Lee Kopp – KQW – KXRX – KSJO – KCBS
Lee Kopp Radio Man Lee Kopp (1925-2010, born LeRoy M. Kopp, Jr.) was a radio man. He spent his entire life with a radio nearby. Radio was in his blood. Lee was born in Kansas […]
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A Backstage Visit to NBC Radio City (Part 2)
A Backstage Visit to NBC Radio City San Francisco in the 1950s Part 2 By Fred Krock RETURN TO PART 1 Master Control When visitors got off an elevator into the third-floor foyer, master control […]
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The NBC Chimes Machine
The NBC Chimes Machine By John Schneider Play the NBC Chimes: The sound of the NBC chimes is the sound of radio history itself. Probably no single sound better recalls the golden age of […]
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That Radio Network Sound
That Radio Network Sound By Fred Krock Back in the days before satellites, radio network broadcasts had a certain characteristic sound. Every beginning radio announcer’s dream was to work for a network some day. Most […]
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The History of KFRC Radio, San Francisco and the Don Lee Networks
The History of KFRC, San Francisco and the Don Lee Networks By John F. Schneider The city of San Francisco had several stations that were among the finest in the nation during broadcasting’s early years. […]
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KSMO and Successor Stations on 1550 AM San Francisco
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 […]