Smooth Jazz 98.1 - KIFM - FM 98.1 - San Diego, CA

Guest Great music I really do appreciate how you help me ease off boredom while working

May 14, 2013, 2:09 p.m. GMT

Guest The Smooth Jazz version of this station is in HD Radio, KIFM 98.1-HD2, while the Smooth FM is 98.1-HD1 and FM

May 3, 2013, 5:01 a.m. GMT

Guest Can't say I like the new format at all!!!!! 98.1 was my only station for years. I have really had it with the new format, NO WAY IS IT JAZZ!!! I'm out of here!!!!

April 26, 2013, 6:20 p.m. GMT

Guest I miss the original format. I listened 98.1 Smooth Jazz since back in the 80's. How forget the Anniversary Festival Concerts every year, in the month of May in the Gaslamp Quarter?. Besides, I was updated about the smooth jazz musicians last albums, because the original 98.1 Smooth Jazz. Thanks and ...

April 22, 2013, 9:27 p.m. GMT

Guest HATE the new format. There is NO STATION now that plays smooth jazz. KIFM succumbed to the hundreds of other radio stations that play the same old songs over and over and has no unique identity anymore....

April 5, 2013, 5:17 p.m. GMT

Guest SALUDOS DESDE CD. OBREGON SONORA MEXICO...

March 28, 2013, 7:07 p.m. GMT

Guest From Lisbon Portugal in the hotel listening to my favorite station before going site seeing.

March 7, 2013, 11:08 a.m. GMT

Guest Nice, relaxing music!

March 7, 2013, 5:09 a.m. GMT

Guest From Paris, France, thank you! I have all my colleagues hooked on Smooth! Great way to start the school day.

March 1, 2013, 6:41 a.m. GMT

Guest So sad not to here the great music That came out, and over the city of San Diego. Lites are out.

Feb. 4, 2013, 9:24 p.m. GMT

Guest iN THIS HOUR FRESH MUSIC, IT ISN'T SMOOTH JAZZ, BUT IT'S BEAUTY MEMORIES. THKS FROM MEXICO.

Jan. 30, 2013, 4:10 a.m. GMT

Guest Write something on this wall! I miss san diego much more than i spect .smooth jazz is one of that things....sorry about my english.

Jan. 29, 2013, 6:38 a.m. GMT

Guest nothing better to relax to after a day of work like Smooth Jazz

Jan. 23, 2013, 5:31 a.m. GMT

Guest love Smooth Jazz

Jan. 23, 2013, 5:24 a.m. GMT

Guest R.I.P. Dead but not forgotten.

Jan. 1, 2013, 9:44 p.m. GMT

Guest Write something on this wall! Why can't your station play two music selections in a row with hyping your dial position or call letters? And why do you bother to program such inane comments before going to your extended commercials?

Dec. 17, 2012, 8:31 p.m. GMT

Guest Google Smooth Jazz San Diego for the full story, but the short version is that when Orbatron (the radio station version of the Neilson ratings) went remote/electronic rating instead of the old manual system, the ratings of Smooth Jazz Stations in several markets took a nose dive. Low ratings, low in...

Dec. 4, 2012, 10:10 a.m. GMT

Guest What happened to the old smooth jazz station of San Diego, Ca?.... now its smooth... just smooth.. no jazz?

Nov. 26, 2012, 4:18 a.m. GMT

Guest what happened to kelley cole

Nov. 16, 2012, 5:38 p.m. GMT

Guest Buenos dias, desde San Diego, Ca

Nov. 9, 2012, 6:16 p.m. GMT

Guest Good evening from Belgium! Love to listen to your station since last year visiting san diego, I'm hooked!

Oct. 20, 2012, 9:59 p.m. GMT

Guest I always enjoy listening to 98.1 while I work.

Oct. 18, 2012, 5:28 p.m. GMT

Guest When is michael c" baca going to be on air please keep me updated

Oct. 9, 2012, 6:22 p.m. GMT

Guest Gets me through the day LyndaFaye

Oct. 7, 2012, 9:06 p.m. GMT

Guest Listening from the beautiful Mexican Caribbean Chetumal, Quintana Roo. The only State from the country of México that is Caribbean! Thank you for playing great music and having good broadcasters with modulated voices!

