A long time ago, we posted a large composite of KFRC from May 1982 including a nice segment with Broadway Bill Lee (he didn't use 'Broadway' in San Fran of…
Well, isn't this aircheck reminiscent of a similar crisis we're experiencing today? It opens up with a 'special' bulliten where KYA tells listeners that they will suspend normal public service…
When many people think of Top 40 radio in San Francisco in the 1960s, the first station that comes to mind is usually 610 KFRC. But, before KFRC, there was…
"...Nobody can EVER take away your memories!" Its a Friday afternoon and Bobby Ocean helps close out the Top 40 era at KFRC! With some help from Scotty and the…
One-time Rocker turned CHR, then Hip Hop & R&B station KMEL began embracing what was known in the early 90s as "New Jack Swing" - a fusion genre of Hip…
Credit for this classic aircheck goes to several sources. Robyn Watts, who donated a number of East Coast Airchecks (in this case, ECA 41/San Francisco/San Jose) and California Aircheck. Somehow,…
Here's an interesting aircheck of a radio station which did much to promote itself, not only as an Oldies station playing music from the 1950s, but as a daytime only…
Knowing next to nothing about this recording, I have to defer to someone who might have been around in 1961 to have heard it. This is Top 40 pioneer KYA.…