KUSF is no newbie to the non-commercial airwaves — it celebrates its third decade in operation this spring — but the station is still to be commended for championing the underground. The community outpost broadcasts music from far beneath the "alternative" format's interchangeable skin; DJs spin loose-cannon playlists pulling from the genres of indie, noise, world, hip hop, pop, garage, metal, and beyond, featuring a healthy smattering of locals along with undiscovered international artists. Against am FM landscape where dying your hair crazy colors is considered adventurous, it's reassuring to know that 90.3 FM will never give up on setting the bar out to the cosmos in championing the underappreciated.