KPNI 101.7 FM Palo Alto, CA
KPNI represents one of several attempts by Bay Area newspaper publishers to jump into FM broadcasting, only to beat a hasty retreat. The 770-watt Class A station was owned by Peninsula Newspapers, Inc., the publisher […]
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KONG 104.9 FM Alameda, CA
KONG was among a number of early Bay Area FM stations owned by a local newspaper. In this case the licensees were Abraham and Sara Kofman, the owners of the Alameda Times-Star. Hal Altman, who’d […]
KRCC 104.7 FM Richmond, CA
The Bay Area’s first commercial FM station, KRCC went on the air on February 2, 1947. The station’s studio and transmitter sat atop Nicholl Knob, a high point in what’s now known as the Miller-Knox […]
KRE-FM 102.9 FM Berkeley, CA
Berkeley’s venerable KRE was among the legacy Bay Area broadcasters to join the FM movement after World War 2. Initial paperwork was filed in 1947 seeking a new FM license. KRE-FM went on the air […]
KSBR 100.5 FM San Bruno, CA
The story of San Bruno’s KSBR is one of the more remarkable in Bay Area radio history, though the station itself left few memories among the listening audience. It was largely an on-air laboratory for […]