KXSN

KXSN

San Diego, California United States
Broadcast area	San Diego Metropolitan Area
Frequency	98.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Sunny 98.1
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Classic hits
Subchannels	HD2: Smooth jazz HD3: Channel Q
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession)
Sister stations	KBZT KSON KWFN KYXY
History
First air date	February 4, 1960 (1960-02-04)
Former call signs	KJLM (1960–67) KDIG (1967–78) KIFM (1978–2016)
Call sign meaning	"Sunny"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34589
Class	B
ERP	26,500 watts
HAAT	209 meters (686 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°50′17″N 117°15′00″W / 32.838°N 117.250°W / 32.838; -117.250
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy) Listen live (via Audacy) (HD2)
Website	www.audacy.com/sunny981sd

KXSN (98.1 FM) is a commercial radio station in San Diego, California, branded as Sunny 98.1. Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station airs a classic hits radio format. The studios and offices are located in San Diego's Stonecrest area, off Granite Ridge Drive, across the street from rival station KMYI. The transmitter is off La Jolla Scenic Drive South in La Jolla, amid towers for several other San Diego FM and TV stations.^[2]

KXSN broadcasts in the HD Radio format. Its HD2 subchannel carries smooth jazz, using the call sign of former San Diego jazz outlet KIFM, which once was heard on 98.1. The HD3 subchannel carries "Channel Q", an Audacy format of LGBTQ-oriented talk and EDM dance music.