KSYM Radio

KSYM 90.1FM
San Antonio College Radio
ksym.org
instagram.com/ksymradio
x.com/ksymradio KSYM is a student run radio station based out of San Antonio College.
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We broadcast on 90.1 FM to the city of San Antonio and online to the world. KSYM prides itself on being “Your Only Alternative” experience to commercial radio. KSYM showcases music you won't find on commercial stations. We offer LIVE on-air performances by local and touring acts. We also play up and coming artists, not only from Texas but, around the world.

10/11/2024

Celebrate 25 years of Sam's Burger Joint Music Hall! Check out the Sam’s Throwback Special! Great food, great music, great times!

10/09/2024

Tiger Bomb Promo gave us a pair of tickets for Crumb performance at The Aztec Theatre 10/13. First person to comment gets the tickets.

10/03/2024

Celebrate the music of Jimi Hendrix at Experience Hendrix, Wednesday, October 9th at The Majestic Theatre!
Tix at majesticempire.com

09/20/2024

Deanna and Lee stopped by this morning to talk with Hot Mustard about this semesters SAC READS book, Tales from La Vida: A LatinX Comics Anthology. Students can pick up a copy at the San Antonio College library while supplies last! Stop by Monday, 9/23 at 10:50am to meet one of the authors, Alejandro Juvera.

alamo.edu/sac/library

09/20/2024

Join us in celebrating Sergio’s birthday with a special concert in his honor. We warmly welcome everyone to join us in this joyous occasion. Get your tickets and be a part of the festivities! Click on the link below!
https://sgtremo.com/sgt-remo-birthday-celebration

09/20/2024

KSYM employees try Dr.Pepper Jerky

08/27/2024

Congratulations to Robert Shelton for being nominated in the 2024 College Broadcasters National Student Production Awards!

08/26/2024

Special thanks to Vintage Pictures for starting the first day of school with a bang! 🤯🤯🤯

Checkout their page and give them a follow! ✅

Shoutout to and the amazing “Weeks of Welcome” at 🙌

08/24/2024

SATX Cajun Dance tonight at Hermann Sons Rathskeller Bar! Joshua Huval & OST Ramblers dishing out some Cajun Creole tunes at 7pm!

08/16/2024

Tune in to the Honeymoon Suite! D Major and Sherril Metal, hosts of The Urban Suite on KSYM Radio, are getting married LIVE!!! Watch on YouTube or listen to KSYM tomorrow at 1:30pm.
youtube.com/ksymradio/live

08/02/2024

Checkout out our exclusive interview with current and NBA Champion 🤯

Tune in at 12:30 pm today on 90.1FM

07/28/2024

Tune this to 90.1 FM at 9 AM for, “The Best of The Beatles, with me, RT, on KSYM. You can (should) download our new app

“KSYM RADIO MATTERS “

so you can listen on -the-go!!! Now, let’s get to it!!! Please share!!!
TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!!
Have a BEATLEFUL day!!!

07/25/2024

is out with their 34th Annual Best of San Antonio edition! Congratulations to for placing in the Best Local Radio Show category! Thanks to all that voted and congratulations to all the winners!

07/24/2024

Adam Rocha, Aiden, and Joshua stopped by this morning to talk about the 30th annual safilm festival! The festival kicks off next Tuesday at tobincentersa. safilm.com

07/22/2024

Stable Hall celebrates one of music history’s most foundational instruments, the Roland TR-808 Drum Machine! 808 Day ft. Mike Dimes and DJ Buck Rodgers is this Thursday, August 8th!

https://www.tixr.com/groups/stablehall/events/808-day-feat-mike-dimes-109873

07/18/2024

TICKET GIVEAWAY!!

The first person to comment wins a pair of tickets to Liverpool Legends at Stable Hall tomorrow night!

07/14/2024

Another day, another Beatles show!!!
Tune in at 9 AM for The Best of the Beatles with me Richard Turner on San Antonio college radio, KSYM 90.1 FM, ksym.org… download the app, “KSYM radio matters” and get on the go, and enjoy the show!!! Have a beautiful day, everybody!

07/12/2024

Southern Avenue stops by the KSYM studios this afternoon at 3:30pm before their show tonight at Sam's Burger Joint Music Hall! Don't miss out on the ticket giveaway!

07/11/2024

Just another Wednesday night at the office!

