One hundred years of radio was celebrated on the campus of Kansas State University this weekend.

 

On Friday, national and state dignitaries gathered at the historic KSAC radio towers on the south end of campus to commemorate the past and future of broadcasting on campus. Former Kansas Governor Sam Brownback worked at the station where the NPR program All Things Considered originated in the early 1970s.

 

While KSAC, which later changed its callsign to KKSU signed off in the early 2000s after its frequency sharing agreement ended, former NPR Vice President for News and Information says the station's loss was profound.

 

Current National Association of Broadcasters President Curtis LeGeyt says the future of radio still remains bright.

 

While the towers on campus have been silent for many years, K-State's radio tradition continues through student-run station KSDB, the campus amateur radio club W0QQQ and the K-State Radio Network programs which are heard right here on KGGF.

 

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