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Real College Radio: KUOM celebrates 100 years of putting the r-a-d in radio

From farm reports and football games broadcast in Morse code to education for homebound kids during the polio epidemic and from Garrison Keillor’s radio roots to being one of the reasons Rolling Stone magazine thinks the U of M rocks…

Home > News > Real College Radio: KUOM celebrates 100 years of putting the r-a-d in radio

The College of Continuing Education News takes a look at ampers station Radio K (KUOM) and it’s 100 year reign.

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