Angeles Times

Karl Wallinger, a Welsh singer-songwriter who helped define college radio in the 1980s and ’90s as a member of the Waterboys and the founder of World Party, died on Sunday at his home in Hastings, England.

From New York Times

Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper soon became a fixture in the American rock underground, touring regularly, appearing on college radio and, with “Stuffin’ Martha’s Muffin” — their rude ode to VJ Martha Quinn — earned the attention of MTV.

From Los Angeles Times