KREO 92.9 FM Healdsburg, CA
While it took decades for Santa Rosa to get its second AM station, the local FM dial filled up fast during the ‘70s. By the end of that decade, broadcasters looking to serve and profit […]
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KPOO 89.5 FM San Francisco, CA
San Francisco’s “Poor People’s Radio” is actually the second station to bear the KPOO call letters. The first KPOO became KIQI in the 1950s and the call letters stayed on the shelf until the 1970s. […]
KSAY 1010 AM San Francisco, CA
Getting a radio station on the air was never a quick and easy process, but the story of KSAY appears to have been more complicated than most. The station was the brainchild of veteran broadcaster […]
KGNU 1430 AM Santa Clara, CA
KGNU’s call letters were first heard in September 1965, after Royal Bear Broadcasters, Inc. acquired the station previously known as KGBA from its founder, George B. Bairey. The new ownership was heavy in individuals with […]
KMXN 1150 AM Santa Rosa, CA
Santa Rosa’s 1150 AM frequency has been dark since January 28, 1999. That’s when the eight-year run of KMXN came to an end. There’s much more to this story and you’ll find it at our […]
KGBA 1430 AM Santa Clara, CA
KGBA wasn’t around for long. The station’s license was obtained in 1963 by a veteran radio man named George B. Bairey. Bairey had operated radio stations in North Dakota and Minnesota in the 1930s, served […]