Media in San Diego

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San Diego is one of the major cities in California. The following is a list of media outlets based in the city of San Diego. People in San Diego are also able to receive media from Tijuana, Mexico.

Contents

Print

Newspapers

Other papers and news outlets published in the city include:

Neighborhood newspapers include:

Magazines

Magazines published in San Diego include:

Online

Online-only media in San Diego include:

Radio

San Diego is a principal city of the San Diego radio market. In its Fall 2013 ranking of radio markets by population, Arbitron ranked the San Diego market 17th in the United States. The market only covers San Diego County. [51]

The following is a list of radio stations which broadcast from and/or are licensed to San Diego:

AM

Frequency Callsign [52] Format [53] City of License NotesOwnership
540 XESURF Spanish Christian Tijuana, Baja California"Radio Zion"-
600 KOGO News/Talk San Diego, CaliforniaPrimary emergency-alert station iHeartMedia
620 XESS Spanish Sports Puerto Nuevo, Baja California Silent -
690 XEWW -Tijuana, Baja California-H&H USA
760 KGB News/Talk San Diego, California- iHeartMedia
800 XESPN Norte 800 Tijuana, Baja California --
860 XEMO Tropical Tijuana, Baja California "La Poderosa"-
910 KECR Christian Talk El Cajon, California"Family Radio" Family Stations
950 XEKAM Spanish News/Talk Tijuana, Baja California "Radio Formula"-
1000 KCEO Catholic Vista, California- IHR
1030 XESDD Spanish Adult Hits Puerto Nuevo, Baja California Silent-
1040 KURS Spanish Catholic San Diego, California"ESNE Radio"-
1090 XEPRS Spanish hits Tijuana, Baja California --
1130 KSDO Spanish Christian San Diego, California--
1170 KCBQ News/Talk San Diego, California- Salem Communications
1210 KPRZ Christian Talk San Marcos, California"K-Praise" Salem Communications
1240 KNSN Christian Talk San Diego, California"K-BRITE" Crawford Broadcasting
1270 XEAZ-AM Regional Mexican Tijuana, Baja California--
1310 XEC-AM Spanish News/Talk Tijuana, Baja California--
1360 KLSD Sports San Diego, CaliforniaFOX Sports Radio iHeartMedia
1420 XEXX Spanish/Talk Tijuana, Baja California --
1450 KFSD Spanish/Catholic Escondido, California--
1470 XERCN Spanish News/Talk Tijuana, Baja California --
1550 XEBG Estereo Baja Tijuana, Baja California
1630 XEUT Variety Tijuana, Baja California|--
1700 XEPE Spanish News Tijuana, Baja California-

