Rocks Off had arrived at the station at approximately 4:30 a.m. to sit in on the final moments of its storied FM history. It was a bittersweet atmosphere, part revelry and part funeral; in part the introspective reflection of a wake and part triumphant march to the finish. The station was abuzz with several DJs, frantically trying to play everything they could.

After 40 years of student-run broadcasting, KTRU’s FM signal was cut off promptly at 6 a.m. this morning, leaving a sizable hole in Houston’s FM band.

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