- Station name Station name
- KCSN
- Description Description
- The station primarily airs adult album alternative (AAA) and Americana music with a mix of legends, new music, and local music with some specialty programming on weekends. KSBR simulcasts this station on 88.5 FM in Orange County.
- Launch date Launch date
- 1963
- Owner Owner
- California State University, Northridge
- Contact Contact
- —
KCSN
United States
Format
96kbps • AAC
KCSN (88.5 FM, "88.5 The SoCal Sound") is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Northridge, California, United States, and owned by California State University, Northridge.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | — |
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Broadcast profile
Broadcast profile Broadcast profile
Primary frequency
88.5 MHz
Service type
FM
Transmitter coordinates
34.3194444, -118.5550833
Coverage area
Greater Los Angeles area
Owner / network
California State University, Northridge
First air date
1963
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Station details
Station details
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Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 21889 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, California |
| Branding | 88.5 The SoCal Sound |
| Owner | California State University, Northridge |
| Broadcast area | Greater Los Angeles area |
| Launched | 1963 |
| Primary frequency | 88.5 MHz |
Stream health
Stream health
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Recent playback checks and any current warnings for this stream.
| Last check | 20 hours ago |
|---|---|
| Stream host | stream.885fm.org |
| Final host | streamvortex.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aacp |
| Server software | Shoutcast DNAS/posix(linux x64) v2.6.1.777 |
| Latency | 576 ms |
Source information
Source information
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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Stream checked
20 hours ago
Last successful stream
20 hours ago
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About station About KCSN
KCSN (88.5 FM, "88.5 The SoCal Sound") is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Northridge, California, United States, and owned by California State University, Northridge. The station simulcasts with KSBR from Saddleback College in Mission Viejo.
The station primarily airs adult album alternative (AAA) and Americana music with a mix of legends, new music, and local music with some specialty programming on weekends. KSBR simulcasts this station on 88.5 FM in Orange County.
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