SUPPORT KNSJ INDEPENDENT PUBLIC COMMUNITY RADIO, SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER Friends,As we approach the end of another year in America, one thing is clear. We’re grappling with a lot. Democracy is in peril. Gun violence, antisemitism, racially-motivated hate crimes, and the wealth-gap are all on the rise. The rampant spread of misinformation throughout our increasingly […]
BROADCASTING LIVE Produced by the Employee Rights Center, AL CHILE is a show with music, news, interviews and topics of common interest including worker’s rights, immigration, housing, health and technology. The host and producer is Ariana Gallegos joined by DJ Peet O Perez. Covering issues important to San Diego, discussions you will not hear on […]
Fridays 8 am, Tuesday 7pm Co-hosted by Grant Oliphant and Crystal Page, Stop & Talk is a show about connection and building a more vibrant region together through creativity, health and community. stopandtalkpodcast.org
By Miriam Raftery October 25, 2021 (San Diego) – East County Magazine tonight received 11 awards in San Diego Press Club’s 48th annual Excellence In Journalism competition. The honors include three first place awards, recognitions for both our online news site and radio show coverage during the past year’s turbulent times. ECM’s awards span a […]
Produced and hosted by Miriam Raftery ~ Mo & Fr 5pm, Tu 8am, Sa 8am https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/ “Award-winning nonprofit media in the public interest, serving San Diego’s inland region” Too many voters haven’t got a clue—so East County Magazine is shedding light into those smoke-hazed back-rooms in Washington D.C. and Sacramento, enabling you to keep up […]
We are excited to announce that we have volunteer opportunities available for several shows in the works at KNSJ. Please call the Program Director, Marie Johnson, at 619-283-1100 for informaton.
Discover the world of radio-podcasting show production and how you can help protect journalism and free speech and be part of the dynamics of broadcasting in the information age.
PRESS RELEASE: COMMUNITY RADIO KNSJ 89.1 FM SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE WHEN A WINTER STORM TOPPLED ITS RENTED TOWER
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February 27, 2026
Our volunteers have confirmed that the American Tower Company’s tower on Monument Peak at 6,200 ft. elevation collapsed in the February winter storm due to severe ice accumulation and wind. The tower where KNSJ rented space since beginning broadcasting on July 4th, 2013, is now a crumpled pile of steel and cabling. The tower also hosted two cell phone transfer stations, for AT&T and T-Mobile, as well as several other smaller clients. KNSJ was the only broadcast station on the tower. KNSJ is still streaming online, but restoring our broadcast signal will require urgent funding for engineering, equipment, and a possible new site.
EAST COUNTY MAGAZINE with Editor, Investigative Journalist Miriam Raftery and the East County Magazine News Team
Fri 5pm, St 8am, Mon 5pm, Tues 9am
Award-winning editor and journalist Miriam Raftery and her award-winning magazine East County Magazine focus on news and events of their area. Miriam and her news team also report news of the larger San Diego and national and international news that may affect East County.
East County Magazine has up-to-date information on wildfire and emergency news.
ABOUT EAST COUNTY MAGAZINE
East County Magazine is your community media. We reflect the public’s interest, not special interests.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to provide in-depth news and events coverage for the inland areas in San Diego County, reflecting the broad diversity of people and issues in our region, particularly those under-represented in other media. As nonprofit media, we reflect the public interest—not special interests, with a strong commitment to covering social justice issues, diverse and mulicultural voices, community concerns, environmental/land use issues, and nonpartisan political stories in our region’s urban, rural, mountain and desert communities. We also celebrate our region’s attractions and rich cultural heritage, with special sections such as Visit East County, People Power, Tribal Beat, Refugee Voices, Arts and Music, and more.
East County Magazine also founded and operates East County Wildfire & Emergency Alerts, keeping people safe and informed throughout San Diego County via e-mail and Twitter alerts. In addition we produce the East County Magazine radio show on KNSJ 89.1 FM.
