The KTRU Rice Radio archive includes audio created by the student radio station from 1969 - 2005, covering a variety of searchable topics, such as: news, sports, interviews, musician interviews, and speeches and lectures. To learn more about the Rice University KTRU Radio records and their complete contents, please visit our detailed inventory.
Content types:
Performed music, Sounds (Other than music & language), and Spoken word
Formats:
Analog audiocassette, Digital Audio Tape (DAT), Polyester open reel tape, and Digital audio file (including MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc.)
Extent:
25 lin. ft.
Repository/Collector:
Woodson Research Center Special Collections & Archives, Fondren Library
K-R-A-B were once the call letters of a non-commercial, educational FM radio station (107.7mhz) in Seattle, Washington. Going on the air in 1962, it was the fourth listener-supported station in the country. The KRAB Archive is the only authoritative online source of information documenting the history, philosophy and accomplishments of the station. The online collection contains digitized audio, text publications such as program guides, flyers and posters, photographs, correspondence, FCC filings, and short articles about the station. The collection also contains some ephemera and audio of other KRAB Nebula stations, as well as a listing of online archival resources of other "community" radio stations.
Content types:
Performed music, Sounds (Other than music & language), Spoken word, Still image, and Text
Formats:
Pressed LP disc, Optical disc (including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD), Analog audiocassette, Polyester open reel tape, Acetate open reel tape, Open reel tape (unknown material), Digital audio file (including MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc.), Photographic print, and Text document
Extent:
Online: >600 hours of digitized audio; >1,000 program units; >320 digitized program guide pamphlets or tabloids; comprising >30gb of online disk storage. Physical: >1,200 7" reels of audiotape; >500 cassette tapes; >300 8x5" 12 page program guides; >400 8x11" multifold tabloid program guides; Misc news clippings, posters, flyers, brochures, and Board of Director minutes.
Radio program Latino USA began production by KUT and the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin in 1993. In 2010 production moved to the Futuro Media Group. Still produced by Maria Hinojosa and aired on NPR today, Latino USA presents stories on Latina/o history, culture, and current affairs.
Content types:
Performed music, Spoken word, and Sounds (Other than music & language)
Formats:
Analog audiocassette, Optical disc (including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD), and Digital audio file (including MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc.)
Extent:
410 audio cassettes, 331 compact discs, and 133 Audio Files, plus unprocessed materials.