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Marty Manning standing outside John Paul Theatre (2023)

From the Theatre to the Airwaves

December 12, 2023

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Focus on YOU

December 11, 2023

A student in Phoenix College's radio station in the 1950s with microphone, two turntables and other equipment

History of Public Radio in Phoenix - It All Started at PC

From a radio student club at Phoenix College in the early 1930s, PC added broadcast radio to its curriculum in 1936. In 1951, a new radio station hit the Phoenix airwaves, operating at just 10 watts. KFCA’s signal reached a radius of just a few miles around Phoenix College near 15th Avenue and Thomas Road, where the station was based in PC’s physics department.

November 15, 2023