Media
Visitors to San Antonio who want to learn about the city should probably begin with something simple: turning on their radio or TV or reading a newspaper. The local media offer the quickest way to really get a feel for the Alamo City. Pick up a copy of the San Antonio Express-News or one of the smaller newspapers that focus on events and news in a particular area of town. Or tune in to a local TV or radio news program. In addition to helping visitors decide where to go and what to do, these media outlets offer great insight into how citizens of San Antonio conduct their day-to-day lives.
1. Woai Tv Channel 4
City: San Antonio, TX
Category: Media
Telephone: (210) 226-4444
Address: 1031 Navarro St.
2. San Antonio Express-News
City: San Antonio, TX
Category: Media
Telephone: (210) 250-3000
Address: 400 3rd St.
Description: In September 1865, only a few months after the end of the Civil War, August Siemering and H. Pollmar published the first issue of the weekly San Antonio Express. Daily publishing began in December 1866, with a subscription rate of $16 a year. Today this is San Antonio’s main daily newspaper. The San Antonio Express-News covers weather, local events, business, and sports in addition to local and national news. Pick up a Friday issue for all of the information about what’s happening in the Alamo City during the upcoming weekend.
3. Daily Commercial Recorder
City: San Antonio, TX
Category: Media
Telephone: (210) 250-2327
Address: 17400 Judson Rd.
Description: This newspaper is published weekdays (except legal holidays). The Commercial Recorder is a great source of public notices and public records taken from Bexar County courts, including court transactions, liens, and bankruptcies. The paper also publishes such business information as the granting of beer and wine permits, building permits, and sales tax permits. Copies of the Daily Commercial Recorder are available at several locations around the Bexar County Courthouse. Readers may also subscribe to the paper for $150 a year.
4. La Prensa De San Antonio
City: San Antonio, TX
Category: Media
Telephone: (210) 242-7900
Address: 318 S. Flores St.
Description: La Prensa de San Antonio is San Antonio’s only family-owned newspaper. Published in both Spanish and English, it comes out every Wed and Sun. La Prensa covers local and national news, business, entertainment, and sports. You can also check out La Prensa’s website, which offers access to the paper’s archives.
5. San Antonio Business Journal
City: San Antonio, TX
Category: Media
Telephone: (210) 341-3202
Address: 8200 I-10 West, Suite 820
Description: As you might expect, the San Antonio Business Journal is a great place to find information on the San Antonio business scene. And much of the information in the print version of this weekly is also found on the Journal’s website. The website also allows readers to access nearly 40 other business papers. The online Web archive includes Journal articles from as far back as 1996.
6. San Antonio Current
City: San Antonio, TX
Category: Media
Telephone: (210) 227-0044
Address: 1500 N. St. Mary’s St.
Description: The Current is San Antonio’s free alternative newspaper, published weekly and distributed all over town. It covers the hipper element of the city and is particularly strong on local entertainment news. It often offers a different slant on local politics, and its classifieds can also make for interesting reading.
7. San Antonio Magazine
City: San Antonio, TX
Category: Media
Telephone: (210) 268-1100
Address: 121 Interpark Blvd., Suite 407
Description: Boasting over 100,000 readers, this lifestyle magazine covers trends, style, dining, travel and leisure, home and garden and events in San Antonio. San Antonio Magazine is published monthly.
8. San Antonio Woman
City: San Antonio, TX
Category: Media
Description: Published 6 times per year, this magazine features prominent San Antonio women as well as such subjects as food and dining, health, business, arts and culture, and more.
9. Your Sa Scene
City: San Antonio, TX
Category: Media
Telephone: (210) 828-7424
Address: 900 NE Loop 410
Description: Published since 1999, this publication features lifestyle articles ranging from San Antonio’s most expensive homes to Fiesta memories. Published biweekly.
10. Kslr Am 630
City: San Antonio, TX
Category: Media
Telephone: (210) 344-8481
Address: 9601 McAllister Freeway
Description: This station offers inspirational Christian talk radio. The lineup is varied, and every hour brings a new topic and host. The lineup changes on the weekends.
11. Y100 Fm
City: San Antonio, TX
Category: Media
Telephone: (210) 615-5400
Address: 8122 Datapoint Dr., Suite 600
Description: If you’ve come to Texas for country music, then tune in to Y100 FM. And if you’re looking for music news, then log on to the station’s website, which has the latest entertainment headlines, listings for events in the San Antonio area, and local and national news and weather.
12. Kaja Fm 97
City: San Antonio, TX
Category: Media
Telephone: (210) 736-9700, (800) 373-9700
Address: 6222 NW I-10
Description: KJ97 broadcasts Texas’s favorite country music. Tune in to hear the latest country hits as well as the chart-toppers of yesteryear. The KJ97 website is a good source of country music news, events listings, contests, upcoming album information, and more.
13. Kpac Fm 88.3
City: San Antonio, TX
Category: Media
Telephone: (210) 614-8977
Address: 8401 Datapoint Dr.
Description: KPAC has been San Antonio’s classical music source on FM since 1982, broadcasting musical programming 24 hours each day. The schedule includes live broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera and recorded concerts of some of the world’s finest symphony orchestras. Specialty programs include music for children, early music, and new CD releases.
14. Kstx Fm 89.1
City: San Antonio, TX
Category: Media
Telephone: (210) 614-8977
Address: 8401 Datapoint Dr.
Description: KSTX, KPAC’s sister station, has a talk radio format, with most of its weekday programming produced by National Public Radio, including the popular news magazine All Things Considered. Tune in to KSTX on Saturday to hear live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion and the local Riverwalk Jazz, which features the Jim Cullum Jazz Band broadcasting from Jim Cullum’s Landing at the Hyatt, on San Antonio’s River Walk, and from the Pearl Brewery.
15. Kono Am 860, Kono Fm 101.1
City: San Antonio, TX
Category: Media
Telephone: (210) 615-5400, (210) 470-KONO
Address: 8122 Datapoint Dr., Suite 600
Description: Billing itself as the “Good Times Oldies” station, both KONO AM and KONO FM play music that is just that—good times oldies. The station’s website features Internet audio, online radio, movie showtimes, music news, and concert tour information.