Archives: Stations

KFRC-FM was not the first station to occupy the 106.1 FM frequency assigned to San Francisco. That honor went to KGO-FM, which began broadcasting from Oakland on November 3, 1947. This made the American Broadcasting […]

As the concept of progressive rock radio exploded in the late 1960s, corporate owners sat up and took notice. But of course, when “The Man” decides to try to get hip, it doesn’t always work […]

KKEE’s life was brief: the call letters occupied the 106.1 FM slot on the Bay Area dial only from October 1972 to September 1973, when the station owned by RKO General switched back to the […]

Can’t remember these call letters? You’re not alone. It seems they were approved by the Federal Communications Commission in 1977 but never actually used on San Francisco’s 106.1 FM frequency. If you zoom in on […]

This is not the KOIT that would become a Bay Area ratings powerhouse and be named a “Legendary Station” by the Bay Area Radio Museum of Hall of Fame. You can learn more about that KOIT here. […]

KGRP “The Grape” blossomed in March 1997, replacing the original occupant of the Forestville frequency, “Crazy” KRAZ. The station had been on the air for less than a year when owner Wine Country Radio ditched […]