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A heartfelt thank you to all of the volunteers, staff, our listener community, and everyone who has supported KGNU over the last 40 years.
Greg Fisher named general manager; 2nd major coverage by KGNU of Rocky Flats protests.
“Friends of KGNU” sign station back on three weeks later with no federal funding, begins two-month on-air fundraising effort; Fergus Stone becomes station manager
KGNU loses CPB funds, runs out of money and is signed-off the air.
Station’s financial weakness leads to staff and board turnover, station in crisis.
Local favorites Washboard Chaz, Rare Silk, and Ray Bonneville perform regularly from Kabaret room
KGNU broadcasts protests by airplane from Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Facility.
July 1978: Citing “close channel interference” with KRMA channel 6, FCC forces KGNU to reduce signal power from 3000 to 1300 watts.
KGNU is one of the founding members of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) representing community and public radio stations in the US.
Inaugural KGNU broadcast on May 22, 1978 from a cottage behind the Millenium Harvest House Hotel. Glen Gerberg named first station manager. John “Sal” Salamone, pictured here, was a DJ and also KGNU’s advertising manager. Boulder Bluegrass Band Hot Rize debuts on KGNU morning show from the “Kabaret” room, KGNU’s..Read..Read More
The Boulder Community Broadcast Association, licensee of KGNU collaborates to create studio space, transmitter and tower location, equipment, and personnel to put KGNU on the air
C.U. Boulder students raise fees to fund involvement in what becomes KGNU radio