I love when people are passionate about anything, particularly when it comes music. And all the…read moreparties involved with the Trinity University Radio Station at KRTU 91.7 FM are just that. From their involvement in JazzAlive, the Rooftop Concert Series to their awesome jazz radio show that runs from morning, noon and night they communicate why jazz is still a vibrant and relevant artform. Whenever I listen to their Morning Session to the Jazz in the Afternoon I picture dudes with milk crates of vinyl cramming them into a small Volvo Station Wagon and heading toward the radio station. The wealth of the knowledge of all dj's, who do all the shows is infinitesimal. The gamut runs from traditional, big band, zydeco, dixieland, avant-garde, acid jazz and all points between. Which includes standards by Coltrane, Parker, Porter, Thelonius Monk, Getz, Jobim etc. But for me the enjoyment comes from when they reach into the deep cuts, whenever they play music from artists that I've never heard of before. I typically keep a notepad next to me so I can jot down the names of a cool song or an artist. Above all what I appreciate is hearing the dj's provide a historical context for some songs or artists. Which provides me an invaluable insight into the mindset or an individual's vision. KRTU 91.7 FM is passionate about jazz, therefore it is successful in sharing that passion with the rest of the city. If you're tired of the other radio stations that play the same song a million times in one hour, this station is a refreshing escape from that. More importantly if you love hearing jazz in a live setting check out the various events they post, sponsor and support. John Coltrane composed " A Love Supreme ", to convey his love for jazz as an art form. KRTU seems to be an aural representation of that.

Jazz Hands for KRTU! Wow! Such a great jazz station! The…read morebest in town. This is actually the Trinity University radio station. Since it's a college station, they don't have to play nearly as many ads as the other stations do, and they have much greater control of the kinds of tunes that they play. They play a variety of jazz throughout the day. Nothing ever too crazy. In fact, this is the only station we all can agree on at work. They don't play the same ol' stuff day in and day out. If you tune in on the weekends or late night, they often deviate from the jazz, and play some of the students' favorite songs. It's a great station to find out what kinds of jazz-related events are going on around town. Turn in, turn on!

Enjoyed a great panel of James Beard award nominees recently. A great venue and place I want to go…read moremore to participate in supporting public radio and the best choice in content.

Driving through - I think they call it Hill Country - I outran the range of the rock and roll music…read moreand I wasn't interested in "Praise the Lord" today. My seek button landed me on KTXI 90.1 and I listened to Texas Public Radio for an hour or so today. Interesting discussions of local, state-wide and national news including some chat about the Starbucks in San Antonio voting to unionize (good luck!) and some local politicians taking both sides of the redistricting maps. There was definitely more, but that was as much as I can remember. It was a mostly pleasant hour that I enjoyed. [Review 17417 overall - 430 in Texas - 935 of 2022.]

I have been a listener of KEDA radio station for many years. I enjoy the conjunto music and…read morespecially the programs that Henry Pepsi Pena presents to his public of Teenagers that refuse to grow up, my generation. He helps bring back many wonderful memories of the music, parties and dances of the 60's. He shares great tidbits of information about the bands, singers and what was really going on back in the day. Tuning in to any of his programs is a real treat. The monthly Gonzaba breakfasts, the superdances, and other events are well planned, well attended and lots of fun. On a scale of 1-10 Henry Pepsi Penas shows and events are a 15+ and then some.

Radio Jalapeno! Conjunto Proud!…read more Tejano Owned! This is a great place to get all the latest squeeze boxin' in South Texas. This radio station plays all the Tejano and Conjunto hits! They rock it 24/7, but I think it might be online, and available at 99.9 FM or 1540 AM on the radio waves. I haven't been able to tune it in on smart speakers, which is inconvenient, but they still rock the Flaco Jiminez and Selena harder than any other radio station on the planet. They're the whole jalapeno! You can call them up and make requests! Be sure to check out the Pancho Pistolas Show in the mornings. There's so much accordion squeezin' on this station! It's awesome.

For all you fellow sports talk radio geeks I'm sure you're aware of this station but if you are new…read moreto the city, this is the place. Now of course the line up varies as far as entertainment value. In the AM. we have Andy Everette and Peter Burns with The Morning Drive. Andy is a staple on our local airwaves mainly because he's dull and has a face made for radio. Peter won't be here much longer because guys that good looking always keep moving up and usually wind up on television. Does anyone even remember Kim Fischer? Dan Patrick and Jim Rome follow for the next five hours as the varsity squad. If you don't know those names than you're not reading this anyway. Locally again at 3pm with sports talk SA and Mike Taylor who seems to share most of the same opinions as me so he must be brilliant. Technically there is an hour of talking Cowboys before this show but that's just an opportunity for porch ridden banjo players to use the town telephone. Then comes the hip hop laden Sports Grind at 6 which is a grammatical nightmare. Hide the women and English teachers. After that is another national crew Petros and Money. Solid comedy here folks! That's the line up as I hear it, beyond that I'm usually at home and I didn't buy a 57 inch HDTV to sit at home listening to the radio.

I've lived in three different cities prior to moving here and San Antonio has THE WORST sports…read moreradio out there. To the point I'm seriously considering buying XM. Mike Taylor is atrocious. He brags about how little sports he watches and he doesn't lie, because he knows NOTHING about sports. On top of that, he's not the least bit entertaining. On the other hand, if you like Mike Taylor as much as Mike Taylor likes Mike Taylor, he's great. Walter Pasacrita in the morning is good, but they need to get rid of Andy Everitt who is another know nothing. Walter seems to dislike Andy as much as I do, so hopefully something will happen. And 1250 is just as bad, the show they have to compete with Taylor is atrocious, unless you like to hear 50 year old guys talk about 20 year old waitresses who BTW, you can't see, because this is radio.