Beloved radio station goes dark for worldwide listeners after sinister San Diego attack

Nypost · May 08, 2026 · 508 words · By Kevin Barr

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Beloved radio station goes dark for worldwide listeners after sinister San Diego attack A sophisticated cyberattack targeting the San Diego Community College District has knocked offline the digital feeds of one of Southern California’s last full-time jazz…

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What happened

Why it matters

KSDS Jazz 88.3 told listeners this week that the district-wide cyberattack disabled its streaming and mobile app services.

Common ground

The long-running public jazz station operates out of San Diego City College and is licensed to the San Diego Community College District, but broadcasts to over 200 countries worldwide via online streaming.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/lifestyle/san-diego-cyberattack-wipes-out-ksds-jaz…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “KSDS also serves as a training facility for students majoring in radio, television and film at San Diego City College.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “Founded in 1951, KSDS began programming jazz music in 1973 and became San Diego’s only full-time jazz station in 1985”

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Wikipedia and other professional profiles confirm the founding date (1951), the start of jazz programming (1973), and becoming the only full-time jazz station in 1985.

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web search NEUTRAL — KSDS, founded in 1951, began programming jazz in 1973 and in 1985 became San Diego's only full-time jazz and blues station.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSDS

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web search NEUTRAL — Founded in 1951, the station began programming Jazz in 1973 and became San Diego's only full-time Jazz station in 1985. KSDS is licensed by the FCC as a non-commercial, nonprofit educational radio sta…
https://www.sdccd.edu/about/departments-and-offices/communic…

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web search NEUTRAL — Founded in 1951, the station began programming Jazz in 1973 and became San DiegoÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s only full-time Jazz station in 1985.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ksds-jazz-88.3

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Claim 3: “The station’s online stream has reached listeners in 206 countries and territories”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the specific number of 206 countries and territories.

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Claim 4: “A sophisticated cyberattack targeting the San Diego Community College District has knocked offline the digital feeds of one of Southern California’s last full-time jazz radio stations”

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Multiple web search results confirm a cyberattack on the San Diego Community College District and specifically mention that it knocked the digital feeds of KSDS Jazz 88.3 offline.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego City College (City College or City) is a public community college in San Diego, California. It is part of San Diego Community College District and the California Community Colleges system. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_City_College

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) is a community college district based in San Diego, California. It operates three credit colleges, San Diego City College, San Diego Mesa College, and San …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Community_College_Di…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego Mesa College (Mesa College or Mesa) is a public community college in San Diego, California. It is part of San Diego Community College District and the California Community Colleges system. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Mesa_College

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Claim 5: “broadcasts to over 200 countries worldwide via online streaming”

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Multiple sources confirm KSDS streams free worldwide, though the specific number '200 countries' is a general descriptor of its global reach in the provided search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — San Diego-based full-time, non-commercial Jazz radio station, streaming free worldwide, hosted by 20 professional jazz experts, jazz musicians and jazz critics.
https://www.jazz88.org/

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web search NEUTRAL — A cyberattack targeting the San Diego Community College District has knocked offline the digital feeds KSDS Jazz 88.3 and disabled its streaming services.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/lifestyle/san-diego-cyberattac…

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web search NEUTRAL — KSDS is a full-time Jazz & Blues radio station, 88.3FM in San Diego, streaming free worldwide at jazz88.org. Non-commercial, member-supported public radio!
https://onlineradiobox.com/us/ksds/

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Claim 6: “The attack began Saturday after cybersecurity systems detected suspicious activity within the district’s network”

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Two separate web search results confirm the attack started on a Saturday following the detection of suspicious activity.

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web search NEUTRAL — Downtown San Diego is located on San Diego Bay. Balboa Park encompasses several mesas and canyons to the northeast, surrounded by older, dense urban communities including Hillcrest and North Park.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego

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web search NEUTRAL — (Photo courtesy of the San Diego Community College District). Some cloud-based systems are still working, including the summer class registration site and class portal Canvas. However, wifi and food s…
https://timesofsandiego.com/education/2026/05/06/san-diego-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Cushman & Wakefield confirms Vishing-linked cyberattack amid claims by ShinyHunters and Qilin. Vimeo breach exposed data of more than 119,000 users following Anodot compromise.
https://www.teiss.co.uk/news/san-diego-community-college-dis…

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Claim 7: “District officials have described the incident as the largest cyberattack in the history of the San Diego Community College District”

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While the cyberattack is confirmed, the provided evidence does not contain the specific quote describing it as the 'largest cyberattack in the history' of the district.

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web search NEUTRAL — Look up SAN, San, san, or -san in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. San or SAN may refer to:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/San

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web search NEUTRAL — San Diego International Airport (IATA: SAN, ICAO: KSAN, FAA LID: SAN) is the primary international airport serving San Diego and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of California.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_International_Airp…

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web search NEUTRAL — Straight Arrow News (SAN) is committed to fair, factual, unbiased journalism and political commentary that encourages viewers to make up their own minds.
https://san.com/

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Claim 8: “The noncommercial station broadcasts 24 hours a day at 88.3 FM”

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Wikipedia and other sources confirm KSDS is a noncommercial station broadcasting 24 hours a day on 88.3 FM.

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web search NEUTRAL — KSDS (88.3 FM, "Jazz 88.3") is a full-time mainstream/traditional Jazz radio station, licensed to the San Diego Community College District, broadcasting 24 hours a day from inside room numbers 114 and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSDS

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web search NEUTRAL — KSDS is licensed by the FCC as a non-commercial, non-profit educational radio station and operates with 22,000 watts at 88.3 on the FM dial. In 1993 the National Association of Broadcasters awarded KS…
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ksds-jazz-88.3

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web search NEUTRAL — About KSDS Jazz 88.3 FM KSDS is a full-time jazz radio station, licensed to the San Diego Community College District and broadcasting 24 hours a day from the San Diego City College campus. Founded in …
https://www.thatericalper.com/2025/02/03/ksds-jazz-88-3-pres…

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Claim 9: “KSDS Jazz 88.3 told listeners this week that the district-wide cyberattack disabled its streaming and mobile app services.”

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KSDS's own official site/socials apologized for the stream being down, and news reports link this outage to the district-wide cyberattack.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anna Danes (born July 4, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, speaker, writer and music event producer. Find Your Wings, her second album, a collection of jazz standards and original songs was rele…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Danes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — KSDS (88.3 FM, "Jazz 88.3") is a full-time mainstream/traditional Jazz radio station, licensed to the San Diego Community College District, broadcasting 24 hours a day from inside room numbers 114 and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSDS

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — KSD (93.7 MHz, "93.7 The Bull") is a country music radio station in St. Louis, Missouri. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., with studios on Highlands Plaza Drive in St. Louis, south of Forest Park. K…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSD_(FM)

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Claim 10: “The station has earned national recognition over the years, including the National Association of Broadcasters’ prestigious Marconi Award for “Jazz Station of the Year” in 1993.”

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Claim 11: “The long-running public jazz station operates out of San Diego City College and is licensed to the San Diego Community College District”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that KSDS is licensed to the San Diego Community College District and broadcasts from the San Diego City College campus.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego is a Southern California city with a population of over 1.4 million; the San Diego metropolitan area has over 3.3 million residents. It has a daily newspaper and other print and online publi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_media_in_San_Diego

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Claim 12: “Its largest international audiences include Japan, Germany, Italy, Mexico and the United Kingdom.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific breakdown of international audiences by country.

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