The San Francisco Radio Photo Archive
| KGO Photos | KPO Photos | KPO Transmitter Site Photos | NBC San Francisco Photos | NBC Radio City Photos | KFRC Photos | KTAB/KSFO/KWID Photos | KRE Photos | KQW Photos | KYA Photos | Early Stations | Miscellaneous Photographs |
KGO Photos:
- KGO Studio Building, Oakland, CA, 1924
- KGO Main Studio, 1924
- KGO Audio Control Room, 1924
- KGO Transmitter Building and Antenna, Oakland, 1924
- KGO 7,500 watt Transmitter, 1924
- Another view of KGO Transmitter Room, 1924
- KGO Motor Generator Room, 1924
- KGO transmitter engineers pose in front of transmitter building – 1934
- KGO transmitter tower collapse (1989 earthquake)
KPO/KNBC/KNBR Photos:
- KPO’s first studio with 50 watt transmitter, 1922
- KPO 500-watt transmitter and control desk, 1923
- KPO’s 1000-watt transmitter, 1925
- Another view of KPO 1000-watt transmitter
- KPO speech amplifier equipment, 1925
- KPO antenna on the roof of Hale Brothers Department Store, c. 1925
- KPO’s new studio complex (floor plan), Hale Brothers, 1929
- KPO’s Studio “A,” Hale Brothers Department Store, 1929
- KPO’s Studio “B,” Hale Brothers Department Store, 1929
- KPO’s 5000-watt transmitter, Hale Brothers Annex, 1929
- New KPO master control equipment is installed, 1929
- Hugh Barrett Dobbs, KPO’s morning program host, 1920s
- KPO children’s program host “Big Brother” at the microphone
- “Marshall’s Mavericks,” featuring Charlie Marshall, 1934
- Southern Harmony Four on KPO, 1934
- Edna Fischer, popular KPO pianist, 1934
- An Engineer Mixing Audio for a KPO Remote Program, 111 Sutter Street
- Ticket to “Hail and Farewell” Broadcast, When KPO Became KNBC, 1947
- Staff of the Doug Pledger Show, KNBR, 1950s
KPO/KNBC/KNBR 50KW Transmitter Site, Belmont:
- KPO transmitter building, under construction, 1933
- Finished view and full description of KPO’s transmitter building
- One of two KPO towers under construction, 1933
- Completed KPO/KNBC Antenna Site, 1948
- Additional views of the KPO Antenna
- KPO 50 KW G.E. Transmitter, 1933
- Detail views of KPO 50 KW Transmitter
- Inspecting Giant Air Capacitor in the Output Network of 50 KW Transmitter
- Motor Generator Room for KPO 50 KW Transmitter
- Cooling Pond for G.E. 50KW Transmitter
- Inspecting One of the 50 KW Water-Cooled Tubes
- KPO transmitter engineering staff mid 1930s
- KPO’s transmitter engineering staff, 1941
- Joseph Baker, KNBC Chief Engineer, 1947
- KNBC-FM antenna installation at Belmont, circa 1947
- KNBC’s west tower is toppled to make room for new tower, 1949
- Building the new KNBC tower, 1949
- New KNBC Franklin antenna, 1949
- Engineer Joseph Baker stands atop the new KNBC tower, 1949
NBC San Francisco Photos:
- West Coast Network Program Circuits, 1929
- The Hunter-Dulin Building, 111 Sutter Street – NBC home from 1927-42
- Floor plan of NBC studios, 111 Sutter Street (drawn from memory by Bill Andrews)
- View of NBC Master Control Room, 111 Sutter Street
- NBC Engineers Pose in the NBC Control Room, 111 Sutter Street, 1938
- NBC Staff in Studio A, 111 Sutter Street, 1941
- The “Announcer’s Delight,” NBC, San Francisco, about 1930
- “Taking Inventory in the Microphone Storage Room”
- Meredith Willson & Orchestra in 111 Sutter Street Studio, 1934
- The Cast of “One Man’s Family,” broadcasting from Studio “C,” 111 Sutter Street
- Another View of a “One Man’s Family” broadcast
- Author Carlton E. Morse, reviewing bound scripts of “One Man’s Family,” 1930s
- Bernice Berwin, radio actress and “Hazel Barbour” of “One Man’s Family”
- Wilda Wilson Church, pioneer radio drama producer, on NBC in 1930s
- Max Dolin, Music Director at NBC San Francisco 1926-32
- Meredith Willson and Estelle Caen rehearse at NBC, 1936
- Paul Carson, NBC organist, creator of the “Bridge to Dreamland”
- Cecil and Sally, radio entertainers at NBC San Francisco
- The Arion Trio
- B. Floyd Farr, KPO and KEEN
- Some early NBC announcers
- Don E. Gilman, NBC’s Western Division Manager
- The First RCA 44A Ribbon Microphones are Installed at 111 Sutter Street
- Max Dolin conducts NBC studio orchestra, Hales Department Store annex studio, 1927
- Another view of Max Dolin and the NBC studio orchestra, 111 Sutter Street
- Broadcast of “Carefree Carnival,” Marines Memorial Theatre, 1936
- Meredith Willson, Music Director of “Carefree Carnival”
- NBC Remote Broadcast Truck, outside California Palace of Legion of Honor, 1930s
- Max Dolin Broadcasting from the NBC Remote Truck, early 1930s
- NBC Remote Broadcast Truck, 1940s
- Another NBC Remote Broadcast – 1940s
- Schematic Diagram of the NBC Chime Machine
NBC Radio City Photos:
- Architects Renderings of the Radio City Building
