Media in San Jose, California
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San Jose, California is served by local media as well as that of San Francisco and national media. The following lists include only local media.
[edit] Print media
In addition to the major English-language newspapers, the daily San Jose Mercury News and the weekly alternative Metro Silicon Valley, San Jose is served by a variety of other local print media. The bilingual weeklies "Alianza Metropolitan News", La Oferta and El-Observador have articles and advertisements in both English and Spanish. The glossy, monthly San Jose Magazine focuses more on the people and culture of San Jose than on "hard news", but has won awards for its news coverage from the Bay Area's most prestigious media organization, the Peninsula Press Club.
[edit] Television
- NTSC (traditional analog)
- Channel 11: KNTV - NBC, "NBC 11", originally an ABC affiliate (San Jose's first television station)
- Channel 36: KICU - independent, "Action 36, Cable 6," original studios were based in San Jose before moving in with KTVU in Oakland on ownership changes
- Channel 48: KSTS - Telemundo
- Channel 54: KTEH - PBS
- Channel 65: KKPX - ION
- ATSC (digital television)
[edit] Radio
Most people associate San Jose's technology leadership with computers[citation needed], but in 1909 Charles D. Herrold started the world's first radio broadcasting station on the corner of First and San Fernando streets in San Jose, as "Station FN".[citation needed] The station eventually became today's San Francisco's KCBS-AM.
- FM
- KMTG 89.3 MHz - San Jose Unified School District
- KFJC 89.7 MHz - Foothill College
- KSJS 90.5 MHz - San José State University
- KKUP 91.5 MHz - Variety
- KSJO 92.3 MHz - Spanish Oldies music, Clear Channel
- KBAY 94.5 MHz - Adult Contemporary music, station known as "K-BAY 94.5",
- KRTY 95.3 MHz - Country "San Jose HOT Country"
- KSQQ 96.1 MHz - Portuguese/Chinese "96.1 KSQQ",
- KFFG 97.7 MHz - Album Adult Alternative (Simucast 104.5 KFOG)
- KUFX 98.5 MHz - classic rock, Clear Channel (slogan name is "98.5 KFOX", 'The classic rock experience')
- KSQL 99.1 MHz - Regional Mexican (Simucast 98.9 KSOL)
- KBRG 100.3 MHz - Spanish oldies, Univision
- KSCU 103.3 MHz - Santa Clara University
- KCNL 104.9 MHz - Alternative rock "Channel 104.9"
- KVVF 105.7 MHz- Hurban "La Kalle"
- KEZR 106.5 MHz - Hot Adult Contemporary, Next Media "MIX 106.5"
