CITY TIMES SOUND

City Times Sound

With a professional radio station located in the heart of City College’s downtown San Diego campus, the students of the Radio, Television and Film program learn their craft in a state-of-the-art studio.

KSDS San Diego HD-2, now known to students as City Times Sound, is a student-run radio station located in the KSDS studios broadcasting on HD radio and online during the academic term. Students work directly with station staff and many serve as interns in programming, production and membership.

Faculty: Jodina Scazzola, [email protected] and Chris Acedo, [email protected]; CTM adviser: Nicole Vargas, [email protected]

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City College student radio station to be revived this spring

City Times Sound to focus on local music and culture in a complete overhaul of 88.3 HD-2 FM

Philip Salata, Multimedia Journalist • January 31, 2022

The Spring 2022 term will see the revival, and complete overhaul of the station. The City Times Sound team, just one branch of the larger City Times Media organization, will launch all new programming focused on local music and City College campus life and culture.

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PODCAST: City College philosophy professor discusses ethics of vaccination

COVID-19 and vaccinations have driven a wedge between many family members

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist • December 21, 2021

In this episode, a frustrated grandmother and a man hurt by his twin brother’s refusal to get vaccinated leave messages. Host Jakob McWhinney also speaks to a philosophy professor about the ethics of vaccination, and how to ethically navigate the holidays.

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PODCAST: An infectious disease expert responds to vaccine hesitancy

Despite the heavy toll a year-and-a-half of pandemic has taken on us, some individuals still choose not to get vaccinated

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist • December 13, 2021

In this episode a caller who doesn’t quite buy the COVID-19 pandemic as a whole, and is hesitant about getting vaccinated left a voicemail. Host Jakob McWhinney took the caller's concerns to infectious disease and public health expert Dr. Sayone Thihalolipavan.

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PODCAST: Isolation of pandemic life, struggles of an essential worker shared with The Listening Machine

A year and a half of quarantine has changed the way we interact, but for many essential workers there’s been too little change

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist • November 29, 2021

This first season of the show, produced by Jakob McWhinney, asked San Diegans to talk about their experiences living through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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RADIO: The Knight Life spotlights musician couple Oscar Carrion and Katie Howard Carrion

Episode also features Sex And Sexuality discussion about masturbation

Michelle De Nicola and Marlena Harvey • November 15, 2021

Musician Katie Howard Carrion joined the conversation with her bandmate and husband Oscar Carrion and host Skylar Eppler on the third episode of the San Diego Local Spotlight.

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CTM debuts monthly local San Diego music playlist

The first installment features songs from disco-punk mainstays Glass Spells, bedroom pop masters Shindigs, and psych tinged hip-hop of 10-19 & The Numbermen and more

Jakob McWhinney and Skylar Eppler • November 9, 2021

In an effort to shine some light on San Diego’s incredible musical offerings, we at City Times Media decided to create a monthly playlist that highlights local musicians.

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RADIO: The Knight Life dives into the life of a San Diegan guitarist, power play in the bedroom

Show includes episodes of the Local Spotlight and Sex and Sexuality

Michelle De Nicola, Marlena Harvey, and Bita Tarani • November 8, 2021

Sex and Sexuality aired its fourth episode on The Knight Life, this week diving into the life of a San Diegan guitarist and covering power play in the bedroom.

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RADIO: The Knight Life, Ep. 3: Polyamory and polygamy lifestyles, spotlight on local band Los Shadows

Discover a band from National City and the difference between polyamory and polygamy

Michelle De Nicola and Marlena Harvey • November 1, 2021

The latest episode of The Knight Life debuted the San Diego Local Spotlight, a new podcast that features musicians and bands in the region.

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RADIO: The Knight Life, Ep. 2: Authenticity in the bedroom, the social isolation of COVID-19

Listen to the show on 88.3 HD-2 at 5 p.m. on Monday or any time on Soundcloud

Michelle De Nicola and Jakob McWhinney • November 1, 2021

The Knight Life's second episode, broadcast on Oct. 25, featured another part of The Listening Machine’s series on San Diegans’ experiences with COVID-19, as well as the third episode of Sex & Sexuality, which deals with maintaining authenticity in relationships.

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RADIO: The Knight Life Podcast, Ep. 1: Healing from trauma, dealing with COVID

Featured podcasts include Sex and Sexuality and The Listening Machine

Marlena Harvey and Jakob McWhinney • October 18, 2021

The Knight Life Podcast kicks off this week with its debut episode featuring the works of City Times Media, including Sex and Sexuality and The Listening Machine.

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PODCAST: CT Sound debuts first podcast of the fall semester (with video)

The Listening Machine is a call-in show of sorts asking San Diegans questions about the big issues they face every day

Jakob McWhinney, Podcast Director • October 4, 2021

The fall season of CT Sound opens with the debut episode of The Listening Machine podcast.

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PODCAST: City Times Sound team reflects on remote production

Student leaders in the program discuss the difficulty of being online

Assad Khalilzadeh, Program Director • June 8, 2021

With San Diego City College still closed for in-person classes, the first news radio class since the start of the pandemic recently wrapped up remote production at the end of the spring 2020 semester.

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