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THE SAN FRANCISCO RADIO DIAL
ON VARIOUS DATES
1922-194
1

* — 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 Hotel, San Francisco
KJJ, Sunnyvale
KLP, Colin B. Kennedy Co., Los Altos Hills
KLS, Warner Brothers, Oakland
KLX, Tribune, Oakland
KPO, Hale Bros., San Francisco
KQW, Charles D. Herrold, San Jose
KRE, Maxwell Electric, Berkeley
KSL, Emporium, San Francisco
KUO, Examiner, San Francisco
KYY, San Francisco
KZM, Hotel Oakland, Oakland
KZY, San Francisco

These stations were licensed, but apparently never operated:

KDZG, * Cyrus Peirce & Co., San Francisco
KDZW, * Claude W. Gerdes, San Francisco
KDZX, * Glad Tidings Temple, San Francisco
KQI, * University of Calif., Berkeley

June 30, 1923

Class “B” stations:
590 KFDB, Mercantile Trust Co., San Francisco (some records indicate 670 kc.)
710 KPO, Hale Bros., San Francisco

Class “A” Stations:
1080 KRE, Berkeley Daily Gazette, Berkeley
833 Shared by:

KLS, Warner Brothers, Oakland
KLX, Oakland Tribune, Oakland
KQW, Charles D. Herrold, San Jose
KUO, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco
KZM, Hotel Oakland, Oakland

June 30, 1924

590 KLX, Oakland Tribune, Oakland
710 KPO, Hale Brothers, San Francisco
833 Shared By:

KLS, Warner Brothers, Oakland
KQW, Charles D. Herrold, San Jose
KUO, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco
KZM, Hotel Oakland, Oakland

960 KGO, General Electric Co., Oakland
1090 KRE, Berkeley Daily Gazette, Berkeley
1180 KFOU Richmond Radio Shop, Richmond
1300 Shared:

KFNZ, * Royal Piano Co., Burlingame
KFQH, Albert Sherman, Hillsborough

June 30, 1925

590 KXL 500 w. Oakland
700 KPO 500 w. San Francisco
830 KGO 2000 w. Oakland
1120 KFRC 50 w. San Francisco
1160 KRE 100 w. Berkeley
1220 KUO 150 w. San Francisco
1240 Shared:

KLS 250 w. Oakland
KZM 100 w. Oakland

1270 Shared:

KFPV * 50 w. San Francisco
KJBS 5 w. San Francisco

1280 Shared:

KFUS 50 w. Oakland
KGTT 50 w. San Francisco

1330 Shared:

KFVJ* 150 W. San Jose
KQW 50 w. San Jose

1360 Shared:

KFQH 50 w. Burlingame
KFWI 500 w. South San Francisco

June 30, 1926

590 KLX 500 w. Oakland Tribune, Oakland
700 KPO 1000 w. Hale Brothers, San Francisco
830 KGO 5000 w. General Electric Co., Oakland
1120 KFRC 50 w. City of Paris Dry Goods Co., San Francisco
1170 Shared:

KRE 100 w. Berkeley Daily Gazette, Berkeley
KFUS 50 w. Louis L. Sherman, Oakland

1200 KLS 250 w. Warner Brothers Radio Supplies Co., Oakland
1250 Shared:

KZM 100 w. Preston D. Allen, Oakland
KTAB 1000 w. Associated Broadcasters, Oakland

1300 KQW 500 w. First Baptist Church, San Jose
1330 Shared:

KFOB 50 w. KFOB, Inc., Burlingame (ex KFQH)
KFWI 500 w. Radio Entertainments, Inc., So. San Francisco

1360 Shared:

KFUU* 50 w. H.C. Colburn & E. L. Mathewson, Oakland
KJBS 5 w. Julius Brunton & Sons Co., San Francisco

1380 KFAF* 50 w. Alfred E. Fowler, San Jose
1450 Shared:

KFWM 250 w. Oakland Educational Society, Oakland
KGTT 50 w. Glad Tidings Tabernacle, San Francisco

June 30, 1927

590 KLX 500 w. Oakland Tribune, Oakland
660 KFRC 1000 w. Don Lee, Inc., San Francisco (500 w. nights)
710 KPO 1000 w. Hale Brothers & The Chronicle, San Francisco
780 KGO 5000 w. General Electric Co., Oakland
970 KYA 500 w. Pacific Broadcasting Corp., San Francisco
1010 KQW 500 w. First Baptist Church, San Jose
1070 KTAB 500 w. Associated Broadcasters, Oakland
1120 KFWI 500 w. Radio Entertainments, Inc., San Francisco
1170 Shared:

KRE 100 w. First Congregational Church, Berkeley
KFUS 50 w. Louis L. Sherman, Oakland

