KSPC Radio 88.7fm

Just came across this station and I like it! It’s the «Forward into the past» time and I love the type of music they play! And from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. the play retro video game music show! Absolutely love it!

Saved my life while in high school. Great music and great vibes!

Writing my Rhino Records review reminded me of good ol’ KSPC. This station was the only means for anyone in the area to hear something outside of classic rock and mainstream KROQ-​type music.
As I said, you’d hear anything from jazz, reggae, punk, and some music that didn’t fit well into any category. Yeah, some of it was crap but I learned about bands like Jawbreaker, Green Day, and Smashing Pumpkins (before they were big).
Best of all were the free tickets I won from the station. At one point, I was winning so many tickets they «banned» me from winning tickets for a while — ha! I went to all sorts of crazy shows (mostly ska) across LA and tons of fun back in the day.
Easily the best radio station in the area.

I just happened upon KSPC one day while driving to work on a Saturday am (yes it does suck working on the weekend but at least I am out in time to party!) and came across J pop. What magic is this?!! I never hear J pop on the radio unless it is a specialty internet channel. I tuned in the rest of the morning and heard polka followed by classic country and R & B. Oh what a joy this was to hear multi genres of music without constant repetition of the current hyped song every hour on the hour. GAWR!!! That bugs the sheet outta me!
My new favorite show of theirs that I tune into without fail is The Video Game Music Show run by Sysop every Friday at 6 — 8 pm. This show totally makes the two hours before lunch zoom by. Don’t worry if you have a hard time picking up 88.7, you can listen online via the Tune In radio app. The app is free to download but make sure you are using Wi Fi or have unlimited data usage otherwise you’re going to need a loan to pay your phone bill.
THANK YOU KSPC for enlightening me and giving me hope that not everyone has been turned in to mindless automatons. Keep up the spectacular job!

KSPC is easily becoming the most interesting station on the radio. Atleast 80% of the time is the only thing playing on what had become a completely defunct technology thanks to redundant pop radio stations. Their playlists challenge my own sense of eclectic music subjects and styles, but I always come away refreshed, surprised, even re-​educated. Long live KSPC.

Short and simple, this radio station has something to offer for a wide range of audience. I don’t dig everything they play, but i usually am taken in by whatever they have on when i change the dial to their station. My favourite though if the old school gaming tracks they play on friday nights!

The soul show on Saturday is superb. There was a feller that played video game soundtrack cuts, not sure if that’s still going on, but that was fun. Some of the DJs kind of mumble and sound a bit introverted for radio, but usually they’re playing tasty music and don’t talk a whole lot.

The only thing better then kspc is nachos. I have got tons of their stickers on my raised truck & blast it when ever im at the river or glamis representing the (909)

Since live in the area (Harvey Mudd College), I permanently have my car’s radio tuned in to KSPC. I even get a little sad when I drive deeper into the Inland Empire and I start to lose reception; I try to savor every last bit of staticy sound this station outputs.
To be honest, this station doesn’t play crowd-​pleasing music — do not listen to this station if you want a party in your car. Do listen if you want to be exposed to a good amount of music you would not encounter anywhere else. Although the song choices can be a tad bit snobbish at times, you can at least expect a fresh experience every time you tune in.

i fukn love
88.7
get to listen to radass music at random hours
instead of shitty krok or powr or the beat
fuk al those shitface radio stations.
however, i love
88.9 WAAAAAY more. kxlu is the radio station
for Loyola Marymount University (LMU). i dont even understand how a christian college can have the best radion station, but whatever.
i guess… it is what it is.
the only reason i like kxlu more is that kspc seems to play way more folkie rock and alt-​country, while kxlu goes to cracked out
rave and dubstep, and post punk, and punk rock and death metal
and all kinds of fucked music.
but dont trip cos kspc gets pretty cracky too.
especially on Fridays from 4−6pm pacific time
when they got the
retro video game music show
which is all video game music from the 80s and 90s
super fucked up music like tetris, castlevania, super mario,
metroid, megaman, ninja gaiden and all other kinds of sonic
fucked up games! it rules!!!
also on mondays and thursdays from 6 – 8 pm is the reggae connection which is obviously sweet reggae sounds for yr
blunt smokin ass. enjoy!
the only thing is. with both kspc and kxlu
ur not getting polished radio djs who r ready for anything,
these motherfukers fuck up and they dont care, its awesome.
the coolest thing is they hardly talk on air and never go to commercials, but they always apologize that they’ve been talking for
too long and always get back to awesome music!!!
take that krok u piece of shit.

KSPC is my new favorite radio station. Instead of the same top 40 songs playing on all mainstream radio stations at the same time, I escape to the eclectic beats that KSPC offers. I was scanning channels one day, when I happened to hear one of their electronica sessions. At first, I was surprised. I never thought that the Pomona area would play anything past the mainstreams. Throughout the days and eventually weeks, every single moment I tuned in, it was a different DJ and different session of songs.
For those who were born in the 80s and have love for a variety of music, this is the station for you. My favorite session is when they play Golden Age Hip Hop.

KSPC saved my life!

KSPC is highly regarded by music aficionados across the country as one of the best college stations around. KSPC is NOT dictated by corporate whims or business interests; as a non-​profit station dedicated to unique programming, they are free to reject or accept any music that comes in, which also means you’ll hear lots of stuff you’ve never heard before, including local music (yes, you can send in your band’s CD, and the Music Director will actually listen to it) and live on-​air performances. KSPC has shows that are hard to come by: a long-​running goth show, one of LA’s first hip hop shows (all underground hip hop), EXTREMELY popular reggae and polka shows, a kids’ show with 60s rarities and fun indie pop, and both a live radio comedy show as well as broadcasts of all the radio goodies from yesteryear. That’s only the tip of the iceberg, and KSPC regularly gets new specialty shows (which have included in the past: old school punk, video game music, J-​pop, ska, industrial, spoken word, jungle, experimental/​outsider music, US hardcore punk, bands strictly from Minnesota, 60s-​current garage rock…). The DJs all answer their own phone calls and are generally happy to take your requests. Ticket giveaways are usually easy to win. Programming is varied enough that if you hear a song you like, you should probably call and ask about it, because there’s a chance you might not hear it again.
Additionally, twice a year KSPC holds a CD and Record Expo on Pomona College’s campus: roughly 30 – 40 vendors come in to sell records, CDs, movies, bootlegs, memorabilia, posters, and tons of other stuff, and the public is always invited. KSPC also holds Blowout shows during the school year which are open to the public as well, and which generally cost less than $ 5, sometimes to see bands that get VERY big later (White Stripes, Bright Eyes). Community volunteers also get a chance during the summers to train for and have their own shows; listen for announcements or check the website. KSPC also streams its broadcasts through the website, and you can sign up for their weekly email list to find out what’s going on.
***KSPC does ask that you NOT show up randomly at their office/​studio. If you would like to speak to one of the staff or have questions, the business line number is 909.621.8157. Yes, that’s also how you call the Music Director to ask about the CD you sent in.

This is the best college radio station in the country. KSPC is firmly committed to bringing you music you will not hear elsewhere on the radio, and it delivers. Plus, unlike other college stations which don’t properly train their DJs so every time they talk on the air you feel like you’re slowly being tortured, KSPC DJs are well-​trained and don’t say «um» ten times in every sentence. Do you like indie rock? Jazz? Classical? Blues? Polka? Classic rock? Children’s music? Video game music? It’s all here, plus much, much more. You can listen on the radio at 88.7fm or via the webcast at
. Sorry if this sounds like an ad, but if ever I felt a business deserved all five stars, this is it. I love this radio station.