The Bay Area Radio Museum Presents John Schneider’s History of Radio Broadcasting in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Please enjoy exploring “Voices Out of the Fog”!
KNBC Radio Belmont Transmitter Site 1948 This view shows the completed KNBC (680 kilocycles) transmitter site at Belmont. The transmitter building can be seen in the distance at the far left. The two towers supported […]
Radio City was the model studio complex that NBC built in 1942, at the corner of Taylor and O’Farrell Streets in San Francisco.
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 […]
San Jose native 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
