Radio 1190 Blog

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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