I only visit Santa Cruz twice a year, max, but I've actually listened to KZSC 88.1 more on my…read moredrives down the 101 near the towns of Gonzales and Soledad than I have when driving around Monterey Bay. Normally at that point of the drive, it's early afternoon on Saturday or Sunday, so I often hear the same DJs or at least the same shows that have been hosted by different DJs--college students, I assume. The music can be good, bad, or totally random, especially how the songs are juxtaposed. That's the beauty of true college radio, and I don't begrudge them their poor taste or lack of knowledge of seminal bands from the '80s and '90s--and yes, I know that they were born in the 2000s, but I was born in the late '70s and I still knew from a young age who Elvis, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and many of the Motown artists were. What does bother me about this station--and something ugly about true college radio--is how much dead air there is. It's not just too much time between songs or occasionally hearing hot-mic incidents; it's a more regular thing, and I've heard the same DJs apologize for the same issue over and over. Again, I get it that these are (mostly) college kids who are learning a skill, but they should be better, which leads me to believe there's very little to no engineering help for the DJs. There's also too much advertising, but I can't single KZSC out for that, and some of the hyper-local ads are funny. I'm glad it's my audio companion for at least part of my regular trips to SoCal, but it could be better. And they need more shows devoted to music.

KZSC is always there for me. A student run radio program…read morethat covers all grounds. From "for fun" segments like tarot card and star sign readings to organized playlists by the students that branch into new genres and subcategories of music per student hosting, the fun never stops. Shoutout SLAPS Fridays 10-12pm with DJPizzaFace

No, KPIG isn't the greatest radio station ever -- it only comes in second to its parent: KFAT 94.5…read morein Gilroy, California (1976-1982 RIP). KFAT greasified my High School years immeasurably, exposing me to a broad slice of the American musical canon. It may no longer be "fat yet", but the pig squeals on! KPIG delivers a mix of rock, blues, bluegrass, country, and comedy?! Boasting live, free range DJs, you can get it along the Pacific coast from San Francisco to Point Conception. From Piedmont Hill (SF & East Bay) 1510 AM, Watsonville 107oink5 FM, and San Luis Obispo 94oink9 FM. This little piggy has something for everybody!

The most amazing radio station on the central coast! Plays the best music...And the DJs are the…read morebest!

I love the format and the eclectic array of all the music but is anybody else getting really bad…read morereception on their vehicles??? Also it seems like the wave strength to my home receiver is also affected. Does anybody else have this problem and what have you done to get this wonderful one of a kind station? I've got a little Bingfu 10' wire antenna and it's doing nothing! I forgot to say I live in Pismo Beach 3 blocks from the beach and Sea Venture as to just how I might get the station.

Great music, most of the time. I don't mind the…read moresubscription fee- it's a bargain. Sometimes I have trouble with my Android phone cutting out which us frustrating. However, I do need to take breaks, which are becoming more frequent, as the Playlist seems rather repetitive and some of the DJs, definitely not all, become pretty grating. My biggest complaint is that the overall tone of songs, fake commercials, comedians, etc., are so darn white and older male. A little diversity in song selections, a few more female and people of color comedians and stopping the fake Indian accents and misogynistic humor [sic] spots would go a long way in recognizing we are in the year 2022.

We LOVE community printers! After tracing around town trying to find somewhere to print…read morelarge-format, almost giving up, Dan at Community Printers completely came through and helped us out with a wonderful attitude and lots of patience. Super reliable, attentive, and generous.