- Views of Radio City under construction
- Radio City, the Home of NBC/KGO/KPO, Taylor and O’Farrell Streets, 1942
- Color View of Radio City, from a 1942 post card
- NBC Radio City as it appeared in 1999
- Mosaic mural above the main entrance to Radio City
- Studio “A” of Radio City, program rehearsal in progress
- Another View of Studio “A”
- Main control room of Studio “A,” Radio City
- Studio “C” of Radio City
- Studio “D” of Radio City
- Master Control Room of Radio City, 1944
- Another View of Radio City Master Control
- Recording Room of Radio City
- Another View of Recording Room
- The Making of a Recording
- Sound Effects Storage Room, Radio City
- Engineer Checks the Final Wiring of Radio City
- Another Photo of Final Installation Checks
- Additional Views of Radio City
- Floor Plan, 1st floor, Radio City
- Floor Plan, 2nd floor, Radio City
- Floor Plan, 3rd floor, Radio City
- Floor Plan, 4th floor, Radio City
- Floor Plan, 5th floor, Radio City
- NBC Radio City, Sunset and Vine, Hollywood
KFRC Photos:
- Young Harrison Holliway operating his ham radio station, 6BN
- KFRC’s first studio, in the City of Paris Department Store, 1925
- Harrison Holliway, founder and manager of KFRC
- Harrison Holliway announcing on KFRC’s “Blue Monday Jamboree,” 1927
- The Cast of KFRC’s “Blue Monday Jamboree,” 1927
- The Don Lee Cadillac Building, exterior view
- The Don Lee Cadillac Building, showroom view
- Meredith Willson, KFRC’s Music Director, 1929
- Al Pearce of KFRC’s “Happy Go Lucky Hour”
- Cast Photo of KFRC’s “Happy Go Lucky Hour”
- “Haywire Mac” McClintock of KFRC’s “Mac and His Gang,” 1920s
- Merv Griffin, KFRC Singer and Staff Announcer
- Tommy Harris, KFRC’s 14-year-old star vocalist, late 1930s
KTAB/KSFO Photos:
- Invitation to the inaugural ceremonies of KTAB, Oakland, 1925
- The main studio of KTAB, 1926
- The KTAB operating room, 1926
- The KTAB antenna on the roof of the Tenth Avenue Baptist Church, 1926
- The staff of KTAB, 1926
- Broadcasting the 9 AM “Hour of Prayer” over KTAB, 1926
- KSFO and KWID Staff at Islais Creek Transmitter Site, Circa 1940
- Wesley I. Dumm, President of the Associated Broadcasters, 1942
- Announcer Rod Kurry on the air at KSFO, 1942
- KSFO master control, 1942
- KSFO transmitter building and tower, 1942
- KSFO 5 KW Western Electric transmitter, 1942
- KSFO newsmen, 1945
- KSFO’s Wally King, 1945
- KSFO Studio Eleven, No. 1 Nob Hill Circle, 1945
- KSFO and KPIX-TV building, 2655 Van Ness Avenue, 1952
- KSFO, Fairmont Hotel, mid 1950s
- KSFO Transmitter Site, 2006
KRE Photos:
- KRE studio in the Claremont Hotel, 1922
- KRE transmitter room in the Claremont Hotel, 1922
- KRE studios in the Claremont Hotel, late 1920s
- KRE control room in the First Congregational Church
- KRE studio “A” on Shattuck Ave., 1934
- KRE studio “B” on Shattuck Ave., 1938
- Broadcast of a Wrestling Match on KRE, 1938
- KRE transmitter building, Ashby Avenue, Berkeley, 1937
- Control Room in KRE’s new transmitter building, 601 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley, 1937
- KRE studio building and tower, Ashby Avenue, Berkeley, 1950s
- KRE transmitter building, as it appeared in 1999
KQW Photos:
- Doc Herrold and Ray Newby, 1909
- Doc Herrold operating the arc-fone station, about 1912
- Dr. Charles Herrold on the air on KQW, early 1920s
- KQW towers on the First Baptist Church, San Jose, 1925
- KQW’s main studio in San Jose, mid 1920s
- Charles L. McCarthy, co-owner and Manager of KQW in the 30’s and 40’s
KYA Photos:
- KYA’s first studio in the Clift Hotel, 1926
- KYA’s RCA 1001-B Transmitter at the Whitcomb Hotel
- KYA’s new transmitter site, 1937 – Exterior
- KYA’s new transmitter site, 1937 – Interior
- KYA’S new RCA 5-C Transmitter, 1937
- KYA motor generators, 1937
- KYA’s FCC License, 1937
- Cowboy Bob on KYA, 1940s
- KYA Sports Announcer Ernie Smith
- KYA transmitter tower collapse, 1986
Early Stations:
- Francis McCarty transmits from the Cliff House, 1902
- Lee DeForest and performer, broadcasting from 6XC in the California Theatre, 1920
- Operating room of KDN, Fairmont Hotel, 1921
- Preston Allen with KLX’s 50 watt transmitter, “Powerful Katrinka,” 1922
- Floor plan of KLX studios in the Tribune Tower Building, 1926
Miscellaneous Photographs:
- The “KFI” antenna on the roof of the Earle C. Anthony Building, San Francisco, 1970
- KFWM Radio: The Andy Wallace Band
- KJBS Studio Building and Tower, Pine Street, 1971
- KJBS Control Room and Studio, 1930s
- KOBY Top 40 Survey, 1959
- Del Gore, KROW announcer
- KSAN Tower on the Merchandise Mart Building
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