Radio K

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Radio K (KUOM) is the award-winning student-run radio station of the University of Minnesota, playing an eclectic variety of independent music both old and new. Radio K educates students, breaks ground in musical programming, and provides cutting-edge cultural coverage through our specialty shows.

Radio K began broadcasting back in 1912 and continues this proud tradition today.  From farm reports and football games broadcast in Morse code to education for homebound kids during the polio epidemic; from Garrison Keillor's radio roots to being one of the reasons Rolling Stone magazine thinks the U of M rocks, Radio K has covered a lot of ground in its 100+ year history.
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Series

Caption: Radio K (KUOM)
26 Pieces

Student by day, musician by night.

  • From: Radio K
  • Updated: Oct 17, 2017
Caption: Support for this program comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund., Credit: Behind the Scenes from Radio K - Real Colleg Radio (KUOM)
238 Pieces

Behind the Scenes with MN Musicians: Off-Mic & On-Camera offers unparalleled accessibility and engagement with Minnesota artists through unique first-person videos, interviews, and performances. It's like a dating service...for the arts.

  • From: Radio K
  • Updated: Apr 17, 2024
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29 Pieces

K Local is a collection of the best new music from the Twin Cities, curated by Radio K's Off the Record every month. Listen to Off the Record every Friday from 3-5PM for an ecclectic mix of everything that's happening in the Twin Cities scene.

  • From: Radio K
  • Updated: Jul 23, 2019
Caption: Radio K Quick Queue, Credit: KUOM
170 Pieces

Radio K's Quick Queue is quick. It's slick. It's sound-rich. And in around ninety seconds you'll know an awful lot more about the Arts & Culture scene in the Twin Cities than you did two minutes ago.

  • From: Radio K
  • Updated: Oct 14, 2014
Caption: Support for this program comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund., Credit: Local Vibes from Radio K (KUOM)
55 Pieces

A show highlighting hip-hop artists from around the Twin Cities.

  • From: Radio K
  • Updated: Apr 17, 2024
Caption: Radio K - Culture Queue - the art show that rocks., Credit: KUOM
176 Pieces

Radio K's award-winning Arts and Cultural program, dedicated to telling stories about the many wonders of the Twin Cities that you won't hear anywhere else.

  • From: Radio K
  • Updated: Oct 14, 2014
Caption: Off The Record; On To Video from Radio K
314 Pieces

Minnesota local music in-studio performance every week!

  • From: Radio K
  • Updated: Oct 14, 2014
Caption: Support for this program comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund., Credit: Radio K - Real College Radio (KUOM)
251 Pieces

The weekly arts and cultural magazine program dedicated to helping you discover the Twin Cities.

  • From: Radio K
  • Updated: Apr 17, 2024
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68 Pieces

Like a tweet for the airwaves; it’s 90 seconds of lifelong learning with a rock and roll sound track.

  • From: Radio K
  • Updated: Jul 08, 2015

Latest Pieces

Caption: Support for this program comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund., Credit: Radio K - Real College Radio (KUOM)
In this episode of Real college podcast we look at the various experiences of college students through winter break, using the lens of the reporter...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2023
  • Length: 44:31
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RiGBY discusses the need for spatial awareness on stage and the space they occupy within the illustrious "Riot Grrrl" scene in Minneapolis on this ...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2023
  • Length: 24:59
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The Orange Goodness joins us to discuss the need for authenticity in art and the role of social media in today's music industry.

  • Added: Feb 01, 2023
  • Length: 35:02
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The Stinkeyes visits to talk about Skunk Punk and their new EP "Splatterbrain"

  • Added: Feb 01, 2023
  • Length: 24:13
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The members of Psylo join us to discuss house show culture in Minneapolis and the "packaging" of music through album art and other visuals.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2023
  • Length: 29:38
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full catholic speaks about the progression of their sound from acoustic bonfire-folk to electronic "proto-punk" in this week's episode of Behind th...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2023
  • Length: 23:31
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Gabe Barnett joins us to talk about a new chapter in his career as a musician.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2023
  • Length: 24:27
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JuneThaKid joins us for the first Radio K Local Vibes episode of 2023 where he talks about dropping a cohesive body of work as a new artist, workin...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2023
  • Length: 29:47
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For this episode of Real College Podcast we delve into our vault here at Radio K to give you the pieces that come from the fall season. Pieces tha...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2023
  • Length: 30:57
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In our last episode of 2022, Bigg Kiaa joins the Vanguard to talk about recent performances including opening for Lizzo, consistently bringing the ...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2023
  • Length: 26:32