KPEN 97.7 FM Los Altos, CA
This KPEN is not the one launched by James Gabbert and Gary Gielow–the station that would become Bay Area legend K-101. But the decision by Gabbert to brand his station as K-101 and change the […]
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KRZZ 93.3 FM San Francisco, CA
KRZZ “La Raza”arrived at 93.3 on the Bay Area’s FM in band in 2004, the latest of many call letters and formats to occupy the space first held by KYA-FM. New owner Spanish Broadcasting System […]
KKWV 93.3 FM San Francisco, CA
KKWV briefly occupied the 93.3 FM frequency originally created for KYA-FM. “The Wave” carried what was described as a “rhythmic adult contemporary” format after station owner Infinity Broadcasting pulled the plug on an eight-year run […]
KATT 990 AM Pittsburg, CA
KATT succeeded KECC in 1957 after the purchase of the station by the Contra Costa Broadcasting Corporation, a group led by bandleader Les Malloy. Malloy, who had recently sold San Mateo station KVSM, announced that […]
KECC 990 AM Pittsburg, CA
The March 18, 1949 Federal Communications Commission decision to grant a license to the Pittsburg Broadcasting Company gave eastern Contra Costa County its first radio station. The owners chose the call letters KECC as a […]
KFWM 930 AM Oakland, CA
KFWM went on the air on October 15, 1925. The station was owned by the Oakland Educational Society, which had a contractual relationship with the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (later known as the […]