3 . 1 % ▁ ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁College ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁K CR W ▁( 8 9 . 9 ▁FM ), ▁a ▁public ▁radio ▁station , ▁broadcast ing ▁throughout ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁Orange ▁County ▁area ▁with ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 4 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁listen ers . ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁the ▁broadcast ▁home ▁of ▁Mor ning ▁Be comes ▁E c lect ic . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁hands - on ▁media ▁curr icul um , ▁the ▁college ▁produces ▁its ▁own ▁week ly , ▁student - run ▁newspaper ▁( both ▁in ▁print , ▁and ▁online ) ▁called ▁The ▁C ors air . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁began ▁as ▁The ▁Sa Mo J a C ▁and ▁was ▁published ▁every ▁two ▁weeks ▁before ▁being ▁renamed ▁The ▁C ors air ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁S MC ▁students ▁have ▁established ▁a ▁student ▁body ▁association ▁named ▁Associ ated ▁Stud ents ▁of ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁College ▁( ASS MC ). ▁The ▁association ▁is ▁required ▁by ▁law ▁to ▁" enc ou rage ▁students ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁govern ance ▁of ▁the ▁college ". ▁A SS MC ▁period ically ▁ ▁particip ates ▁in ▁meet ings ▁spons ored ▁by ▁a ▁state wide ▁community ▁college ▁student ▁organization ▁named ▁Student ▁Senate ▁for ▁California ▁Community ▁Colleg es . ▁The ▁state wide ▁Student ▁Senate ▁is ▁author ized ▁by ▁law ▁" to ▁advoc ate ▁before ▁the ▁Legisl ature ▁and ▁other ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁government al ▁entities ". ▁ ▁S MC ▁students ▁who ▁pay ▁the ▁$ 1 9 . 5