KBFN 1400 AM Berkeley, CA
In the century-plus history of this Bay Area frequency, KBFN holds the distinction of being the softest-lived set of call letters. The station existed from the spring of 1989 until the summer of 1990, preceded […]
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KFJO 92.1 FM Walnut Creek, CA
KFJO arrived on the scene in the summer of 1998 when radio giants Jacor Communications bought KZWC from Spanish-language radio entrepreneur Amador Bustos for $4.5 million. Out went the La Z programming aimed at younger Hispanic […]
KZWC 92.1 FM Walnut Creek , CA
KZWC succeeded KKIS-FM in 1993 when budding Spanish-language radio entrepreneur Amador Bustos bought the station out of receivership. Bustos had launched Z-Spanish Network a year earlier with an initial $150,000 investment. His game plan focused […]
KKIS-FM 92.1 FM Walnut Creek, CA
KKIS-FM launched on January 5, 1987 and immediately made headlines. Gone were the previous call letters (KINQ) and in was a Bay Area radio legend: Dr. Don Rose. Rose’s historic run at KFRC had ended […]
KIFR 106.9 FM San Francisco, CA
KIFR briefly occupied the 106.9 FM frequency in San Francisco after Infinity Broadcasting acquired the license from religious broadcaster Family Stations. Late in 2004, in order to meet an FCC requirement that would allow the […]
KSRY 98.9 FM San Francisco, CA
KSRY was a short-lived chapter in the history of San Francisco’s 98.9 FM frequency. After a disappointing few years simulcasting the station (using the call letters KDBK) with a co-owned Santa Cruz station, Viacom Broadcasting […]