Claim: KGRW began broadcasting as Grinnell College's first radio station, it broadcasts classical music and eighty-five students provided enough staffing to allow for 121 hours a week of programming.
Evidence: On December 6, 1948, KGRW began broadcasting as Grinnell College's first radio station. It broadcast popular and classical music, news, and interviews. During the first year, eighty-five students provided enough staffing to allow for 121 hours a week of programming.