History
The Brief Life of KFYI
In the long history of Bay Area radio broadcasting, the short life of Oakland station KFYI is one of the more remarkable stories. KFYI (1310 AM) went on the air with an all-news format in […]
History
BARHOF
When a Jazz Master Was a KCBS Staff Announcer
Say “jazz” and “Bay Area radio” in the same sentence, and chances are, you’re talking about KCSM or the late, lamented KJAZ. Both stations cemented their reputations around jazz music. But before KCBS became an […]
BARHOF
One of KEEN’S Founding Fathers Remembers
The Bay Area Radio Museum and Hall of Fame is pleased to offer this piece of Bay Area radio history, courtesy of the Snell family. On November 15, 1983, Greg Snell sat down with his […]
History
Golden Star Radio: San Francisco Broadcasting Pioneers
The California Historical Radio Society is raising $65,000 to restore San Francisco’s historic Golden Star Radio sign, honoring the Tong family’s pioneering role in Asian community broadcasting. Help preserve this iconic piece of broadcasting history. […]
CHRS
Kieve On Kieve: A Radio Legend Looks Back
Following the sad demise of San Jose’s KLIV (1590 AM) back on January 27, the station’s owner for the past five decades, Bob Kieve (BARHOF 2007), sat down to reflect on his long career in […]
History
An Introduction to Voices Out of the Fog
San Francisco was a great radio city in the golden age of radio, rivaling New York, Los Angeles and Chicago in its importance as a radio programming center. Why, then, is there so little information […]