KKIS 99 Radio, Pittsburg Johnny Van and Larry Ickes Circa December 1966 A photograph from the December 13, 1966, edition of the K-KIS “Top 33 On 99” newspaper-survey, which combined news about the Contra Costa Top 40 station, its personalities and the pop music scene, wrapped around a [Read more…]
A Brief History Of Pittsburg’s 990 AM KECC (1949-1957) KATT (1957-1958) KKIS (1958-1993) KATD (1993-Present) The Pittsburg Broadcasting Company, Inc., received a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission to build and operate a new Pittsburg, Calif., AM station on 990 kilocycles with 1,000 watts of power (directional [Read more…]
Voting for the Bay Area Radio Hall Of Fame Class of 2023 has ended, effective June 30th. Votes are being tabulated and the newest inductees will be announced at the Radio Day By The Bay event at the Bay Area Radio Museum in Alameda on Saturday, July 22nd. [Read more…]
Listed alphabetically by call letters. For many years, stations would publish a listing of the records that made their “Fabulous 40,” “Big 30,” “Lucky 13” or even “Sensational 60” hit music survey. These surveys were usually offered for free at music shops, record stores and other places where records were sold, [Read more…]
KKIS 990, Pittsburg “Mod Bods” From The Magic Brush of Radio Ray January 3, 1967 This comic strip, from the 16-page “Top 33 On 99” free newspaper published weekly by KKIS, Pittsburg, Calif. — “The Inland Empire’s Most Popular Station” — was drawn by the station’s midday [Read more…]
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