Radio 1190 Blog

  • We’re back in Denver!

    We’re back in Denver!

    As this little note gets typed up, it’s late on Feb. 13, 2025, almost two years to the day since Radio 1190 returned to the AM airwaves … so in keeping with the season, and those overall love-y Valentine’s vibes, we’ve got big news for you if you happen to live in Denver: We’re back… Read more

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  • Spring 2025 schedule out now!

    Spring 2025 schedule out now!

    After a jam-packed weekend of scheduling Tetris on the part of our esteemed program director Aiden Brolly, the shiny, brand-new Radio 1190 Spring 2025 Program Schedule is out! Not to sound like an infomercial, but this one’s better than ever. Really. On tap for your listening pleasure this semester … Have a look at all… Read more

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  • ADDS FOR A COLD AND SNOWY JANUARY

    ADDS FOR A COLD AND SNOWY JANUARY

    It’s a new year here at Radio 1190. Here are some albums we’ve been loving this winter, for you and everyone you know! Babe City – I Love You Forever “I Love You Forever lures you in with three back-to-back noisy, temperamental bangers before dropping a gorgeously produced twangy love song with Kiss Me Again.… Read more

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  • Welcome Back, Buffs!

    Welcome Back, Buffs!

    Week one of the spring 2025 semester is now a wrap, and it’s been so great to welcome back all our current Radio 1190 DJs and News Team members … and see so many new faces in the station! We’re really glad you’re here. 🙂 If you haven’t already seen on our Instagram or Facebook,… Read more

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  • New Adds in Time for December!

    New Adds in Time for December!

    Mount Eerie – Night Palace“During one of the few quiet moments of Night Palace, Phil Elverum softly asks: “what if no one ever finds this notebook?” This is a slightly ironic opening to one of the most cacophonous, poetic, and vulnerable records of the year, but is deeply insightful to the ethos behind it. Elverum… Read more

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  • New Adds For Our November Rotation!

    New Adds For Our November Rotation!

    Spiral XP – I Wish I Was A RatI Wish I Was a Rat by Spiral XP is, for the most part, a very relaxed album. The instrumentals are usually pretty soft but some of the lyrics can be intense at times. If you’re into Alex G, this album might be for you, but to… Read more

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  • Review of Being Dead’s Eels

    Review of Being Dead’s Eels

    A beautiful album that calls back to the four-track, indie duets of the early 2000s. The record seamlessly transitions between a standard, disaffected alternative tone and super-sweet, intimate songwriting. There’s not really a sub-genre of rock that the duo don’t dip into here (post-punk, surf-rock, girl group etc.), yet the vision is so singular and… Read more

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  • Transmitter Update: It’s Arrived!

    Transmitter Update: It’s Arrived!

    It’s been a little while since we’ve been able to share news about our upcoming transmitter upgrade, but this latest one’s a big one: Our new transmitter arrived at our broadcast site on Boulder’s Marshall Mesa today! If you’re not up to speed, we’ve been working to replace our transmitter since it was damaged in… Read more

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  • ‘35000 Watts’ film screening with IFS 9/25!

    ‘35000 Watts’ film screening with IFS 9/25!

    So when you think of things on the Boulder campus that are legendary, what comes to mind? I mean, in addition to Radio 1190 … For a lot of us, the International Film Series has been a highlight of CU Boulder extracurricular life for forever, whether or not we managed to secure an actual diploma… Read more

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  • Welcome, Fall 2024!

    Welcome, Fall 2024!

    Whether you spent the summer globetrotting or stuck closer to home (or something in between), it’s time to start thinking about fall … and here at the station we’re tuning up our airwaves for the fall semester, just for you. We’ll be revamping our schedule over the coming weeks as we welcome back your favorite… Read more

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  • Summer bridge takeover!

    Summer bridge takeover!

    Summer vacation might be in full swing at CU Boulder, but that doesn’t mean Radio 1190 is sleeping on the job — in addition to our summer programming schedule of live student and community DJs, we also had a very special visit June 20 from 16 incoming Buffs in the CMCI Pathways to Excellence Summer… Read more

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  • Transmitter update: Factory tour!

    Transmitter update: Factory tour!

    Here at the station, we’ve been hearing a lot of “when is our new transmitter getting installed?” lately, and … we’ve got good news! Radio 1190 chief engineer Eric Scace and I headed out to Bangor, Maine earlier this month to see the newest addition to the station family, meet the folks who made it,… Read more

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  • Coming this summer: New transmitter = better signal!

    Coming this summer: New transmitter = better signal!

    Late last summer Radio 1190’s main transmitter suffered an internal fire, caused by lightning damage. Radio 1190 has been operating on reduced daytime power, using its backup transmitter. Radio 1190’s new transmitter will be ready for factory acceptance testing on June 12th in Bangor, Maine. We will be going out to meet the transmitter, receive… Read more

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  • Radio 1190: All is full of love

    Radio 1190: All is full of love

    Hi everyone, This is probably not the last time you’ll hear from me, but it is the last time you’ll be getting a regular update from me… because I’m graduating, and, of course, it’s the last week of class!  I’ve had four wonderful years working at 1190 and am therefore entitled to be a little… Read more

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  • Winning IBSA’s 2024 best News Director

    Winning IBSA’s 2024 best News Director

    This is Jack Armstrong, Radio 1190 news director. My News Team just won two awards. To think these awards are on a national scale is astounding. I’m not going to say that I’m ‘honestly shocked’. I haven’t had time to think about that part yet. I feel a smiley-warm feeling looking at the people around… Read more

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  • Welcome to 2024!

    Welcome to 2024!

    Hi hi, radio friends — The Spring 2024 semester is in full swing, and we are so happy to welcome back all our Buffs (and alums, and locals, and all our friends of the station …) for another semester of AM goodness. This means our student DJs and News Underground folks are back on campus… Read more

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  • World College Radio Day!

    World College Radio Day!

    Every great thing deserves its own holiday, right? There’s World UFO Day (July 2), Pi Approximation Day (July 22), Take Your Pants for a Walk Day (July 27), Bow Tie Day (Aug. 28), and Frankenstein Day (Aug. 30). But none of those even come close to … World College Radio Day. That’s right. It’s Friday,… Read more

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  • Spring recap & new(ish) website!

    Spring recap & new(ish) website!

    As the 2023 school year comes to a close, we’re all saying goodbye to the old, hello to the new, and … now what do I do?? Or maybe that’s just me … Anyway, just a brief note to relaunch the much-loved Radio 1190 blogs of years past, since we’ve dusted them off to spiff… Read more

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  • The Latest Rap Hall of Fame Inductee: Polo G

    The Latest Rap Hall of Fame Inductee: Polo G

    Chicago-born rapper Polo G diversifies his style in the release of his third album, Hall of  Fame, incorporating a star-studded list of featured artists on the tracks. The rap star emerged in  2019 with his debut album release, Die a Legend, and bursted into prominence out of the gate (Gage 2020). In his newest studio… Read more

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  • Black Lives Matter

    Black Lives Matter

    It is crucial that we use our platform at this time to support the protest movement responding to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless other Black people across the country due to acts of racist police brutality. We stand in solidarity with all those protesting against the unjust, systematically racist institutions of… Read more

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