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Friday, February 3, 2012

The FCC's new "Call Signs" list is out

FCC The list contains stories both expected and unexpected. In San Francisco, we see Clear Channel's swap of the heritage KNEW call letters, sending them from 910 to 960, and re-branding 910 as KKSF. Read More

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

J.D. Hayworth takes the former Rush Limbaugh slot on San Francisco's KSFO (560)

JD Hayworth Former House member, Senatorial candidate and Phoenix radio/TV broadcaster Hayworth is tackling the 9am-noon time period at Cumulus Media's conservative talk KSFO. He jokes that "As a 'recovering' Congressman, I'll 'pull back the curtains' and explain why politicians do the things they do." The syndicated Rush Limbaugh is now across the street, at … Read More

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Clear Channel's 910 in San Francisco teases the arrival of "America's Anchorman"

An on-air promo plugs the revised talk lineup at 910 AM, including former KGO (810) personalities Gene Burns and Len Tillem. Then the liner adds "also, America's Anchorman." That is the marketing line that syndicator Premiere Networks has been using for Rush Limbaugh. Read More

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Clear Channel-San Francisco announces talk lineups at 910 and 960

Clear Channel Gene Burns and Len Tillem, both former KGO (810) hosts, are joining Clear Channel as part of the revamped "Bay Area's Newstalk 910." Here's that roster: - At 910, Armstrong & Getty remain as the morning drive show, simulcast from Sacramento sister KSTE (650). They air 6-9am. Read More

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Clear Channel re-formats and re-images San Francisco AMs at 910 and 960

Clear Channel Progressive-talk "Green 960" KKGN is changing to "Fox News Radio" and assuming the KNEW call letters currently on 910. Progressive talker Randi Rhodes will continue to be heard on 960 (from noon to 3pm), and as of January she will be joined by Glenn Beck, Dave Ramsey and John Gibson (moving over from 910). Read More

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Clear Channel names J.D. Freeman as market manager in San Francisco

Dave Pugh left that job just before Thanksgiving, and today Clear Channel EVP/Operations for the Western Region Susan Karis announces J.D. Freeman as his successor. Read More

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Clear Channel makes programming dept. changes in San Francisco

Clear Channel It's a consolidation of management, with Clear Channel Sacramento operations manager Alan Eisenson adding more duties. In San Francisco, he takes over as PD of two talk outlets, news/talk KNEW-AM (910) & progressive talker KKGN-AM "Green" (960). Read More

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Making Moves: Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Making Moves Former Chicago WJMK-FM (104.3) & WIND-AM (560) “Top Rock Girly Jock” Connie Szerszen joins Chicago Radio Online, where she’ll co-host a show with the legendary Fred Winston … 13 employees of Chicago’s Window to the World Communications, including WFMT-FM (98.7) chief engineer Gordon Carter, accepted early retirement buyouts, says Vocalo.org’s Rober… Read More

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

John & Ken are out – bumped for John Gibson on Bay Area's KNEW

john and ken Last year, the syndicated Michael Savage lost his hometown station when KNEW-AM (910) dropped his show, and he was replaced by L.A.-based John & Ken (John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou). Now, John & Ken have been shown the door. Read More

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Radio Remembers: Writer & talk host Osmond Molarsky

He will be forever known as the person who gave novelist James Michener his first paid writing job. Molarsky was a writer of more than a dozen children’s books. Read More

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