KSDS

KSDS (88.3 FM, "Jazz 88.3") is a full-time mainstream/traditional Jazz radio station, licensed to the San Diego Community College District, broadcasting 24 hours a day from the campus of San Diego City College. The station is owned by City College, although their transmitter and antenna are located near their partner college, Mesa College, located north of City College, in Kearny Mesa.

Key Information

San Diego, California United States
Broadcast area	San Diego, California
Frequency	88.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	"Jazz 88.3"
Programming
Language	English
Format	Jazz
Subchannels	HD2: SDS RADIO ("Student Designed Sound")
Ownership
Owner	San Diego City College
History
First air date	1951
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	58818
Class	B1
ERP	22,000 watts vertical only
HAAT	75 meters (246 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	jazz88.org
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KSDS, founded in 1951, began programming jazz in 1973 and in 1985 became San Diego's only full-time jazz and blues station. KSDS is licensed by the FCC as a non-commercial, non-profit educational radio station and, for many years, operated with 3,000 watts at 88.3 MHz FM. In 2007, KSDS was granted a Construction Permit by the Federal Communications Commission allowing the station to increase its power to 22,000 watts, greatly improving the signal coverage area. They also feature a live stream and a playlist archive at their website.

They play music from artists like John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Jelly Roll Morton to Rob McConnell, Bobby Watson, Herbie Hancock, and Wynton Marsalis.

KSDS/Jazz88 features specialty programs that concentrate on various subgenres of the music, such as Dixieland, Latin jazz, swing, big band, free jazz, world music, vocalists, all-female artists, and exclusively guitar music.

KSDS has two HD Radio channels. KSDS-HD1 simulcasts the analog stereo channel. KSDS-HD2 carries "Student Designed Sound", with both spoken word and music programs produced by students in City College's broadcasting program.^[2]