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NBC Radio City San Francisco 1942

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Radio City was the model studio complex that NBC built in 1942, at the corner of Taylor and O’Farrell Streets in San Francisco.

KFRC Radio, San Francisco Happy Go Lucky Hour With Al and Cal Pearce Circa 1930

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The “Happy Go Lucky Hour” was one of KFRC’s most popular programs between 1929 and 1933. The show later moved to NBC and became “Al Pearce and His Gang.” Shown here is the large and […]

Al Pearce (1898-1961)

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Al Pearce had always been a performer, but his guitar and songs had been strictly a hobby until the mid 1920s, when his real estate business suddenly failed. A KFRC executive saw Al and his […]

San Francisco Radio: Histories In Brief | KLS-KWBR-KDIA | KGTT-KGGC-KSAN-KEST | KYA | THE HISTORY OF KLS/KWBR/KDIA OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA By John F. Schneider One of the earliest Bay Area radio operations that has been in continuous operation until the present time […]

NBC Studio with two pianos and a woman standing at a microphone

NBC Studios “D”, “E”, “F”

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Studios “D,” “E” and “F” of Radio City were suitable for studio program production. Each studio measured 20 ft. x 30 ft. These studios did not have sponsors’ booths, and were not used for programs […]

NBC Studio “C” (undated)

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Studio “C” of Radio City was 24 feet x 44 feet, and seated an audience of 120 persons. It was identical to Studio “B.” Later in the decade, this room became the first studio of […]