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Tag: San Francisco
George Oxford on – KDIA 1310 Oakland | February 22 1963
KDIA 1310 Oakland – George Oxford – February 22 1963 For decades, the call letters KDIA were synonymous with soul music in San Francisco. From the 1950s, through the 1990s, this little 1,000 watt signal, was a giant with fans of R&B music. Eventually the station raised it’s power to 5,000, and it really…
Composite Aircheck, 107.7 KSOL San Francisco | February 1992
KSOL 107.7 San Francisco – Composite Aircheck – February 1992 Courtesy: Bob Mitchell 107.7 KSOL was one of San Franciscos leading R&B stations in the Bay are for many years.The station launched in 1975, when the station flipped to an urban contemporary format and took the the name “K-Soul.” KSOL became the first R&B…
Jackson Armstrong, 610 KFRC San Francisco | December 30, 1982
AUDIO ONLY – Play Below Here’s a generous dose of quick-witted, fast-talking Jack Armstrong… on our favorite station KFRC! Notables for this aircheck include tons of 80s era jingles, a real CHR approach and while it wasn’t labelled this way on the tape, our contributor apparently had an AM stereo receiver because this ‘check is…
Chuck Buell on 610 KFRC San Francisco | May 7 1974
KFRC 610 San Francisco – Chuck Buell – May 7 1974 Courtesy: Robert Nicholson This aircheck features Chick Buell on KFRC from 1974. Chuck Buell is known for his smooth, comfortable, concise & relatable style on air. He was one of the youngest major market drive time radio personalities at the time. In…
Big Tom Parker on 610 KFRC San Francisco | August 10 1978
KFRC 610 San Francisco – Big Tom Parker – August 10 1978 It’s Big Tom Parker is featured on KFRC. He was a staple on the radio in the 1970s & 80s. But before SFO, as well as after, Big Tom spent many years on air in Portland, and eventually moved into radio…
Dr. Don Rose on KFRC 610 San Francisco | January 20 1976
KFRC 610 San Francisco – Dr Don Rose – January 20 1976 Dr. Don Rose was the King of Bay Area radio in the 1970s & 80s. King of corny one-liners and wacky sound effects, Dr. Don ruled as morning man at KFRC, “the Big 610.” No. 1 rated virtually from his October 1973…
KFRC Station Composite, 610 KFRC San Francisco | 1979
There are some radio stations that are considered legendary. WABC New York, WLS Chicago, KHJ Los Angeles, and I think KFRC San Francisco would be in that category. It was San Francisco’s Top 40 giant, in the 1960s, 70s, and into the 80s. The talent at the station was unbelievable! in fact, this composite aircheck…
KFOG 104.5 San Francisco, Format Flip From Beautiful Music to Rock | Sept. 16 1982
KFOG first went on the air in 1964 as an easy-listening station, and its trademark fog horn sound quickly caught on. By the early 1980s, the easy listening format was drawing an older audience, & management saw a hole in the market, and they thought KFOG should fill it. On September 16, 1982,…
