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KMEL (106.1 FM) is an urban contemporary radio station that is licensed to San Francisco, California, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It is owned and operated by iHeartMedia . KMEL has studios located in the SoMa district, and broadcasts a "superpower" Class B signal [ 2 ] of 69,000 watts from a transmitter atop the San Bruno Mountains ...
106.1 KMEL San Francisco (Urban contemporary) 106.5 KEZR San Jose ; 106.9 KFRC-FM San Francisco ; 107.3 KLVS Livermore * 107.7 KSAN San ...
KMEL – 106.1 KMEL – Urban contemporary; KKSF - The Bay Area's BIN 910 - Black-oriented news; KRBQ – 102.1 JAMS – Classic Hip Hop;
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.
This was done to establish the station's own identity apart from competition from now-defunct Urban stations KSOL and KDIA, or its current competitor 106.1 KMEL. The station's musical selection was also forged by competition with smooth-jazz rival 103.7 KKSF .
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When, in 1977, KFRC sold off its money-losing FM station at 106.1, programmed by Don Sainte-Johnn (to become KMEL), it soon became clear that the owners had made a mistake. [citation needed] This was corrected in 1991 with the purchase of KXXX 99.7.
Upon entering and winning a local competition, the duo were given a one-shot deal for a 40-minute mix on local radio station 106.1 KMEL. Radio execs realized that the show can be a success with DJ King Tech on the mix and Sway as the front man.