San Jose State University’s campus station was granted its Federal Communications Commission construction permit in August 1962. The station’s 85 watt transmitter coupled with a 130 foot antenna built atop the campus library were expected […]
KSFR made its official debut on March 11, 1958 after several weeks of testing. It was the Bay Area’s 12th FM station, broadcasting from 8:00 AM to 12 midnight seven days a week. The transmitter […]
KSJO was one of San Jose’s new post-World War II stations, signing on in September 1946 with 1,000 watts of power and daytime-only operations. Licensee Santa Clara Broadcasting Company was controlled by Patrick Peabody. An […]
KPAT-FM existed for nine years, between 1963 and 1972. Before and after, it was KRE-FM. The station operated during its existence as a virtual twin of co-owned KPAT. After initially airing a “beautiful music” format […]
Known during its late 1970s Rock iteration as “The North Bay Noise.” Clint Weyrauch on KTIM (1978): Clint Weyrauch rocks the North Bay in this aircheck, recorded off the studio line (in stereo!) by […]
KOBY was the first station to air a Top-40 format in the Bay Area. Parked at the top end of the AM dial, KOBY was the descendant of Stephen Cisler’s debt-ridden KEAR, which had been […]
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