Guide to the KZSC Santa Cruz records UA.093
Luisa Haddad, Kate Dundon, Zoe MacLeod
University of California, Santa Cruz
2023
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz 95064
speccoll@library.ucsc.edu
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: KZSC Santa Cruz records
Creator:
KZSC (Radio station : Santa Cruz, Calif.)
Identifier/Call Number: UA.093
Physical Description:
5.75 Linear Feet
3 cartons, 2 half cartons, 2 oversize folders
Physical Description:
0.684 GB
173 digital files
Date (inclusive): 1967-2016
Language of Material:
English .
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research. Digital files are available in the UCSC Special Collections
and Archives reading room. Some files may require reformatting before they can be accessed.
Technical limitations may hinder the Library's ability to provide access to some digital
files. Access to digital files on original carriers is prohibited; users must request to
view access copies. Contact Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access to
digital files.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the creators and their heirs.
Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair
use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to
determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. For more
information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.
Preferred Citation
KZSC Santa Cruz records. UA 93. Special Collections and Archives, University Library,
University of California, Santa Cruz.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
First accrual assembled by Special Collections in 2013. Second accrual transferred from
KZSC in 2022.
KZSC Santa Cruz radio station
According to KZSC's website, KZSC.org. KZSC began in 1967 as KRUZ in the basement of
Stevenson College's dorm 2. In 1976 the station became KZSC and broadcast at 10 watts.
1974 KRUZ becomes KZSC: FM station now broadcasting at 10 watts.
1976 June: FCC application filed to increase wattage.
1976 Sept: Full authority from FCC to construct new transmitting facilities granted.
1980 June 14th: Power increased to 1,250 watts and moved into new campus location. Held new
studio open house.
1988 December: FCC Amends its unconstitutional ruling and allows stations "safe harbor"
hours from midnight to 6 am.
1989 April: KZSC holds its "Sweet 16″ Anniversary Party.
1991 Spring: U.S Bombing of Iraq: KZSC covers downtown protest (live).
1993: Budget update: KZSC's registration fee allocation cut from $68,000 to $30,000
1993 June 13th: KZSC's 20th anniversary party held at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center
1994: KZSC's 21st birthday party held Live Soup, a now-defunct Santa Cruz brewery.
2002 July: KZSC upgrades its signal to 10,000 watts, allowing us to broadcast to listeners
throughout Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey counties.
2002 Spring: The students of UCSC pass Measure IV to provide KZSC with a one-time funding
boost to complete a major renovation, bringing us into the 21st century.
2003 Winter: Renovation begins, starting with the Studio B Production Room. KZSC begins
internationally accessible webstreaming.
2003 Spring: KZSC's First Annual Spring Festivals featuring Pretty Girls Make Graves, The
Coup (who still owe us $500), and Hella.
2004 Winter: First live, play-by-play broadcast of a UCSC sports event on KZSC.
2004 Spring: Spiffy new On-Air studio unveiled
2004 Spring: KZSC's Second Annual Spring Festival featuring Andrew WK.
2005 Winter: KZSC's News Studio is completed
2005 Spring: KZSC's Third Annual Spring Festival featuring Ratatat and High on Fire.
2007 Summer: KZSC finally upgrades its signal to 20,000 watts after months of technical
difficulties.
Scope and Contents
Collection includes administrative records, handbooks, correspondence, program guides,
promotional materials, newspaper clippings, photographs and other records documenting the
UCSC radio station.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
College radio stations -- California --
Santa Cruz
KZSC (Radio station : Santa Cruz, Calif.)
Box 1 , Folder 1-5
Program Guides
1974-2000,
2010
Box 1, Folder 6
Promotional materials
1974-1992
Box 1, Folder 8
Draft articles for Program guides
1990s
Box 1, Folder 9
Letters written to campus administrators in support of funding for
KZSC
1992-1993
Box 2, Folder 4
Black and white unidentified photos
1977-1978
Box 2, Folder 5
Transmission tower construction
1980
Box 1, Folder 7
Radio station- interior
1980
Box 2, Folder 10
Events (possibly covered by KZSC)
undated
Box 2, Folder 12
Station- interior
undated
Box 2, Folder 14
Socializing (possibly outside KZSC)
undated
Box 2, Folder 15
Protest (possibly covered by KZSC)
undated
Box 2, Folder 16
Man on Pacific Garden Mall
undated
Drawer B-19
Topographic maps showing broadcast signal strength
Drawer D-8
Oversize flyers and posters
1972-1984
Box 3-5
Accession 2022.022 Addition to KZSC records
circa
1967-2016
Physical Description: 3.75 Linear
Feet3 cartons
Physical Description: 0.684
GB173 digital files
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research. Digital files are available in the UCSC Special
Collections and Archives reading room. Some files may require reformatting before they
can be accessed. Technical limitations may hinder the Library's ability to provide
access to some digital files. Access to digital files on original carriers is
prohibited; users must request to view access copies. Contact Special Collections and
Archives in advance to request access to digital files.
Additional Collection Guide
Processing Information
This addition is minimally processed. Digital files were received on two CDs. Files
were copied off physical media in 2022. Duplicate files were not retained. Files were
not reformatted, and file names are original to the creator. Original disks were
retained and are included in the collection.
Scope and Contents
This addition to the collection contains administrative files including media council
minutes and memos, information on transmitter, information on power increases,
correspondence, KZSC constitution, listener letters, budgets, staff lists, KZSC/UC
relations files, KZSC task force files, 1998 KQED takeover information, UC Radio Network
files. Also includes old licenses, broadcast course materials, station handbooks,
program guides (1990s-2016), zines, and photographs. Includes two CDs of digital
photographs. The photographs document KZSC staff and volunteers, as well as events, such
as Boardwalk Frolic and OPERS Fall Fest.
