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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 […]

Descended from KVRE-FM and KXFX, the KHTH call letters were first heard in April 2011. Owner Sonoma Media Group (later known as Amaturo Sonoma Media Group) branded the station “Hot 101.7”, airing a Contemporary Hit […]

KOFY-FM succeeded KKCY at San Francisco’s 98.9 slot on the FM dial. It was not an easy journey. In the summer of 1987, KKCY owner Olympic Broadcasting Co. announced it had received an unsolicited $11 […]

The station known as “Wild 107” and later “Wild 94.9” traces its roots to a February 1992 format change at KSOL. The station played Tone Loc’s version of the song “Wild Thing” for 24 consecutive […]