Sept. 25, 2012, 2:24 p.m. GMT

Guest Who sings! I like this song. Yesterday I was in this same radio station can{t remember what streaming, but it would who title of every song!

Sept. 25, 2012, 2:22 p.m. GMT

Guest Buenos dias; from lovely San Diego!

Sept. 19, 2012, 3:36 p.m. GMT

Guest Single amazing! is my radio. From Barquisimeto, Lara State. Venezuela. Justin Lopez

Sept. 17, 2012, 11:51 p.m. GMT

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Sept. 16, 2012, 4:48 a.m. GMT

Guest house call docs saved my MOM's live. great doctor ,,,,, dr. pardo. Nurse Rick joaquin.

Sept. 16, 2012, 4:46 a.m. GMT

Guest House call Docs INC

Sept. 16, 2012, 4:45 a.m. GMT

Guest I love this station-before there was too much jazz. I think the mix is great-keep it up. Native San Diegan-Joelle

Sept. 12, 2012, 4:39 p.m. GMT

Guest I love listening to Smooth Jazz 98.1 - KIFM while working at home in my home office.

Sept. 11, 2012, 9:14 p.m. GMT

Guest Smile everyone..!!!!

Sept. 11, 2012, 6:41 p.m. GMT

Guest My stereo was always on smooth jazz 98.1 it was a great station. I am missing it daily. So sad, it was one of the best still left

Sept. 11, 2012, 2:37 p.m. GMT

Guest Too bad once again management has stepped in and screwed things up. I am a San Diego native now living in New York that does not have any contemporary jazz radio. Huge huge disappointment! Ever heard the adage "If it works...leave it alone!" Your station use to be awesome. Notice I said used to! Adi...

Sept. 5, 2012, 4:30 p.m. GMT

Guest 100% crap station. Nothing unique, just the same garbage that's played on other stations. Too bad they stopped playing smooth jazz -- they lost many loyal listeners. You suck Kifm!

Sept. 4, 2012, 7:25 p.m. GMT

Guest From Barquisimeto Venezuela. Cool radio Ilike it so much..! Justin Lopez

Sept. 2, 2012, 7 p.m. GMT

Guest Cool Music station

Aug. 30, 2012, 2:17 a.m. GMT

Guest I just love this music!

Aug. 30, 2012, 2:16 a.m. GMT

Guest What a big dissapointment !!! Can't believe this happened. I have been listening to 98.1 smooth Jazz since it started and never got tired of listening to it. Now this music that is being played you can hear in any other crappy station. Mangement needs to get their act together and bring the Jazz bac...

Aug. 29, 2012, 2:10 a.m. GMT

Guest you are the best KIping inForM / KIFM

Aug. 20, 2012, 3:41 p.m. GMT

Guest Yes. What the heck? Where's the Jazz????? Very disappointed. Might as well be listening to any pop station..

Aug. 17, 2012, 4:53 p.m. GMT

Guest Where is the jazz?. I can't stand another Taylor Swift song.

Aug. 13, 2012, 2:27 p.m. GMT

Guest Wow! What the heck... ?? Can't believe you took away the Jazz. I am so disappointed, this is one of the biggest connections I have to San Diego. There is/was no other station like it. It was so unique to San Diego. I'm afraid you have lost another listener. Why would you want to loose such a h...

Aug. 13, 2012, 6:01 a.m. GMT

Guest Subscribe to XM radio, FM is garbage!!

Aug. 8, 2012, 7:12 p.m. GMT

Guest Buenos dias!

Aug. 1, 2012, 4:28 p.m. GMT

Guest OK, where is the Jazz? What the heck happened. I have been listening to Smooth Jazz since 1976 when I first discovered this great San Diego standard. I go to Japan and hook back up with my Jazz station and all I hear is the same old music that every other station is playing. I do not understand ...