Storytelling for Social Change
Fri 4:30 pm
For the past decade Re:Work, the UCLA Labor Center podcast, has elevated stories of work to humanize and break down economic and racial justice issues. Each episode centers the life story of a worker or activist — with a focus on people of the global majority — through curated interviews punctuated with host reflections, music, and archival tape that draw listeners to a particular time, place, and feeling. It is produced by Veena Hampapur and Saba Waheed.
Each episode centers the life story of a worker or activist through curated interviews punctuated by host reflections, music, and archival tape — immersing listeners in a particular time, place, and feeling.
Re:Work also trains community partners and students in multimedia story production and includes curriculum and educational tools.
Fri 8am, Tues 7pm
Thoughtful conversations and a good way to start the day! STOP & TALK dives deep into the themes of purpose and opportunity, guided by the insights of leaders in the arts and culture, health, philanthropy, finance, and innovation fields. Together, we celebrated local achievements and envisioned what’s possible in San Diego County.
Wed 7pm, Sat 2pm
MATTHEW HOH
Tune in to Friendly Fire to hear former U.S. Marine captain and State Department official MATTHEW HOH speak about the situation in Ukraine. Matt, a combat veteran in Iraq, and a diplomat in Afghanistan is now a Senior Advisor at the Eisenhower Media Network, and has brought his expertise to the UN Security Council in 2024 over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Don’t miss Matt’s insights about the “escalation ladder” that both sides of the war continue to climb, perhaps leading to unforeseen consequences for Europe and the world.
WOMEN’S HOUR with Patricia Law Wed 5pm
UNSEEN: THE LOAD WOMEN CARRY
Guest Tammy Schwinegruber
Tammy Schwinegruber is the founder of Royal Retreatments™ and a speaker and educator focused on emotional load, nervous system maintenance, and the pressures women often normalize while continuing to function at a high level. After recognizing how much stress she had normalized in her own life, Tammy became passionate about changing the way we think about restoration—not as something we earn after burnout, but as part of maintaining our wellbeing along the way.
Through private immersive experiences, public education, and community wellness initiatives, her work explores the invisible responsibilities women carry, why we often postpone our own restoration, and how creating space for recovery can help us become more present in the lives we’re working so hard to hold together.
Want to know how much emotional load you may be carrying? Take the complimentary Emotional Load Index™, a brief self-assessment designed to help you recognize the pressures you may have normalized and better understand your current emotional load.
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Fri 8am, Tues 7pm
Thoughtful conversations and a good way to start the day! STOP & TALK dives deep into the themes of purpose and opportunity, guided by the insights of leaders in the arts and culture, health, philanthropy, finance, and innovation fields. Together, we celebrated local achievements and envisioned what’s possible in San Diego County.
FRIENDLY FIRE with Don Kimball, Wed 7pm, Sat 2pm
A Voice For and About Veterans
Tune in to Friendly Fire tonight at 7pm to hear Linda Pentz Gunter the Executive Director of Beyond Nuclear and author of No to Nuclear. Linda discusses the latest nuclear agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia which would allow the Kingdom to build a nuclear power plant.
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AN EVENING OF MUSIC BEGINNING AT 8, AN ECLECTIC MIX ONLY ON KNSJ IN SAN DIEGO. LOCAL DJs SPINNING VINYL THAT WILL BE JUST WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.
THEN A BREAK AT 12 AM WITH SOMETHING’S HAPPENING AT MIDNIGHT–SOME SURPISES FOR YOU AS WELL AS NEWS AND MUSIC AND THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE MORE THAN HEADLINES AND SOUND BITES. PERSPECTIVES AND VOICES YOU MAY HEAR ONLY ON KNSJ WITH NEWS REPORTS THAT WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT TOMORROW.
AND THEN A COOL SEGUE BACK TO MUSIC AT 3AM.
