They bring that with them to Berkeley. We have a lot of people with good ideas who know how to get what they want done. Over half of the music played on KALX comes from independent and non-major labels. Independence from commercial influence is important to DJ Beni B, who has been with the station for over nine years. Having an environment to be free to play what you want means a lot in this corporate age.
College radio is the last frontier for underrepresented music.
Buckner said the change was an outgrowth of KALX's continuing strength as an alternative source for music. We're definitely not more mainstream. I would say we are more open to everybody. We still play what punk used to represent, the type of music that commercial stations don't know how to grab a hold of. We welcome everybody that wants to push that edge.