FM

Frequency, MHzSubchannel type Callsign [54] /Subchannel nameFormat [53] City of License NotesOwnership
88.3Analog KSDS Jazz San Diego, California- San Diego City College
88.5Analog XHKT-FM News/talk/Spanish Regional Mexican Tecate, Baja California -
88.7Analog XHITT Freeform Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaRadio Technological-
89.5Analog/HD1 KPBS-FM Public radio San Diego, California NPR SDSU
HD2 Classical San Diego Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine Classical music Classical 24
HD3 Groove Salad Downtempo/chillout SomaFM
90.3Analog XHITZ Contemporary hit radio Tijuana, Baja California Z90Local Media San Diego
90.7Analog XHTIM Regional Mexican Tijuana, Baja California La Mejor MVS Communications
91.1Analog XETRA Classic alternative Tijuana, Baja California 91XLocal Media San Diego
91.7Analog XHGLX Spanish Contemporary Tijuana, Baja California Ponte EXA-FM MVS Communications
92.1Analog KARJ Worship music Escondido, CaliforniaAir1 Educational Media Foundation
92.5Analog XHRM Rhythmic Adult Contemporary Tijuana, Baja California Magic 92.5Local Media San Diego
93.3Analog/HD1 KHTS Rhythmic Contemporary El Cajon, CaliforniaChannel 93.3 iHeartMedia
HD2 Pride Radio Dance -
94.1Analog/HD1 KMYI Hot adult contemporary San Diego, CaliforniaStar 94.1 iHeartMedia
HD2600 KOGO News/talk KOGO simulcast
94.5Analog XHA Regional Mexican Tijuana, Baja California La Invasora Groupo Uni Radio
94.9Analog/HD1 KBZT Alternative rock San Diego, CaliforniaALT 94/9 Audacy, Inc.
HD3Glow Dance
95.3Analog XHHIT Regional Mexican Tecate, Baja California La Caliente-
95.7Analog KSSX Urban Contemporary Carlsbad, CaliforniaJam'n 95.7 iHeartMedia
96.1Analog KYDO Worship music Campo, California Air 1 EMF
96.5Analog/HD1 KYXY Adult contemporary San Diego, CaliforniaKyXy Audacy, Inc.
97.3Analog/HD1 KWFN Sports San Diego, California97.3 The Fan Audacy, Inc.
HD3The Bet Sports gambling
98.1Analog/HD1 KXSN Classic hits San Diego, CaliforniaSunny 98.1 Audacy, Inc.
HD3 Channel Q LGBTQ Talk/EDM
98.9Analog XHMORE Adictiva Tijuana, Baja California--
99.3Analog XHOCL Spanish Adult Contemporary Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaFM Globo MVS Radio
99.7Analog XHTY Regional Mexican Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLa Invasora Groupo Uni Radio
100.1Analog KKLJ Spanish Christian Julian, California Radio Nueva Vida EMF
100.7Analog KFBG Adult hits San Diego, California100.7 Big FMLocal Media San Diego
101.5Analog/HD1 KGB-FM Classic rock San Diego, California- iHeartMedia
HD2- Sports KLSD simulcast
102.1Analog KLVJ Contemporary Christian Encinitas, California K-Love EMF
102.5Analog XHUAN Electronic Music Tijuana, Baja California Fusion FM IMER
102.9Analog KLQV Spanish Adult Contemporary San Diego, CaliforniaAmor 102.9 Univision Radio
103.7Analog KSON Country music San Diego, CaliforniaKSON 103.7 Audacy, Inc.
104.5Analog XHLTN Spanish Contemporary Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaRadio Latina Grupo Imagen
104.9Analog XHLNC Spanish Adult hits Tecate, Baja CaliforniaTono 104.9-
105.3Analog/HD1 KIOZ Mainstream rock San Diego, CaliforniaRock 105.3 iHeartMedia
105.7Analog XHPRS Classic alternative Tecate, Baja California-
106.5Analog KLNV Regional Mexican San Diego, CaliforniaQue Buena Univision Radio
107.3Analog XHFG Spanish Contemporary Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaPulsar FM Groupo Uni Radio
107.7Analog XHRST Spanish Contemporary Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLos 40 Principales-

Television

The San Diego television market only includes San Diego County. The city is the headquarters of the privately held Herring Networks, which owns the AWE Network and One America News Network cable channels.

The following is a list of television stations that broadcast from and/or are licensed to San Diego.

Display
Channel
Callsign [55] Network [56] City of License Notes
1.1 XHJK-TDT Azteca Uno Tijuana, Baja California
1.2 ADN 40 Tijuana, Baja California
3.1 XHCTTI-TDT Imagen Televisión Tijuana, Baja California -
6.1 XETV-TDT Canal 5 Tijuana, Baja California -
8.1 KFMB-TV (Cable 8) CBS San Diego, California -
8.2 The CW/MyNetwork TV
8.3 Grit
8.4 True Crime
8.5 Quest
8.6 Twist
10.1 KGTV (Cable 10) ABC San Diego, California
10.2 MeTV -
10.3 Laff
10.4 Ion Mystery
11.1 XHCPDE-TDT Canal Once Tijuana, Baja California -
12.1 XEWT Televisa Tijuana, Baja California -
15.1 KPBS (Cable 11) PBS San Diego, California
15.2KPBS 2
15.3 Create
15.4 PBS Kids
16.1 XETV-TDT Nu9ve Tijuana, Baja California
17.1 KBNT-CD Univision San Diego, California
19.1 XHUAA-TDT Las Estrellas Tijuana, Baja California
19.2 XEW-TDT Mexico City, DF
21.1 XHTIT Azteca 7 Tijuana, Baja California -
21.2 XHIMT
26.1 KVSD WORLD TV San Diego, California -
33.1 XHAS-TDT Canal 33 Tijuana, Baja California -
33.2 LATV
36.1 KDTF-LD UniMás San Diego, California -
39.1 KNSD (Cable 7) NBC San Diego, California -
39.2 Cozi TV
39.3 LX
45.1 XHBJ Canal 45 PSN Tijuana, Baja California -
48.1 KUAN-LD Telemundo Poway/San Diego, California -
48.2 TeleXitos
49.1 XHDTV-TDT Milenio Televisión Tecate, Baja California -
51.1 KUSI Independent San Diego, California -
51.2 Rewind TV
69.1 KSWB (Cable 5) Fox San Diego, California -
69.2 Antenna TV
69.3 Court TV
69.4 Ion Television

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