KEXP (formerly KCMU) - influential public radio station

KEXP began as KCMU, a University of Washington-affiliated station founded in 1972 and later rebranded as KEXP. The station operates live in-studio performances and interviews that are recorded and archived online, significantly raising the national and international profiles of many Seattle artists. KEXP's Seattle Center studios serve as a public-facing venue for local and touring musicians and are widely cited in accounts of the city's modern music history.