July 29, 2012, 4:31 p.m. GMT

Guest Good Morning San Diego! I am in Yokosuka Japan and listening to Smooth 98.1 and loving it. You keep me connected to sweet home San Diego! Thank you!

July 29, 2012, 4:27 p.m. GMT

Guest Hey guys! Listening to Smooth FM from Yokosuka Japan. It is 1:30 in the morning and you guys keep me connected to home. Thank you.

July 29, 2012, 4:25 p.m. GMT

Guest Working in Tijuana an listening 98.1 Great station

July 28, 2012, 4:30 p.m. GMT

Guest Good morning!!

July 27, 2012, 3:38 p.m. GMT

Guest While on my visit to San Diego I was surprised at the music format on 98.1 this was not what I expected. Top 40 crap and not jazz, I no longer listen online. True dissapointment.

July 26, 2012, 7:35 p.m. GMT

Guest hello! 1st time listener, love this station!!

July 26, 2012, 6:29 p.m. GMT

Guest We are considered one of Americas finest cities and you take away our only REAL Jazz station! It's NOT RIGHT!! You have to find away to bring it back to all the loyal listners! 98.1 JAZZZ did something for the city of San Diego and beyond. The "higher ups" have to get together and make it happen!!!!

July 25, 2012, 9:18 p.m. GMT

Guest I miss the old Smooth Jazz - great music to listen at work. The music played now is on every other station. Why did you change??!!

July 24, 2012, 4:33 p.m. GMT

Guest I really miss this great station now I have to listen to the XM "equivilant" which is no where near as good. Please bring back the jazz. Oh and Dave Koz too :)

July 23, 2012, 7 a.m. GMT

Guest I grew up listening to this award winning station. My family, extended family and I are in disbelief that smooth jazz no longer played. 98.1 helped give San Diego a sense of place like no other. I have a lost a piece of the city that I will miss terribly. Please bring the jazz back!

July 17, 2012, 12:40 a.m. GMT

Guest Guest Where is my JAZZ!! KIFM is no longer my pre-set station. either i've switched to XM/Sirrius radio now. Bring the jazz back! and maybe i'll come back!!!!

July 16, 2012, 8:02 p.m. GMT

Guest Bring the JAZZ back! SHAME on you! I listened for years, went away, came back, and it's GONE! shame SHAME SHAME!

July 12, 2012, 9:23 p.m. GMT

Guest Where is my JAZZ!! KIFM is no longer my pre-set station. Bring the jazz back!!!

July 12, 2012, 1:43 a.m. GMT

Guest BRING BACK SMOOTH JAZZ!!!!!

July 10, 2012, 5:35 p.m. GMT

Guest WOW!!!! 98.1 "WAS" the mainstay for that epic sound you had for smooth jazz and all those artists. What a huge disappointment coming from someone that streamed from NH to keep the one part and San Diego that made it so special and can't find anywhere else. Now it just sounds like Bubblegum top forty...

July 8, 2012, 7:27 p.m. GMT

Guest I have loved this station since I lived in San Diego and continue to listen on your free streaming channel in Pagosa Springs, Colorado Carl Smith

July 5, 2012, 2:05 p.m. GMT

Guest i can't help but agree with the previous comments!!!!! 98.1 is no longer what it used to be. For so many years i never bothered to change the station either at home or in the car. I was living in south america for a while and even tuned into it there on the computer. Now i am looking for another ...

June 30, 2012, 6:53 p.m. GMT

Guest all I can say is, what a disappointment! those of you in north county closer to temecula may be able to pick up KMYT which is a great smooth jazz station. We'll have to see if we can get them to strengthen their signal so all of SD can enjoy it.

June 25, 2012, 8:08 p.m. GMT

Guest Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What happened to Smooth Jazz! One day it was here, the next day it was gone. Obviously, I guess WE (the listeners) had no say-so. Typical! Always the last to know!

June 25, 2012, 4:25 a.m. GMT

Guest If this "new" format is suppose to be so special how come there are so few positive remarks about it? KIFM made Smooth Jazz what is is today. If you wanted to know what was going on in smooth jazz, KIFM was always THE source..This made KIFM always so fresh and new all these years.. Now it sounds so ...

