KALX, a community and student-run radio station licensed to the university, broadcasts in stereo with 500 watts of power.

In the 1970s, KALX was taken off the air for a short period by the faculty oversight Radio Policy Board after the station manager and friends had abused their use of university automobiles for private use and run up large bills for long distance phone calls to their contacts in Los Angeles and elsewhere.

Larry Baer, a junior political science major who was the station's sports director and business manager, negotiated the agreement with team owner Charlie Finley.

The situation was made possible because of the Athletics' subpar on-field performance and attendance and the uncertainty surrounding Finley's threats to move the ballclub to Denver.

[3] Sophomore mass communications major Bob Kozberg and station producer/engineer Steve Blum also worked on the broadcasts.