Archives: Stations

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 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 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 […]

KDBK launched on July 30, 1990 as part of an unusual maneuver by new owner Viacom. The company had purchased San Francisco’s KOFY-FM from James Gabbert, while also buying Santa Cruz station KLRS. The Santa […]

KXFX succeeded KVRE-FM in 1988 when former radio consultant James Kefford’s Keffco paid more than $5 million to buy the station as well as co-owned KWFN (formerly KQTE and before that, the AM version of […]

Surely one of the shortest-lived stations in Bay Area radio history, KHIT existed from February 1, 1988 until May 14 of the same year. It bridged the gap between KKCY, which was being sold by […]