KZSC will be performing some planned maintenance at our transmitter site during the month of June. Besides upgrading our power sources, The Great 88 will be repositioning our antenna. In order to do this, we’ll be interrupting our regular programming for periods of time between Tuesday, June 19th through Thursday, June 21st. Our expectations are…
Here Comes Summer!
By Michael Bryant | Published June 6th, 2012As most UC Santa Cruz students leave town and the tourists arrive, we know it’s time for program schedule changes. The Great 88 will unveil our super summer line-up this month. You’ll find a few old favorites in the usual lineup along with waves of new music shows. Your chance to surf KZSC’s 2012 summer …
KZSC Heads The Parade
By Michael Bryant | Published May 28th, 2012The 38th Annual Santa Cruz Pride Parade and Festival takes place Sunday, June 3rd. Leading the parade as Grand Marshals this year are KZSC’s “Closet Free Radio” hosts Kai and Richard. The parade begins at 11 AM on Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz. If you want to be in the parade, join the fun…
45th Anniversary Shirt
By Michael Bryant | Published May 21st, 2012Just in time for both baseball season and our 45th anniversary, KZSC’s “baseball style” shirt features number 45 on the back, long gray sleeves and a 45 RPM single (featuring KZSC on the label) amidst a pair or radio wings on the front. These”Flying 45″ shirts are available in all sizes and will no doubt…
KZSC In The News
By Michael Bryant | Published May 19th, 2012UC Santa Cruz’s spring edition of the “Review” magazine features a story about past and present KZSC. Read about how our little pirate station started 45 years ago and where we are today. Our thanks to reporter Daniel White for taking the time to interview everyone and write the story; special thanks to University Relations’…
KZSC Newsletter
By Michael Bryant | Published May 3rd, 2012If you’re like most of us you get a boatload of unwanted mail every day. As you can see, this household probably is taking this a little too literally. One piece of regular correspondence you’ll never want to miss is the KZSC Newsletter. It features pictures, stories and sometimes videos of what takes place aboard…
Uncoiled Spring
By Michael Bryant | Published April 10th, 2012If our spring program schedule were in a bakery, we’d be headed for the day-old discount bin soon. Hard to imagine that spring is already winding down, but there are a scant six weeks or so left before thoughts of graduation, summer vacations and doing laundry will become reality. Take the time to explore some…
Thank You!
By Michael Bryant | Published April 2nd, 2012KZSC has just been notified that we have been named “Best Radio Station” in the 2012 Santa Cruz Weekly Reader Awards. Everyone at The Great 88 is very excited; we’d like to thank all of our listeners who put us at the top for another year in a row. We’ll keep the golden sounds going…
45th Anniversary Shirt
By Michael Bryant | Published April 2nd, 2012Just in time for both baseball season and our 45th anniversary, KZSC’s new “baseball style” shirt features number 45 on the back, long gray sleeves and a 45 RPM single (featuring KZSC on the label) amidst a pair or radio wings on the front. These shirts are available in all sizes and will no doubt…
College Radio Tournament FINAL FOUR
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published March 29th, 2012Your favorite station in the world, KZSC, has been in the heat of battle with other college radio stations for the past three weeks. The Great 88 has pummeled it’s way from the top 64 up to the FINAL FOUR, an accomplishment we are very proud of. Today begins the struggle to represent college radio’s…