Re: [IRCA] Format Change

[The Kaskey Family <kaskeyfamily@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mike Hardester wrote:

> Don,
>
>          Before KABL-960 was placed in File 13, what would be an accurate
> description of their format? Brain not working correctly, but what was the
> station around 1500 kHz with their towers in the Bay -- weren't they
> semi-classical at one time? Let' not forget the old KYA-1260.
>
> Mike
>
>

Mike:

> KABL-960s format was a mix of 60s-70s standards for the most part.  I can remember 5-7 years ago they changed from 40s-50s standards to the current mix.  Probably when Clear Channel took
> over.  Their programming was excellent and they were a very listenable station (at least for us old fogies).  Being in stereo was a plus I'm sure altho I don't have radios equipped with AM
> Stereo.

There are ever so many stations with their towers in the bay, a bunch by the bay bridge on the Oakland side for instance but you're probably thinking about the big array down the peninsula a
bit.  That would be the 1550 station, currently KYCY.  Indeed, they used to be KKHI in the 50s-60s and probably into the 70s & 80s at least.  They were the top classical music station in
Northern California.  Palo Alto on 1220 tried classical also up to  a couple years ago.


KYA?  The original classic rock station of the bay area?  I remember them well.  Somewhere in the mid 80's I remember listening to their last broadcast as they went off the air on AM
permanently.  My memory is dimming I'm afraid, I know the ordeal involved KSFO.  Think KYA became KSFO's FM station or somesuch.  After KYA signed off for good there was about a 3 or 4 minute
period of dead air and then with absolutely no announcements and in mid song KOIT hit the AM airwaves simulcasting their FM station.  Sure a big deal to them, huh?

73  don

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