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KMEL was a top-rated station in 1980, with a tightly formatted approach, [5] and along with newer rival KSFX, helped force legendary rival KSAN to switch to country music. That same year, KMEL signed popular New York radio personality and San Francisco native Alex Bennett. Bennett anchored the morning position which was followed by well-liked ...
92.3 KSJO San Jose (Bollywood music) 92.7 KEXC San Francisco * 93.3 KRZZ San Francisco (Regional Mexican) 93.7 KXZM Felton (Regional Mexican) 94.1 KPFA Berkeley (Pacifica Radio)* 94.5 KBAY Gilroy ; 94.9 KYLD San Francisco (Contemporary hit radio) 95.3 KJLV San Jose ; 95.7 KGMZ-FM San Francisco
Rick Chase (born George T. Fryer; June 12, 1957 in Salinas, California – December 12, 2002 in Stockton), was a disc jockey known primarily for his thirteen years as a DJ on San Francisco radio station KMEL 106.1 FM.
With the tryout a success, he was signed to host a morning show for album-oriented rock (AOR) station 106.1 KMEL, teaming up with newsman Joe Regelski. While at KMEL, Bennett's mother, Ruth, achieved fame as the world's oldest AOR disk jockey when she hosted a Sunday night countdown show on KMEL from 1982 to 1983. [15]
KBMS – Best Music Station AM 1480 – Urban adult contemporary; KXJM – Jam'n 107.5 – Rhythmic contemporary; KINK HD-2/K275CH - WE 102.9 - Rhythmic Top 40/Hip Hop; KOOR - 1010 Urbana - Spanish rhythmic
On March 13, 1987, at 6 p.m., the station's call sign was changed to WEGX, and rebranded as "Eagle 106". The first song played on "Eagle 106" was “Living in America” by James Brown. [8] The station kept the CHR/top 40 format, but gave it a more adult-friendly makeover, designing the station to appeal primarily to women aged 18–34.
Throughout the 1980s, the station played an eclectic mix of R&B, smooth jazz and soft pop, reflecting the diverse music culture of the Bay Area. KBLX was the inspiration for the creation and launch of various adult contemporary radio formats across the country, from smooth jazz to soft rock to urban AC. (The urban AC terminology did not exist ...
KAJI-LP; KBPK; KCOD; KDBV; KDDF; KDHS-FM; KDN - San Francisco; KDND; KESQ; KFI-FM; KFRJ; KFXM-LP - Lancaster; KGB - San Francisco; KGIC-LP; KHBG-LP; KJJ; KJQ ...