ksym 90.1fm

Amazing station! A plethora of audible enjoyment.

The best AAA in S.A. I listen all the time. Its always new and fresh. Call number is 486-​KSYM.

I only listen to KSYM. I tore the knob off my radio a long time ago.
Their Sunday lineup is incredible. Start the morning off with Satel, a DJ whose silver tongue always thrills my speakers. Follow that with the Best of the Beatles, a Beatles themed show that’s been on the air for 25+ years. Next, the Hillbilly Hayride, where Hank Harrison spins the country and western hits of yesteryear. Next, the Blues Hour, which always makes me depressed.
KSYM is incredible. They’re always giving away tickets and albums. You can actually win these call in contests, because not as many people have discovered KSYM as opposed to one of those Clear Channel stations.
It’s great that they let the students pick the music. You can get some weird songs, but at least they’re always fresh, and hip.
I love you KSYM!

The best way I can think to describe listening to KSYM would be to think of the scene from Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) when the children (and adults) enter the factory and are overwhelmed by everything edible — the chocolate river, gummy bear trees, everything.
Except at KSYM it’s audible (not edible). The sounds that you hear are from every type of genre of music you can imagine. And the DJ personalities are just as diverse as the music. They DJ’s are primarily students with a few long time community volunteers in the mix. From year to year (or maybe semester to semester) the evening rotations change and along with it the DJ talent and evening formats.
No where in San Antonio will you be able to hear Americana, World Music, Hip Hop, House, Triple A, Blues, Jazz, Punk, Metal and on and on, all in one spot. There are also specialty shows like the long running Best of the Beatles and The Casbah.
Now, you’ll have to check the schedules to find out what’s playing when but chances are you will find something you like at some time of the day or week.
In my opinion KSYM really is one of the few alternatives in S.A.