About This Station

**KCSM Jazz 91.1** is an educational and public radio station based at the College of San Mateo in the San Francisco Bay Area, serving as "The Bay Area's Jazz Station to the World." Broadcasting primarily in English, the station offers a full-time jazz format on its main channel (KCSM HD1/Jazz 91) alongside additional streams like KCSM HD2, featuring a mix of classic and contemporary jazz programming. The website highlights live performance broadcasts, such as a solo piano set by Dave Frank from the Bop Stop, and community engagement events like Radio Day by the Bay, where on-air hosts connect with listeners. As a listener-supported station, KCSM relies on donations and challenge grants to sustain its programming, and it also celebrates local jazz culture, including recent recognition of Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame inductees.