KJAX 1150 AM Santa Rosa, CA
“The Nifty Eleven Fifty” was first heard at 11:50 a.m. on December 7, 1958. The license had been granted to Joseph Gamble and his brother Lew Gamble. Joseph Gamble was an experienced station operator, having […]
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KPLS 1150 AM Santa Rosa, CA
The story of KPLS actually begins with the end of KJAX, which broadcast on 1150 AM in Santa Rosa for two and a half years before going dark on July 1, 1962. It took eight […]
KATD 95.3 FM Los Gatos, CA
KATD replaced KRVE at the 95.3 FM dial position in Los Gatos in September 1985. The two remaining owners of KRVE, Joe Rosa and Batista Vieira, had decided to take a shot at a Top […]
KFAX 1100 AM San Francisco, CA
KFAX marked a century of broadcasting in 2025 as the direct descendant of pioneering San Francisco station KJBS, which went on the air in 1925. After a lengthy run as a significant voice among Bay […]
KBRG 105.3 FM San Francisco, CA 104.9 FM Fremont, CA 100.3 FM San Jose, CA
KBRG came into being in 1964 when the station’s license changed hands. The station had first been heard in late 1959 as KBCO, with the license held by Bay FM Broadcasters, Inc. Bay FM was […]
KEST 1450 AM San Francisco, CA
KEST can trace its roots to one of San Francisco’s early radio stations, KGTT. After a couple of false starts, the station licensed to the Glad Tidings Temple (the “GTT” of its call letters) and […]