KUSF had been an essential part of the cultural life of San Francisco from 1977 until January 18, 2011. On that day, without the prior knowledge of student and community volunteers, KUSF stopped broadcasting. Later it was revealed that 90.3 FM had been sold in a complex back-room deal involving the University of Southern California and Entercom Communications, the fifth-largest broadcasting company in the United States. In mere minutes, a venerable independent radio institution, valued for its one-of-a-kind new music programming as well as by the tapestry of San Francisco communities that it served – including Armenian, Chinese, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Turkish – was no more.
Friends of KUSF believes that on January 18, 2011, something
exceptional was taken from our city. We are a fiscally sponsored non-profit
organization dedicated
to preserving free-form, commercial-free community radio in San Francisco.
As former KUSF volunteers, we are engaged in an effort to
restore the station to the airwaves. We believe that independent
radio is a necessary element of a rich, diverse community, and we
invite you to make a tax-deductible donation toward the legal cost
of our effort. The Donate button above will take you
to the Paypal page of our fiscal sponsor, Independent Arts & Media.
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