June 12, 2012, 11:28 p.m. GMT

Guest Yes! What happened to our Smooth Jazz radio??? I've been looking forward to the Smooth Jazz festival this year and no word....and what happened to Rayan Shaw, Boney James, and Rhian Benson?

June 11, 2012, 11:39 a.m. GMT

Guest Also sad to hear the change in format- loved the JAZZ and miss it. The current format is soooo boring...nothing much new. Hope you all reconsider. June 8th, 2012 kjo

June 9, 2012, 4:19 p.m. GMT

Guest I am so sad , I miss 98.1. what the heck happened, Really, this is sad !

June 8, 2012, 12:44 a.m. GMT

Guest While checking out Anthology and Jessy J, I ran across a Lites Out (jazz?) with Kelley Cole @7:00 Sunday on KPRi 102.1. Guess I will have to wait until Sunday to get a fix of smooth jazz locally??? Need to check this out more. At least there is still Pandora, etc.for jazz at home. KIFM lost this...

June 6, 2012, 6:49 p.m. GMT

Guest I agree with all the disasspointed smooth jazz fans. We need the Smooth Jazz format back in San Diego.

June 4, 2012, 8:08 p.m. GMT

Guest I have listened to 98.1 for at least 20 years. I kept listening to it and realized that something wasn't right. The DJ kept saying "Smooth 98.1". What the heck? Smooth Jazz has been part of my life, and a comfort to me in difficult times. I don't understand why they had to change it. I have to ...

June 2, 2012, 11:51 p.m. GMT

Guest For those who miss jazz you might try San Diego City College radio station 88.3 FM in San Diego. It is more traditional jazz - but very cool all the same.

May 29, 2012, 1:18 p.m. GMT

Guest I agree with everyone who was disappointed with the change from jazz to easy listening. I miss jazz. May 29th

May 29, 2012, 1:12 p.m. GMT

Guest Hate it, so sad....first Memorial Day weekend sine '99 that I dont attend a Jazz Fest :*(

May 27, 2012, 12:40 a.m. GMT

Guest Smooth FM is better than Smooth Jazz. Smooth Jazz is SOOOOO BORING. KEEP SMOOTH FM THEY WAY THEY ARE NOW

May 23, 2012, 4:36 a.m. GMT

Guest Please Bring back Smooth Jazz Now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We don't need another KIXI. Leslie L. Martinez,Ph.D. 760-591-0857

May 21, 2012, 7:49 p.m. GMT

Guest My job requires me to be in a vehicle at least 5 to 6 hrs a day. I was disappointed when 98.1 switched to easy listening or what ever they play. No JAZZ, what? & no Jazz Festival in San Diego. This is sad times. What do Jazz fans gotta do to bring back our Jazz station. Sarah smile : )

May 19, 2012, 2:20 a.m. GMT

Guest bring back smooth jazz!!

May 18, 2012, 11:47 p.m. GMT

Guest I just learned that our hometown smooth jazz station has changed formats to the mainstream music heard everywhere else. I only get to come back there once a year. I was there for 5 hrs a montha go I thought I was on the wrong station . PLease go back we need it back

May 17, 2012, 1:11 p.m. GMT

Guest I drive down to SD several times a year from long beach to visit family and for weekend getaways and I look forward to being able to listen to 98.1 smooth "JAZZ". Boy was I disappointed this past weekend as I was driving down and got to south OC where I usually switch from the Wave to 98.1. In fact...

May 16, 2012, 12:41 p.m. GMT

Guest I am so disappointed in the new music they play on 98.1. It is so bland. I will not be listening to the new 98.1. This was not a good business decision. I am so sad w/out my Peter White, and Dave Koz, etc... We have to get SMOOTH JAZZ BACK ON THE AIR.What the hell! Let's start a FACEBOOK REVOLUTI...

May 14, 2012, 5:20 p.m. GMT

Guest I just learned that our hometown smooth jazz station has changed formats to the mainstream music heard everywhere else. Too bad because I too became a smooth jazz listener over 25 years ago because of 98.1

May 13, 2012, 1:07 a.m. GMT

Guest Where oh where did our KIFM Smooth Jazz go? I'm just one more listener who be switching my preset button to another station. Why did management mess with a good thing?