1220 Shared:

KLS 250 w.Warner Brothers, Oakland
KZM 100 w. Preston D. Allen, Oakland

1270 KFWM 1000 w. Oakland Educational Society (500 w. nights)
1360 KJBS 50 w. Julius Brunton & Sons Co., San Francisco
1450 KGTT 50 w. Glad Tidings Temple & Bible Institute, San Francisco

June 30, 1928

590 KLX Oakland Tribune, Oakland
660 KFRC Don Lee, Inc., San Francisco
710 KPO Hale Brothers & The Chronicle, San Francisco
780 KGO General Electric Co., Oakland
850 KYA Pacific Broadcasting Co., San Francisco
1010 KQW First Baptist Church, San Jose
1070 KTAB Associated Broadcasters, Oakland
1120 KFWI Radio Entertainments, Inc., San Francisco
1220 Shared:

KLS Warner Brothers, Oakland
KJBS Julius Brunton & Sons Co., San Francisco

1270 KFWM Oakland Educational Society, Oakland
1300 Shared:

KRE First Congregational Church, Berkeley
KZM Leon P. Tenney, Hayward

1360 KGTT Glad Tidings Temple & Bible Institute, San Francisco
1440 KFUS Louis L. Sherman, Oakland
1470 KFBI* San Francisco (Flying Broadcasters, Inc., airplane portable!)

1929

610 KFRC Don Lee, Inc., San Francisco
680 KPO Hale Brothers & The Chronicle, San Francisco
790 KGO General Electric Co., Oakland
880 KLX Oakland Tribune, Oakland
930 Shared:

KROW (ex-KFWM) Oakland Educational Society, Oakland
KFWI Radio Entertainments, Inc., San Francisco

1010 KQW First Baptist Church, San Jose
1100 KJBS Julius Brunton & Sons Co., San Francisco
1230 KYA Pacific Broadcasting Co., San Francisco
1280 Shared:

KLS Warner Brothers, Oakland
KTAB Associated Broadcasters, Oakland

1370 Shared:

KRE First Congregational Church, Berkeley
KZM Leon P. Tenney, Hayward

1420 KGTT Glad Tidings Temple & Bible Institute, San Francisco

June 30, 1931

560 KTAB Associated Broadcasters, San Francisco
610 KFRC Don Lee, Inc., San Francisco
680 KPO Hale Brothers & The Chronicle, San Francisco
790 KGO General Electric Co., San Francisco
880 KLX Tribune Publishing Co., Oakland
930 Shared:

KROW Educational Broadcasting Corp., Oakland
KFWI Radio Entertainments, Inc., San Francisco

1010 KQW Pacific Agricultural Foundation, Ltd., San Jose
1070 KJBS Julius Brunton & Sons Co., San Francisco
1230 KYA Pacific Broadcasting Co., San Francisco
1370 KRE First Congregational Church, Berkeley
1420 KGGC (ex-KGTT) Golden Gate Broadcasting Co., San Francisco
1440 KLS Warner Brothers, Oakland

March 29, 1941

Dial positions of Bay Area radio stations following the NARBA reallocations of 29 March 1941, which affected 1,300 North American stations

560** KSFO San Francisco (changed from KTAB in 1935)
610** KFRC San Francisco
680** KPO San Francisco
740 KQW San Jose (from 1010 kc)
810 KGO San Francisco (from 790 kc)
910 KLX Oakland (from 880 kc)
960 KROW Oakland (from 930 kc)
1100 KJBS San Francisco (from 1070 kc)
1260 KYA San Francisco (from 1230 kc)
1310 KLS Oakland (from 1280 kc)
1400 KRE Berkeley (from 1370 kc)
1450 KSAN San Francisco (changed from KGGC in 1938; from 1420 kc)

** — Dial position unchanged.

NOTES:

In 1947, KPO became KNBC, which, in turn, became KNBR in 1962. KQW became KCBS in 1949. KLX became KEWB in 1959, then KNEW in 1966. KROW became KABL in 1959 and KQKE in 2004. KJBS became KFAX in 1960. KYA became KOIT in 1983, then became KXLR in July 1985 before changing back to KOIT in January 1986. KLS became KWBR in 1945, KDIA in 1959, KFYI in 1984, returned to KDIA in 1985, then became KMKY in 1998. KRE became KPAT in 1963, then changed back to KRE in 1972 (on its fiftieth anniversary), KBLX in 1986, KBFN in 1989, back to KBLX in 1990, and KVTO in 1994.

* — Stations marked with an asterisk were licensed, but there is no evidence that they ever operated.
** — Dial position unchanged.

SOURCE: Contemporary Federal Radio Commission station listings.

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