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HomeHistoryVoices Out of the Fog

Voices Out of the Fog

A History of Radio Broadcasting in the San Francisco Bay Area by John Schneider

KJBS QSL Card (Image)
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The History of KJBS Radio (San Francisco, Calif.)

26 July 2015 BARHOF 8

The History of KJBS Radio San Francisco, California By John F. Schneider KJBS was San Francisco’s flea-powered station, but it quickly made a big name for itself as an alternative to the standard radio program […]

KKHI Transmitter Building (Photo)
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KSMO and Successor Stations on 1550 AM San Francisco

25 July 2015 BARHOF 5

KSMO and Successor Stations on 1550 kHz in San Francisco By Fred Krock CALL LETTER HISTORY KSMO (1947-1952), KEAR (1952-1956), KOBY (1956-1960), KQBY (1960-1961), KKHI (1961-1994), KPIX (1994-1997), KYCY (1997-) FRED KROCK started listening to KSMO […]

KLS Warner Brothers Brochure (Image)
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KDIA KWBR KLS Oakland Radio History

24 July 2015 BARHOF 1

The Early 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 was KLS, the Warner Brothers’ station. […]

KYA Transmitter Site (Candlestick Hill, Circa 1935)
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The History of KYA Radio (San Francisco)

24 July 2015 BARHOF 4

The History Of KYA Radio, San Francisco By John Schneider Many efforts were made to establish coast-to-coast networks to compete with NBC and CBS. Many of those fledgling networks found their efforts dashed by the […]

Les Malloy (Photo, Circa 1955)
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1450 AM Radio In San Francisco – KEST KSAN KSOL History

23 July 2015 BARHOF 4

The History Of KGTT/KGGC/KSAN/KEST 1450 AM Radio San Francisco, California By John Schneider The potential of radio for ministering to the public was obvious from the beginning to pastor and administrators of the Glad Tidings […]

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THE SAN FRANCISCO RADIO DIAL ON VARIOUS DATES 1922-1941

22 July 2015 BARHOF 0

* — Indicates stations that were licensed, but for which no evidence can be found that they ever operated. March 30, 1922 NOTE: All stations shared time on the same frequency, 360 meters (833 kc.). KDN, Fairmont […]

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