Broadcast for nearly 40 years, SF State’s KSFS Radio has reached listeners beyond the college campus with audiences in Georgia, New York and Japan.

Coming back to the net this semester after its summer recess, KSFS is completely student-run and streams on the net 24/7. With playlists that rotate everything from hip-hop to punk, the radio station is broadcast at http://ksfs.sfsu.edu and is live from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

There will be a return of the radio station’s favorites, including “Wednesday nights with Daniel Martinez,” which is a talk show that includes personal commentaries about current movies. Other notable shows are “Spotlight with Jaz, Mina and Sho Devious,” which features open-ended discussion about all artists and genres and “Afternoon Delight: The Dennis and Aly Show,” which showcases both serious and comedic viewpoints on topics ranging from fashion to relationships.

The station also receives feedback from their audience through phone calls and e-mails, often consisting of requests for interviews and live shows.

“Some of our shows have a real following,” said Jeff Jacoby, assistant professor of audio and radio. “I think they are popular because they connect with the college audience and push creative boundaries. In short, they understand that radio can be far more than simply music and what you might hear on terrestrial, commercial radio.”

Two BECA classes, BECA 305 and BECA 505, teach the station. BECA 305 is the introductory class to the station, which focuses on radio production and the radio business. BECA 505 is the advanced radio class where students operate KSFS from aspects such as management, production and programming.

Jacoby, 53, said he helps teach professionalism, passion, creativity and the development of a deep understanding of the radio medium in order to build more interesting and captivating programs for KSFS.

Though KSFS is not broadcast over regular radio airwaves, members of the KSFS team expressed their satisfaction with the current state of the station’s unconventional run on the Internet.

“We would gladly acquire a frequency if we could, but the availability and cost are prohibitive,” Jacoby said. “We are researching the option of a lower-power FM license [but are not going to depend] on the results of that research.”

“Students can hear KSFS on the net, which is where [they spend] most of the time anyway, and Internet radio as such will soon be available on portable devices and cars,” he added.

Similarly, Alyxandra Otrosky-Farago, who is the KSFS music manager and also works as an intern at Entercom, one of the largest radio broadcasting companies in the country, expressed a positive attitude towards having KSFS only broadcast over the Internet.

“I personally think it is a good thing,” said Otrosky-Farago, 23. “Internet radio is extremely popular in general, so I think that we are moving along with the trend.”

Otrosky-Farago, who is a disc jockey for “Afternoon Delight: The Dennis and Aly Show,” also said that while the station receives various requests for bands, guests and interviewees on the show, students on the KSFS team are allowed to play whatever they like. Otrosky-Farago, who goes by the DJ name “Murdah,” knows that this freedom is one of the characteristics that make the station unique.

“This station is not like any other station,” she said. “We have the freedom to do whatever we like… I myself, really feel that being directly a part of it feels great because I am making a difference in the future of what new students will be a part of when they enter the station.”

To listen to KSFS, visit http://ksfs.sfsu.edu.