KSCL

KSCL
City of license	Shreveport, Louisiana
Broadcast area	Shreveport/Bossier City
Branding	KSCL 91.3 FM
Slogan	Shreveport's Alternative Music Source
Frequency	91.3 MHz
First air date	March 19, 1976
Format	College Radio
ERP	2,100 watts
Class	D
Callsign meaning	Sentenary (sic) College of Louisiana
Owner	Centenary College of Louisiana
Website	kscl.fm

KSCL 91.3-FM is the student-run radio station broadcasting from the campus of Centenary College of Louisiana. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day to the cities of Shreveport, Bossier City, and other surrounding communities. KSCL was Shreveport's first public radio station. The station is located in the heart of Centenary's campus. The station prides itself in being a progressive station dedicated to community events and alternative music, from college rock and jazz to local Acadian music and zydeco.

KSCL is a student-run radio station. The DJs are all volunteers, and the governing positions are filled by students.

History

Dr. Webb Pomeroy, chairman of the Communications Committee, first proposed the idea of "Centenary Radio" in 1972. Four and a half years later, KSCL went live on March 19, 1976. The first Station Manager was Jay Reynolds. Reynolds said that KSCL would be "alternative" and "like no other station in Shreveport." The original inventory contained 120 albums, several pounds of "worthless 45's", and two top quality turntables. The entire cost for the station was less than $700. The initial operating hours were from 6pm-12am Sunday through Thursday, and 6 pm until 2am in the morning on Fridays and Saturdays. The original ten-watt amplifier and antenna allowed a broadcast range of two miles. The individuals instrumental to the birth of the station were Dr. Webb Pomeroy, Maurie Wayne, Jay Reynolds, and Doug Stewart.

During the beginning, a lot of help came from Ruston's college radio station KLPI. Their staff and adult-ers spent a lot of time helping the students understand the rules and regulations of the FCC along with the requirements for public stations.

In 1982, KSCL's wattage upgraded from 10 watts to 150 watts.

In 1988, manager Joya Misra oversaw KSCL's transition into a stereo station.

In 1999, local public radio station Red River Radio proposed to buy a share of the station's broadcast time. The students and office of development clashed over the issue. It was finally decided that Centenary preferred to have its radio station run by students and students of Centenary, as opposed to those of LSUS, where Red River Radio is located.

External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for KSCL
• Radio Locator information on KSCL
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for KSCL
• KSCL Homepage
• KSCL Blog

See also

Centenary College of Louisiana