Dave and rest of staff are very responsive in producing a quality product on time and under budgetread more

-my sister jez intro me to this and the goodtimes -very…read moreuseful when tryin to kill time anywhere in santa cruz -they are practically everywhere -free -great source of what's going on in santa cruz from dining, movies, events, local businesses, club scenes, classifieds -can i say coupons? -i like the horoscopes better than that of the goodtimes but not a big follower -reader friendly -not much of an article reader unless there's a hot guy pictured/featured so can't comment on that -they used to have personal ads and missed connections, what happened? they were hilarious =REMEMBER TO RECYCLE

THIS PAPER IS NOW CALLED THE SANTA CRUZ WEEKLY…read more I love this 'little' paper. It's a sweet lil' publication for anyone living in or visiting Santa Cruz County. It's at almost any coffee shop... It's a good place to find insightful writing about news, culture and events in and around Santa Cruz County. I was curious about what happened to the Metro... so I investigated. This is from the website: "Formerly known as Metro Santa Cruz, the new Santa Cruz Weekly takes a fresh look at the community with an attractive new format launched May 6, 2009. Santa Cruz Weekly's home page at http://SantaCruzWeekly... is part of a Bay Area-wide network of news and events information sites that publishes smart, original content by leading local writers and critics not found elsewhere." It's cool because there are a bunch of other Metro Newspapers and Boulevards sites, like the San Francisco Entertainment Calendar, San Francisco Visitor Information, San Jose/Silicon Valley Clubs, Music & Events, San Jose Local Business Directory & Events Information, Los Gatos News, Los Gatos Dining & Hotels, Scotts Valley, California Carmel, California Hotels, Restaurants & Visitor Information, Boulevards City Guides... ... so they're really hooked in to what's going on the the SF bay Area and Monterrey bay area! (Part of Metro Newspapers and in association with http://SantaCruz.com)

LA is a great big freeway and you'll put a thousand miles on your car in no time. So, it helps when…read moreyou have a great magazine ("Los Angeles")(http://www.lamag.com/) to educate and inform you of all the happenings in a great big city. Santa Cruz, while not nearly so big (thankfully), has been growing and while GPS may not be necessary just yet, a magazine such as Santa Cruz Magazine will be more than helpful in telling you what's going on in this charming beach city. Published four times a year, it offers hints and tips as to where the best eateries and artist's studios are; where to sample the local wines and cheeses; and where to rent that surfboard to ride a few waves in this northern version of "Surf City" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz,_California). Describing itself as a "magazine with a conscience", you can be assured that the team that puts pen to paper here know what they're talking about. Pick up a copy or subscribe and see for yourself. See why when you think of Santa Cruz, you picture that rare gem of a town right on the coast between the major population hubs of San Francisco and Los Angeles. It's a youthful place of unique beauty between the surf and the redwoods chock full of things to do, places to see and things to write about. And the photography... There are few places as beautiful as this area and Santa Cruz Magazine has it covered. Click on the most recent issue and flip through the pages. You'll be impressed with the writing, the thoroughness of information and, again, that photography...

Teeny tiny little office tucked away in a business strip that more closely resembles an old motel…read morethan home to Santa Cruz areas most AWESOME radio station! Went by to pick up some tickets won after being caller number 5 and nearly could not find the place because it seriously doesn't look like a place of business. Then after finding the place we were unsure they were even open. The studio and office is on the second floor of this old building that has exterior stair cases. We walked up and looked in some windows. All were dark (it was a Sunday afternoon) except for the actual studio. The DJ had the window cracked and we could see he was talking live on the air with his headphones on. We waited a bit and listened. it was pretty neat. He was a cool laid back guy (wouldn't expect any less of a K*PIG DJ though!). Got our tickets and met a radio personality. Seriously tho the offices totally matches the personality of the station. Random, unique, a little rough around the edges, but quirky cool!

A great station! I like that they don't play the same thing over and over and over again within a…read morefew hours. They play a good variety of music too! This is the only station my other half will listen to! Thank you PIG for your music!

No matter how many times I may not agree with this paper, I can't argue with the fact that they…read moreroutinely and thoroughly cover land use issues in Watsonville and the surrounding Pajaro Valley. plus, I've been quoted several times, and well, it's a bit of a boost to my self confidence. there...I said it!