College rock

College rock
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsLate 1970s; United States, Canada
Derivative forms
Regional scenes
Other topics

College rock is rock music that played on student-run university and college campus radio stations located in the United States and Canada in the 1980s and 1990s. The stations' playlists were often created by students who avoided the mainstream rock played on commercial radio stations.[1][2]

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  2. ^ "About.com: College Rock - Alternative When Alternative Wasn't Commercial". 80music.about.com. 2011-02-01. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-22.