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The 1990s But it’s unlikely Kulp will be singing it again. When Kari Winston was transferred to a Bonneville-owned FM station in Los Angeles in early September 1985, Charles R. (Chuck) Tweedle assumed the post of vice president and general manager of KXLR and KOIT(FM). In April 1937, KYA opened an auxiliary studio in the Hotel Oakland, across the bay in Oakland. No places to show. Hearst Radio Inc. sold KYA on June 24, 1942, to Palo Alto Radio Station, Inc., a group headed by Wilfred L. Davis. More galling: Kulp found out his demise via this note. president of the Bay Area Broadcasting Company was Jack Adamson. 1993 – Present 27 years. Bill Drake remained at KYA as morning man at least through the end of October 1962. In late November 1928, the station joined the Columbia Broadcasting System as that chain’s San Francisco affiliate. In Chicago, he created a video blog series about different restaurants, and he has a perspective on where this business is going.” In other words, it’s a social media world, radio can no longer be just radio, and when program director Brian Figula, whom DiNardo described as “constantly keeping his eyes open for talent,” heard about Hart, the gears began turning.

My Life According To My Destiny. Radio personality Jack Kulp, 61, was let go from KOIT after nearly 20 years. Daylight power of KYA was upped to 5,000 watts from a new RCA 5-C transmitter installed at Candlestick Point, near Bayview Park, at the southern edge of San Francisco, on May 15, 1937. Recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado, so tuning in does not require a doctor’s prescription. By 1964, KYA operated 24 hours a day from studios located at Number One Nob Hill Circle, San Francisco.

In October 1974, Clifford M. Hunter was appointed general manager of the contemporary music-formatted station. By January of 1928, studios were moved from the Clift Hotel to the Warfield Theatre Building, 988 Market Street, and it then adopted the air slogan “West Coast Theatres Studio.” Its transmitter remained atop the Clift Hotel.

(KYA-FM, at 93.3 megacycles, went on the air in January 1959, duplicating KYA’s AM programming fulltime.). He has published eight books, including a best-selling memoir ("The Rice Room") and a collection of past articles, "Becoming Almost Famous" (he was portrayed in the Cameron Crowe film "Almost Famous"), and is working on a book about Little Feat. He is also a broadcaster, ranging from DJ work on KSAN, the pioneer free-form station in San Francisco, to television profiles of Paul McCartney, Steve Martin, Grace Slick, B.B. His replacement is Andrew Hart, 26, formerly of Chicago's WTMX. Chico, California. In the major frequency reallocations taking place November 11, 1928, which affected the dial position of most United States broadcast stations, KYA found itself reassigned to 1230 kilocycles. Studios of KYA were moved from the Hearst Building to new quarters in San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel in July 1949. FCC approval of the $4.4-million sale took place August 24, 1966. King and others for "Evening Magazine." His replacement is Andrew Hart, 26, formerly of Chicago's WTMX. Mrs. Thackrey’s husband, Theodore O. Thackrey, was president and editor of the New York City newspaper.

Most of those years were on KYUU and KIOI. Call letters were changed back from KXLR to KOIT in mid-January 1986 and, by the end of the month, its unsuccessful “Trendformation” format was dropped with the AM station switching to a Light Rock Music format, simulcasting fully the FM program schedule. A “Pop Adult Music” format was adopted in 1976. The station is licensed to San Francisco, CA and is part of that radio market. Former owner and president Gerald A. Bartell died at 76 at his Wisconsin home on July 27, 1990. Turn on, tune in: There is now an on-air radio station for potheads. On August 28, 1929, the Northwest Radio Service Company, parent of the Pacific Broadcasting Corporation, was declared insolvent and was then transferred to a court-appointed receiver. A new “Trendformation” format, developed by program director Norm Woodruff — faced with a lean budget — debuted July 15, 1985. At this time, KOIT(AM) changed call letters to KXLR and switched to a news and information format, which featured Mutual Broadcasting System network and BBC World Service programs, plus Light Jazz and New Age music.