Address

1819 N. Main Avenue
San Antonio, TX
78212

Telephone

(210) 486-1373

Website

http://www.ksym.org/

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Videos

A huge shoutout to Robert for being the KSYM San Antonio College radio VIP Volunteer of 2022-2023! Thanks, Wild Bob Trevino for your dedication and for contributing to KSYM Radio being the vibrant community it is today! #ksymradio #RadioMatters #SACProud #VIP #volunteerappreciation

Tune in Friday night at 11pm for our interview with Tiffany Day! She is an amazing artist and you'll fall in love with her personality. Friday December 8th at 11pm on 90.1 ksym. . . . . #ksym #ksymradio #kpop #krnb #kindie #tiffanyday #houseonahilltour #kpoptexas

This Thanksgiving we're cranking up the gratitude! To our awesome listeners and followers, you're the real rockstars! Thanks for tuning in 📻 #ksymradio #radiomatters #happythanksgiving2023

Look who came out to support Alt2Hunger2023, @ksymradio is so happy we got to see @chanclaacademy @thethirstycamel. #RadioMatters #Alt2Hunger2023 #chanclaacademy #SACproud #ksymradio

#Alt2Hunger2023 #ksymradio #StPJschildrenshome

Doors Are Now Open!! #Alt2Hunger2023 is tonight @thirstycamelbar! Come ROCK OUT for the cause and support St.Pj'sChildrens Home #ksymradio #alt2hunger2023 #RadioMatters #StPJsChildrensHome #SACProud

Alt2Hunger2023 will be like no other fundraising concert you've experienced. A 2-night 8-band event benefitting St.Pj'sChildrens Home. Come rock with us November 16th and 17th doors open at 6:00 PM $5 to get in. 🤘 #ksymradio #Alt2hunger2023 #RadioMatters #StPJsChildrensHome #SACProud

Ghosting KSYM

Office of Student Life at San Antonio College's SCREAMFEST is going to be a ghoul of a time. KSYM Radio will be out in the LSC Mall area at San Antonio College from 9 AM - 1 PM. Come get your fright on! 👻 #ksymradio #happyhalloween #SACProud #RadioMatters

Chris Duel stopped by the KSYM studio today. He is the lastest Guest Speaker from the New Journalism Speaker Series being held this Fall semester in the Longwith RTF building at San Antonio College. To see a list of upcoming speakers go to ksym.org #ksymradio #SACProud #radiomatters #journalism #sanantoniocollege

Punk Rock 101

Tune in to Punk Rock 101 on KSYM tonight at 11pm CST on 90.1fm in San Antonio or at KSYM.org

allok

@allok.ksym Every Friday night at 11pm

One Button Studio

Rock Enroll is going on NOW at San Antonio College! Complete the enrollment process and enroll in classes today!

Bobby J plays Psychedelia tonight from 7pm to 9 on KSYM 90.1fm in San Antonio and online at KSYM.org

See you this Friday at the 13th annual Fredstock! 6 Great bands! Pinata Protest, HoneyBunny, Chris Cuevas Project, Local Silver, Klube and 3 Guys Walking, and Los #3 Dinners! Fredstockatsac.com FredstockatSAC

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Our Story

KSYM is a student run radio station based out of San Antonio College. We broadcast on 90.1 FM to the city of San Antonio and online to the world. KSYM prides itself on being “Your Only Alternative” experience to commercial radio. KSYM showcases music you won't find on commercial stations. We offer LIVE on-air performances by local and touring acts. We also play up and coming artists, not only from Texas but, around the world.

History

KSYM-FM is the oldest non-commercial educational broadcast radio station run by a junior college in the state of Texas.

The construction permit for the station was issued on May 10, 1966; the authority to conduct program tests was granted by the FCC on July 29, 1966.

KSYM’s establishment was the result of a survey conducted the year before by Dr. Clyde R. Nail, Vice-President of the College and Lynn Emerson, a consultant for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for the Texas Education Agency on the educational needs at the junior college level. One of the conclusions of their study was that no junior college in Texas had a technical program for training students in radio or TV broadcasting. Nail then conducted another survey of radio stations in the San Antonio area to find out their personnel needs. The result of the survey was KSYM. In fact, SYM, part of the station’s call letters, stands for, “Symbol of Sound Education.”

The first full day of program testing occurred August 6, 1966. The first weekly schedule of programming began officially on September 15, 1966 at 4:00 p.m. on FM channel 212 of the frequency 90.3 transmitting with 250 watts of power through a 4-bay antenna. The new station had three soundproof rooms which contained broadcasting equipment, and a large live studio for live production and program planning.

Dr. Wayland P. Moody was President of the College in 1966. Dr. Clyde R. Nail, Vice-President, obtained matching funds to purchase equipment for the broadcasting facility to provide training for students in Radio-Television-Film Technical Program. Mr. Ron Lucke was Chairman of the Speech Department in 1966.

Miss Jean Longwith, Assistant Professor at the time, prepared the Application to the FCC with the aid of a Consulting Engineer, Mr. Kenneth Hyman. Mr. John Siercovich built the KSYM studio, and later the Studio B, Studio C, and the RTVF Hall studios.

In April 1992, KSYM installed a new eight bay antenna that boosted its effective power to 3000 watts.

On August 26, 1996, the station applied for permission from the FCC to increase the effective wattage to 5700 ERP. In December of 1997, under the provisions of the FCC, KSYM began broadcasting at 5700 watts ERP.

On August 24, 1998, KSYM began simultaneous webcasting of the signal onto the internet.