May 10, 2012, 9:27 p.m. GMT

Guest I too, am not only "sad" ...I'm really ticked off about the new format. The "old" KIFM is why I became a smooth jazz fan to begin with. I too was looking for the jazz fest @ Gaslamp quarters & have been unable to find.. HOW VERY SAD INDEED!! I agree... someone at the station, most likely the p...

May 4, 2012, 2:31 a.m. GMT

Guest So sad, so sad. Now KIFM sounds like all the others. If it wasn't broken, why DID you change it? After so long we are switching to The Wave, KKSF or any of the other Smooth Jazz stations. We enjoyed our OWN hometown station for the past 30 years. Must be the Program Director doesn't like Smooth Jazz...

April 29, 2012, 6:35 p.m. GMT

Guest KSBR Birthday Bash Jazz Festival is only 1 hour away! Join us May 27th in Mission Viejo where over 30 distinguished jazz musicians gather to play this unique event. This is our 23rd year and those who have joined us in the past have been Brenda Russell, Boney James, David Benoit, Hiroshima, Peter ...

April 24, 2012, 3:02 p.m. GMT

Guest No smooth jazz festival this year at the Gaslamp, huh? Hmmmmm..... I wonder why?

April 23, 2012, 12:12 a.m. GMT

Guest Enough of the "coffeehouse" sounding music KIFM!!! Bring back what KIFM has been known to loyal, long-time San Diego residents like me to play-SMOOTH JAZZ!!! We already have one KYXY!!! We don't need another!!!!

April 22, 2012, 11:51 p.m. GMT

Guest Like most of the people on this site, I've been a loyal listener of SMOOTH JAZZ KIFM 98.1 since 1988. It saddens me that the now reincarnated SMOOTH FM 98.1 sounds a lot like KYXY 96.5. Does Lincoln Financial Group, the owner of KIFM ALSO OWN KYXY by any chance? If so, then they need to go back to K...

April 22, 2012, 11:46 p.m. GMT

Guest YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME I RETURNED HOME IN SD FROM A PROJECT IN NY WHERE THEY STILL HAVE MULTIPLE SMOOTH JAZZ LIKE SAN FRAN TO LISTEN TO CINDY LEPER WHAT IS HER MUSIC 35 YEAR OLD POP ROCK,,,,YUK,,,,,, SAN DIEGO HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOW AS THE COOL JAZZ PLACE AND 98.1 SUCKS,,,,,,I SAY GO SIT ON YOUR CA...

April 14, 2012, 8:02 p.m. GMT

Guest What is San Diego without a smooth jazz station.? No jazz festival this year? 98.1 you lost a loyal listener. Fellow lovers of smooth jazz you can stream smooth jazz on SKY.fm. Now I need to find a smooth jazz radio station while I'm driving.

April 13, 2012, 1:53 p.m. GMT

Guest i love this radio station,i m actually in Nuevo vallarta ,Mexico...mua

April 4, 2012, 8 p.m. GMT

Guest Is may best music

March 14, 2012, 2:43 a.m. GMT

Guest I just finished loading my CDs of Bob James, Earl Klugh, David Benoit, Keiko Matsui, Tom Grant, Andres Vollenweider and Dancing Fantasy since you swiched your format and I can't seem to find "lite Jazz" anywhere on my radio dial. I've been a loyal listener since 1979! Farewell KIFM. If I want "li...

March 13, 2012, 6:58 p.m. GMT

Guest I've listened to your Smooth Jazz station for more years than I can count, and couldn't have been more surprised how quickly you turned on your loyal listeners with your current playlist. You sound so much like KYXY that I had to check that I was dialed into the wrong station. Where do we hear tha...

March 13, 2012, 6:47 p.m. GMT

Guest Is the best jazz

March 10, 2012, 5:40 a.m. GMT

Guest I love you Adel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

Feb. 29, 2012, 1:35 a.m. GMT