KOHL 89.3 FM

Yay for Local radio Stations!

I couldn’t stand 99.7 anymore! They’re playing the same ol’ sh*t all time time now! I looked on Unilocal and found KOHL. I love the variety of music on this station!
The minus of one star — the signal isn’t very good and I can’t listen to it where I live. I stream it and listen to it at work.

My favorite radio station right here! As said before, they play better songs and songs other stations don’t. They play the music that is on the charts and they don’t repeat it all the time. Less commercial timing and its great to listen to when you are driving. Definitely saved on my cars radio preset. I love this radio station. Don’t knock it out til you listen.

KOHL plays some songs that they don’t play too much on the other radio stations. One of them is David Archuleta’s «Crush», which is my jam! for now: P The reception is not great most of the time and the range is small, but it gets its very own spot on my pre-​set bar.

There are a lot of stereotypes about college radio stations. You know, the political talk show hosted by wanna-​be politicians vowing to one day change the country. Or the local call-​in show full of naïve activists rallying against campus administration brainwashed to believe that «a mind is a terrible thing to waste.» Or the sometimes hilarious, more often embarrassing, therapy session where kids call in about their troublesome escapades, sexcapades, and all-​time bad dates. Yes, he really is not that into you. And what makes KOHL so appealing is that it’s not into that crap either.
KOHL’s programming is the best in the Fremont area. It is basically all music, all the time. Playing both contemporary and urban hits (while sprinkling in some old school classics), it offers a little something for everybody. Sure, it might not appeal to the fine-​tuned ear of hard-​core gangsta rap connoisseurs, but the music sure is catchy.
Although their student DJs are below par (after all, it is a community college-​run station), there is one thing missing that is a definite plus. Long commercial breaks. This station gets down to business. You tune in for music; they give your music. Very seldom do they bombard your eardrums with sales pitches. Now and then, they do go overboard with the PSAs, but I can stand to listen to those.
Bottom Line: In an age where over-​the-​air local radio is slowly losing its audience to iPods and satellite feeds, its wonderful to know that someone out there is keeping us tuned in. Even if we only listen in the car.

I like KOHL — ya know in the mornings, when you dont feel like listening to a corny morning show and lots of blah, blah, blah…
I listen to 89.3 and get to hear music during my morning commute.
They play more variety and not the same old stuff like the other 2 stations (94.9 & 106.1) They play the same stuff over and over.
89.3 throws in some rock and other types of music.
Yeah some may be a bit inexperienced, but you gotta start somewhere. Ya know what I mean?

great radio station, djs are sort of inexperienced and not as funny as the 949 or 106 ones but they play some great music and give away great prizes, I’ve won twice. Good station! 5 stars, keep up the good work

One of my favorite radio stations in the Bay Area. I found out about KOHL after Z95.7 disappeared. Gotta love the Top 40 hits on the radio!

woohoo for 89.3! I love that they play top 40 music. Whenever i need a break from all the hip hop and r&b and rap of 106 and 949, i turn to 89.3. They play a lot of the great top music. And I actually like the fact that it’s run by students. It’s cool knowing that Ohlone provides a great radio station for students who are trying to work towards possibly doing this as a job in the future. They get to have firsthand experience with being a DJ. And, it’s a really good radio station compared to other college stations.

YES! The coolest thing about Ohlone College is that they have their own radio station. They play a lot of mainstream music but at least its a mix of hip-​hop, alternative, and pop. I would never have never jammed to Jessica Simpson or Nickelback if it wasn’t for KOHL.
The DJs are cheesy but its b/​c they’re interns or drama geeks.

Awesome station… except for the one-​hr block that plays some weird stuff.
There’s some deadspots in the south bay, oh well.
No other bay area station comes close to 89.3’s playlist… that’s because there’s no other Top40 stations.

I love this radio station. It plays an eclectic mix of contemporary hits mixing genres and I also love when they play those silly callers that dial in thinking they are calling Kohls and asking for some commercial good or another.
Also much love for the one time my friend called in to do the top songs, whereby the conversation went like something like this:
DJ: «Hi what’s your name and do you know the name of that popular song in Shark’s Tale?»
Joshua: «Joshua, yes it was Car Wash by Christina Aguilera.»
Before he could get another word in *Click* The DJ hung up.
Later on the radio we hear edited together:
DJ: «We have a caller Joshua who will announce the 5^th song in the countdown tonight»
Joshua: Car Wash by Christina Aguilera.
Hilarious… I still laugh thinking about it. The one caveat I have about this station is that it’s not strong enough to get in Cupertino without static. Boo.

‘Tis the season of giving and taking.
Give me the newest hottest group, song or artist.
KOHL gives it to me.
Give me traffic and weather reports in the morning.
KOHL gives it to me.
Give me few commercials.
KOHL gives it to me.
Give me less talk.
KOHL gives it to me.
KOHL is one of the few reasons I like living in the Tri-​City area. Seems they are building more towers, I can hear them in Milpitas and on the Dumbarton.
When they get rid of the bonehead DJs that fudge up cue cards, and the slow jams on Tuesday nights, then they will get the full FIVE stars.

This station rocks! For some odd reason, the Bay Area somehow feels it is too hip for mainstream Top 40 stations (we haven’t had one since Z95.7), so for those of us in the East and South Bays, KOHL certainly fills that void!
Now, I’m into the backpacker underground stuff as much as the next man (I used to play hip hop on 90.5 KSJS), but there is definitely a place in my rotation for some hit pop. The DJ’s aren’t the greatest, since they are all student trainees at a JC (not on the level as us KSJS’ers), but that’s not what you listen for.
Also, one of the few shows that breaks away from the Top 40 format is «Lowridin’ with JJ,» and it is one of the finest programs on any station! It basically talks about local issues within the Latino community, and he spins some great Motown oldies to go along with it. I’m not Latino myself, and don’t ask me how Motown is at all related to their subject matter, but JJ is one cool dude, nonetheless! Someone needs to sign this man right now! He deserves to be on the professional airwaves.

The great thing about KOHL is that it is top-​40 and plays a diverse mix of music.
The bad thing is it’s a college station so some of the DJs suck eggs!

I like listening to KOHL, especially in the morning when I commute to work/​school when I don’t like listening to stupid morning talk shows. They have a variety of music which can appeal to many. & they don’t have lots of commercials! :] It’s definitely a radio station to listen to if you’re in or near Fremont, otherwise, you probably can’t hear it, or you’ll mostly hear static.