KSJS is a student-run radio station broadcasting 1500 watts from the campus of San Jose State University. It can be heard from south San Jose to South San Francisco. The station plays primarily 5 categories of music, with each DJ shift running 4 hours. There are also a few public affairs programs, and the station also broadcasts play-by-play for several SJSU sports teams.
As one would expect from a college radio station, KSJS plays non-commercial music. Although much of this music is new, songs often remain in rotation for months at a time, meaning that you're likely to hear a fair amount of repetition if you listen a lot. It's hard to become loyal to the station, because the music formats changes at random throughout the day, and the entire schedule changes 3 times a year.
Unfortunately, the station has little of the spontaneity of other college radio stations. DJs are not permitted to play their own music, and they have to adhere to rotation strictly. As a result, there is little of the quirky, individualistic programming you find on other college stations in the South Bay, such as KFJC. The station should either stick to one format, or it should allow its DJ's to program their own music.
On the other hand, some of its public affairs programming is quite vital. The station broadcasts "Celluloid Dreams," an award-winning talk show about movies, on Monday afternoons. On Sunday nights, "Radio Ethiopia" is an important voice for the local Ethiopian Community. "Mecca One" has been discussing issues of interest to Muslims for many years. read more