Loyola Marymount University Archives KXLU Records UA.007.006
William H. Hannon Library, Archives & Special Collections, University Archives
Loyola Marymount University
William H. Hannon Library, Archives and Special Collections
1 LMU Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
special.collections@lmu.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
William H. Hannon Library, Archives & Special Collections, University Archives
Title: KXLU Records
Identifier/Call Number: UA.007.006
Physical Description:
14 Linear Feet
31 boxes (4 boxes of textual records, 27 of AV materials)
Date (inclusive): 1956-2007
Abstract: This collection consists of records created by the KXLU radio station, beginning in 1956 at Loyola University. The collection
documents the founding of KXLU, and the move from broadcasting solely classical music to more diverse and alternative programming.
KXLU prides itself in offering students practical experience in all areas of station operation, which includes broadcasting,
programming, technical engineering, production, public affairs, promotions, sales, and management. This collection consists
of correspondence, radio program guides, radio listener surveys, FCC licenses, newspaper clippings, flyers, ephemera, and
reel-to-reel audio tapes.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount
University. The Archives and Special Collections do not have playback equipment for accessing the reel-to-reel audio tapes.
In order to create accessible formats of these tapes, the cost of reproduction, to be paid fully by patron, will include 1)
any necessary preservation efforts upon the original, 2) a master file to be retained by Archives and Special Collections,
3) a researcher viewing copy to be retained by Archives and Special Collections, and 4) an optional patron copy. Pricing and
project time-frame will be quoted upon individual request. For use purposes, please note many of the materials are copyrighted.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials
in its collections. The user or publisher must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise,
Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher
must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility
for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or
executors.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
All material in this collection has been transferred to University Archives from Loyola Marymount University.
Biographical / Historical
Loyola Marymount University (LMU), located in Los Angeles, California, was founded as Loyola College of Los Angeles in 1911
by members of the Society of Jesus after the closure of St. Vincent’s College, a school for boys created by Vincentian Fathers
in 1865. Loyola College grew quickly and a new campus was selected in 1917. In 1920, Loyola College began offering graduate
level education by founding a separate law school. Official establishment of a graduate division would not occur until June
1950 even though the law school continued to thrive and after a Teacher Education Program at Loyola College had been created
in 1948. Continued growth of the college prompted a second move for Loyola College in 1929 to the current campus in Westchester.
Incorporated as Loyola College in 1918, the school achieved official university status in 1930. While Loyola University was
experiencing a high growth rate in the early 20th century, so was the education program offered by the Religious of Sacred
Heart of Mary for young women that had begun in 1923. In 1933, Marymount Junior College was opened in Westwood, Los Angeles.
The college continued to grow; in 1948 the Junior College became a four-year university and granted its first baccalaureate
degrees in 1948. In 1960, Marymount College moved to a campus on the Palos Verdes Peninsula to accommodate its growing student
body. In 1968, Marymount College moved one last time to share the Loyola University campus. Although the two schools shared
a physical space, Marymount College and Loyola University were still two separate schools and remain so for five years. Loyola
Marymount University was officially named in 1973 after Loyola University and Marymount College merged. The inception of the
student operated radio station, known as the KLU Campus Radio Workshop began in 1946, with equipment designed and built by
Loyola University student staff. The student staff was comprised of World War II veterans who had gained electronic and radio
experience while in service. In 1952, the radio station adopted the call letters KXLU, and hoped to switch to an FM transmission
soon after. In 1957 the applications for transmitter construction and FCC approval were filed and KXLU 88.7 went live. From
1959 until 1968, KXLU broadcasted from 89.1. The radio station moved one last time to its present frequency of 88.9 FM in
September, 1968. KXLU is a non-commercial, educational radio station that broadcasts from the LMU Westchester campus. LMU’s
KXLU offers one of the only opportunities for students to gain experience in radio station operation in the Los Angeles radio
market. The station prides itself in offering students practical experience in the areas of broadcasting, programming, technical
engineering, production, public affairs, promotions, sales, and management.
Scope and Contents
Loyola Marymount University (LMU), located in Los Angeles, California, was founded as Loyola College of Los Angeles in 1911
by members of the Society of Jesus after the closure of St. Vincent’s College, a school for boys created by Vincentian Fathers
in 1865. Loyola College grew quickly and a new campus was selected in 1917. In 1920, Loyola College began offering graduate
level education by founding a separate law school. Official establishment of a graduate division would not occur until June
1950 even though the law school continued to thrive and after a Teacher Education Program at Loyola College had been created
in 1948. Continued growth of the college prompted a second move for Loyola College in 1929 to the current campus in Westchester.
Incorporated as Loyola College in 1918, the school achieved official university status in 1930. While Loyola University was
experiencing a high growth rate in the early 20th century, so was the education program offered by the Religious of Sacred
Heart of Mary for young women that had begun in 1923. In 1933, Marymount Junior College was opened in Westwood, Los Angeles.
The college continued to grow; in 1948 the Junior College became a four-year university and granted its first baccalaureate
degrees in 1948. In 1960, Marymount College moved to a campus on the Palos Verdes Peninsula to accommodate its growing student
body. In 1968, Marymount College moved one last time to share the Loyola University campus. Although the two schools shared
a physical space, Marymount College and Loyola University were still two separate schools and remain so for five years. Loyola
Marymount University was officially named in 1973 after Loyola University and Marymount College merged. The inception of the
student operated radio station, known as the KLU Campus Radio Workshop began in 1946, with equipment designed and built by
Loyola University student staff. The student staff was comprised of World War II veterans who had gained electronic and radio
experience while in service. In 1952, the radio station adopted the call letters KXLU, and hoped to switch to an FM transmission
soon after. In 1957 the applications for transmitter construction and FCC approval were filed and KXLU 88.7 went live. From
1959 until 1968, KXLU broadcasted from 89.1. The radio station moved one last time to its present frequency of 88.9 FM in
September, 1968. KXLU is a non-commercial, educational radio station that broadcasts from the LMU Westchester campus. LMU’s
KXLU offers one of the only opportunities for students to gain experience in radio station operation in the Los Angeles radio
market. The station prides itself in offering students practical experience in the areas of broadcasting, programming, technical
engineering, production, public affairs, promotions, sales, and management.
