88.5 KURE

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Alternative Electronic Entertainment Hip-hop Jazz Rock Sports

88.5 KURE is a student-produced and student-managed radio station, broadcast at 88.5MHz to Iowa State University, the Ames community, and online. The station features a variety of programming, including most genres of music, talk shows, and coverage of ISU sporting events. Hip-hop, electronica, rock, americana, classical, and jazz are just a few of the music genres played by KURE's constantly rotating staff of student DJ's.

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The Mountain Goats - Training Montage

2022-06-02

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days30.03%

6months170.03%

12months320.03%

Played 28 minutes ago

before: a day ago

Perfume Genius - It's A Mirror

2025-01-15

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days60.07%

6months600.1%

12months1170.1%

Played 32 minutes ago

before: 3 days ago

CASTLE RAT - Dragon

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days80.09%

6months610.1%

12months2560.21%

Played 35 minutes ago

before: 5 days ago

Friko - Where We've Been

Popularity:

7days00%

28days30.03%

6months170.03%

12months760.06%

Played 42 minutes ago

before: 12 days ago

Broken Social Scene - Not Around Anymore

2026-02-03

Popularity:

7days40.18%

28days210.23%

6months1440.23%

12months2050.17%

Played an hour ago

before: a day ago

Magdalena Bay - This Is The World (I Made It For You)

2025-11-14

Popularity:

7days50.23%

28days240.26%

6months1310.21%

12months2810.23%

Played an hour ago

before: 2 days ago

Mitski - Lightning

Popularity:

7days50.23%

28days240.26%

6months1440.23%

12months1670.14%

Played an hour ago

before: 2 days ago

William Tyler - Man in a Hurry

Popularity:

7days00%

28days00%

6months160.03%

12months360.03%

Played an hour ago

before: a month ago

Slayr - keep me going (BIRDBRAIN)

Popularity:

7days50.23%

28days120.13%

6months120.02%

12months120.01%

Played an hour ago

before: 21 hours ago

Geese - Au Pays du Cocaine

2025-09-26

Popularity:

7days10.05%

28days60.07%

6months590.09%

12months2450.2%

Played an hour ago

before: 5 days ago

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Lowertown - Worst Friend

Popularity:

7days60.27%

28days130.14%

6months130.02%

12months130.01%

First heard 18 days ago

Last heard a day ago

Dinosaur Jr. - No Friends

Popularity:

7days40.18%

28days100.11%

6months100.02%

12months100%

First heard 18 days ago

Last heard a day ago

Sorry Ghost - marathons

Popularity:

7days50.23%

28days110.12%

6months110.02%

12months110%

First heard 18 days ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Slayr - keep me going (BIRDBRAIN)

Popularity:

7days50.23%

28days120.13%

6months120.02%

12months120.01%

First heard 18 days ago

Last heard an hour ago

slayr - promise

Popularity:

7days40.18%

28days130.14%

6months130.02%

12months130.01%

First heard 18 days ago

Last heard a day ago

Westside Cowboy - Paperchains (Visualiser)

Popularity:

7days50.23%

28days140.15%

6months140.02%

12months140.01%

First heard 18 days ago

Last heard 3 hours ago

Lowertown - Forgive Yourself

Popularity:

7days60.27%

28days150.16%

6months150.02%

12months150.01%

First heard 18 days ago

Last heard a day ago

Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Boys

2026-06-25

Popularity:

7days60.27%

28days130.14%

6months130.02%

12months130.01%

First heard 18 days ago

Last heard a day ago

Man/Woman/Chainsaw - Nosedive

2026-04-20

Popularity:

7days60.27%

28days150.16%

6months150.02%

12months150.01%

First heard 18 days ago

Last heard a day ago

Suki Waterhouse - Notting Hill

2026-07-10

Popularity:

7days40.18%

28days130.14%

6months130.02%

12months130.01%

First heard 18 days ago

Last heard 3 days ago

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MJ Lenderman - Wristwatch

2024-09-04

Popularity:

7days90.41%

28days290.31%

6months1870.3%

12months2520.21%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a day ago

Cap'n Jazz - Oh Messy Life

Popularity:

7days100.45%

28days260.28%

6months1630.26%

12months1630.14%

First heard 6 months ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Arthur Russell - I Couldn't Say It To Your Face

Popularity:

7days80.36%

28days250.27%

6months1280.2%

12months1280.11%

First heard 5 months ago

Last heard a day ago

Mitski - Lightning

Popularity:

7days50.23%

28days240.26%

6months1440.23%

12months1670.14%

First heard 7 months ago

Last heard an hour ago

King Krule - Cellular

2020-02-21

Popularity:

7days30.14%

28days240.26%

6months1250.2%

12months1320.11%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Courtney Barnett - Site Unseen (feat. Waxahatchee)

2026-01-20

Popularity:

7days90.41%

28days240.26%

6months1680.27%

12months2160.18%

First heard 8 months ago

Last heard 21 hours ago

Heavenly - Excuse Me

Popularity:

7days60.27%

28days240.26%

6months1440.23%

12months1640.14%

First heard 7 months ago

Last heard a day ago

Magdalena Bay - This Is The World (I Made It For You)

2025-11-14

Popularity:

7days50.23%

28days240.26%

6months1310.21%

12months2810.23%

First heard 10 months ago

Last heard an hour ago

The Fencesitters - a reasonable intro for this album

Popularity:

7days50.23%

28days230.25%

6months1300.21%

12months1300.11%

First heard 5 months ago

Last heard 3 hours ago

Dove Ellis - Heaven Has No Wings

2025-12-05

Popularity:

7days40.18%

28days230.25%

6months1390.22%

12months2580.21%

First heard 9 months ago

Last heard 2 days ago

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Contacts

Address: 1199 Friley Hall 212 Beyer Ct Ames, IA 50012

Email: info@kure885.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/885kure

Phone: +515-294-9292

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kure885

Website: http://www.kure.stuorg.iastate.edu/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KURE

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Rotation quality is 75% based on last 7 days.

Added to netplayer 2 years ago.

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