Media
The college used to operate a radio station, 89.1 FM KAUR, which broadcasted 24 hours per day.
Up until 2009, KAUR specialized in independent or college rock and also broadcast regular Alternative, Blues/Jazz, Folk, Spanish Traditional, Hip-Hop, and Hardcore/Metal shows. KAUR offered a variety ranging from jazz and folk to rap and regional South Dakota musicians. KAUR was founded in 1972 and Augustana College also once managed a self-constructed AM station, which, itself, was founded in 1945.
In the spring of 2009, administrators at Augustana College decided to discontinue KAUR's student operations in favor of broadcasting Minnesota Public Radio News (in lieu of alternative suggestions). The station left the air for a week before returning on September 15, 2009, with the new MPR format. Augustana College continues to own the station while MPR provides programming, maintenance, and funding for the regular operation of the station. The students assigned to operate KAUR for the 2009-2010 academic year, as part of the federal work-study program, were forcibly reassigned to other departments. The college had also received proposals from a number of other parties, including religious and ethnic interests, as well as a non-profit proposal which would have continued the student-run scheme.
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