KSJS

Radio station at San Jose State University

San Jose, California

Broadcast areaSanta Clara ValleyFrequency90.5 MHzProgrammingFormatCollegeOwnershipOwnerSan Jose State UniversityHistory

Call sign meaning

San Jose State UniversityTechnical informationFacility ID58845ClassAERP1,500 wattsHAAT144 meters (472 ft)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsiteksjs.org

KSJS (90.5 MHz) is a college radio station that broadcasts 24 hours a day from the campus of San Jose State University in San Jose, California, United States. The brainchild of Professor Clarence Flick, it went on the air on February 11, 1963, with only 85 watts of power.^[1] The studio is located in Hugh Gillis Hall, easily accessible to RTVF majors. Originally, its transmitting antenna was installed atop the Walquist Library Building on campus, but broadcasting range was adversely affected due to the nearby Bank of America Building's superior height. Today, however, its transmitter atop Coyote Peak broadcasts 1,500 watts, allowing the station to be heard by the entire Santa Clara Valley and much of the San Francisco Peninsula. Currently, the station features five musical formats: urban, electronic, alternative rock, rock en Español, and jazz. In addition, KSJS has student-produced broadcasts of San Jose State Spartans sports teams, including football, basketball, and baseball.

History

KSJS carried regular news programs produced by San Jose State's Radio-Television News Center, which had been started by Professor Gordon Greb in 1957. The programs in the 1960s included a world and national news program, broadcast shortly after the daily sign-on, and "Spectrum," a college news program with emphasis on San Jose State news.

In 1958, San Jose State created closed-circuit radio station KOED.^[2]

From the 1970s through the early 1980s, KSJS was heavily formatted, with students learning to "talk up" records, play public service announcements at appropriate times and even "backtime" songs to a top-of-the-hour newscast. In recent years, the station has taken on more of a free-form approach. KSJS has been named "Station of the Year" twice by the National Association of College Broadcasters.^[3]^[4]

Notable staff

Pat Hughes, sports announcer and reporter for KSJS in the mid-1970s and 1978 San Jose State graduate, later became play-by-play radio announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers (1984–1995) and Chicago Cubs (1996–present).^[5]^[6]
Tony Kovaleski, sports director for KSJS around 1981–82, later became a TV news investigative reporter with KMGH in Denver (2001–2011, 2015–present) and KNTV in San Jose (2012–2015).^[7]^[8]^[9]
Dennis Terry, host of Friday Flashbacks since 1976, is a 2021 inductee into Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame.^[10]^[11]
Henry Wofford was news director and sports announcer at KSJS and later worked for KLIV and NBC Sports Bay Area.^[12]

References

^ "KSJS Turns 50 | College Radio | San Jose State University". February 7, 2013.
^ "SJS KOED-Radio Opens For Service". The Spartan Daily. Vol. 46, no. 25. San Jose State College. October 28, 1958. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
^ "[JPL] San Jose State University's KSJS-FM Wins "Station of the Year", M edium Markets at the 2005 JazzWeek Summit, June 22–25, Syracuse, NY". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
^ "WNCU 90.7 FM Jazz Radio » Jazz Week Summit Presents the Best in Jazz Radio Awards—WNCU's BH Hudson Among the NomineesWNCU 90.7 FM Jazz Radio".
^ Minkoff, Randy (February 23, 1997). "He finally made it to the big leagues". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ "JMC Faculty Meet with SJSU Alumni Pat Hughes". San Jose State University College of Health and Human Sciences. August 23, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ Ostrow, Joanne (November 11, 2015). "Tony Kovaleski returns to Channel 7 as investigative reporter". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ Strahl, Eric (March 17, 1981). "Offer to broadcast ball games causes falling out at KSJS". The Spartan Daily. Vol. 76, no. 35. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ Cocco, Toni. "Campus smooth talkers garner awards". The Spartan Daily. Vol. 79, no. 16. pp. 1, 6.
^ Bench, Kara (November 10, 2021). "Bay Area Radio Hall Of Fame, Dennis "Terry" Teresi". KSJS. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ Kava, Brad (December 1, 2006). "Why it sounds a lot like Christmas on the air earlier and earlier". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ Braff, Carolyn (January 12, 2010). "Henry Wofford Joins Comcast SportsNet Bay Area". Sports Video Group. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

External links

KSJS Website
KSJS in the FCC FM station database
KSJS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
CMJ station profile of KSJS (May 19, 2003)

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Teams	San Jose State Spartans Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball
Rivalries	Battle for the Valley Dick Tomey Legacy Game Bill Walsh Legacy Game Battle for the Victor's Bell
Facilities	CEFCU Stadium Provident Credit Union Event Center Excite Ballpark Bud Winter Field

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v t e San Jose State Spartans football
Venues	CEFCU Stadium (1933–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Fresno State: Battle for the Valley Hawaii: Dick Tomey Legacy Game Pacific: Battle for the Victor's Bell Stanford: Bill Walsh Legacy Game
Media	Radio: KDOW KSJS KTRB
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896–1897 1898 1899 1900 1901–1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
Venues	Spartan Gym (1933–1976) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1961–1976, 1979–1989) Independence High School (1976–1979) Provident Credit Union Event Center (1989–present)
Media	KSJS
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e San Jose State Spartans women's basketball
Venues	Spartan Gym (1974–1989) Provident Credit Union Event Center (1989–present)
Media	KSJS
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e San Jose State Spartans baseball
Venue	Excite Ballpark (1970–present)
People	Head coaches
Media	KSJS
Seasons	1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
College World Series appearances in italics