Preferred Citation
Loyola Marymount University Archives KXLU Records. Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections,
William H. Hannon Library
Subjects and Indexing Terms
College radio stations
Loyola Marymount University
Administrative records
1956-1993
box 1, folder 1, box 1, folder 4
Letters from Charles S. Casassa, S.J.
1956-1968
Scope and Contents
Correspondence covering the radio station proposal, a proposed power increase of radio station, advertising, policies.
box 1, folder 3
Federal Communications Commission
1958-1965
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and documentation regarding FCC licenses and opposition to Pomona College radio.
box 1, folder 6
KXLU Charter and Objectives
Scope and Contents
Letters from Committee on Student Affairs and Robert W. Fesinmeyer (to Donald P. Merrifield) regarding KXLU's charter and
objectives.
box 1, folder 8, box 1, folder 15
Alma del Barrio
Scope and Contents
Includes letters from KXLU listeners.
box 1, folder 9
Donald P. Merrifield
1973-1977
box 1, folder 10
John C. Butler
1975
Scope and Contents
Letter, including presentation written to the Board of Trustees, about KXLU classical programming; includes a copy of the
station license and constituition.
box 1, folder 11-12
Various
1984-1989
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Richard H. Trame, S.J., Karen Carrera, Lane Bove, Eva Gampel, Henry Durand, and James N. Loughran,
S.J. Includes general manager reports.
box 1, folder 5
Programming drafts
1970
Scope and Contents
Draft of statement by Donald Merrifield for KXLU audience and memorandum regarding KCLU communications program.
box 1, folder 13
KXLU course
undated
Scope and Contents
Course description, study seminar proposal, KXLU history document.
box 1, folder 14
Petition
undated
Scope and Contents
KXLU programming petition sent to James N. Loughran, S.J. and Hank Durand.
box 1, folder 2, box 1, folder 7
Miscellaneous
undated
Scope and Contents
Various documents describing the founding of KXLU and history.
box 1, folder 16-22
News Articles
1966-2000
Scope and Contents
Includes press clippings from the UCLA Daily Bruin, Los Angeles Herald Examiner, Culver City Start News. Includes teh following
articles: An apple for the student (Los Angeles Times/12 June 1966), Loyola students provide campus with music pulse (Daily
Breeze/November 1968), The only alternative left (Los Angeles Herald/May 1985), Jesuits run radical rock station [facsimilie](Los
Angeles Times/June 1987), Alternative's return (Los Angeles Times/ November 1997), Westchester: Former LAX director gives
LMU KXLU $70,000 [facsimilie](The Argonaut/August 2000).
box 2, box 3, folder 1-6
Program guides
1962-1997
Scope and Contents
1962: Program notes from January-May 1962, October-December 1962. *Program notes were used to create the program guide booklets.
1963: KXLU program guides from February 4-16, March 18-30, April 1-27.
1965: Program guides from April 19-May 14 (2), September-October.
1966: Program guides from January-February, March, April-May.
1972: Program guides from November, December.
1973: Program guides from January, February, March, April, May-June, September-October.
1976: Program schedules from October, November.
1977: Program guides from July, August, Sepmember, October.
1978: August, September October, December.
1979: Program guides from January/February, April, May, June, July, August, September, Nobmember, December.
1980: Program guides from January/February, March, April, May, July, August, SSeptember, October, December.
1981: Program guides from January/February, March, May/June.
1982: Program guide from Fall.
1983: Program guides from Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall.
1984: Program guides from Winter, Spring, Fall.
1985: Program guides from Spring, Summer, Fall.
1986: Program guides from Winter, Spring, Summer
1988: Program guide from Spring-Summer (2)
1989: Program guide from Summer.
1990: Splotch (a magazin/program guide) from Fall.
1996: Program guide from Fall (2).
1997: Program guide from Summer (2).
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically. Box 2 contains 1962-1985, Box 3 contains 1986-1997.
Public relations
1960-2007
box 3, folder 7
50th Anniversary
2007
Scope and Contents
50th anniversary celebration flyer (2), fundraiser flyer (2), publication titled KXLU 88.9 50 years...We're golden baby (2).
box 3, folder 8
Ephemera
2001
undated
Scope and Contents
2001 fundraiser ticket (2), KXLU sticker.
box 3, folder 9
Flyers
1981-2006
undated
Scope and Contents
KXLU flyers for Jazz Journey 2006 and Noche de Azucar as well as a flyer to Become a KXLU DJ.
box 3, folder 10
Promotional
undated
Scope and Contents
Recruitment letter for students to join KXLU 89.1 (2) and accompanying flyer.
box 3, folder 11
News release
1960
Scope and Contents
News release from Bud Hopps, director of public relations, regarding radio programs.
box 4, folder 1-5
Questionnaires
ca. 1991
Scope and Contents
Questionnaires about KXLU programming.
Recordings
1950-1999
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
27 boxes of reel-to-reel audio tape.
Conditions Governing Access
The Department of Archives and Special Collections does not have the playback equipment for this media. Please contact special.collections@lmu.edu
for more information.