[BC] KKHI and KCBS

[Steve]

Tom:

Did you get my message about all this? Went out just after 6pm CST.

Steve
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  Subject: Re: [BC] KKHI and KCBS


  I think KCBS was in the Palace Hotel in SF?

  Tom

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  Subject: [BC] KKHI and KCBS


  > No, Steve this is important historical info.   Keep it up.  No, it was 
  > announcing for KKHI.   As I kid I had done classical announcing and had a 
  > voice they liked with authority for classical.
  >
  > I also remember when KCBS was in a hotel in SF.    The name slips my mind. 
  > A friend had come down from Tacoma and was in charge of traffic.   He 
  > called me said they were looking for a staff announcer who sounded 
  > "network".
  >
  > They were not news, still running mostly CBS network programs and the 
  > announcing was primarily giving local IDs and reading a few commercials. 
  > It was really summer relief as I had to get back to school.
  >
  > Nice operation.   Very professional.
  >
  > Thanks,
  >
  > Tom
  >
  > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve" <shnewman at alaweb.com>
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  > Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 2:02 AM
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  >
  >
  > Tom:
  >
  > I take it the job offer was in engineering? I'm 25% tech but lean more 
  > towards programming. My interests are in audio tech.
  >
  > Yes...KOBY became KQBY for a while. They had an easy listening/MOR format. 
  > In, I believe 1966 or 1968 Buckley Broadcasting bought the station and it 
  > became KKHI (the High spot on your dial)..that was the gimmick. Now it 
  > gets a bit foggy here but suffice it to say the majority of the time they 
  > were KKHI they were Classical. They eventually got an FM. (the transmitter 
  > was on Mt. Beacon where KDFC is located to this day. I worked for KDFC 
  > twice. First while in college in 1966 then as P.D. in 1980. The late Ed 
  > Davis owned KDFC and didn't like even renting space for the KKHI-FM 
  > transmitter being his station was their direct competitor. They eventually 
  > moved to San Bruno Mountain.
  >
  > Now about the mikes. When I was hanging around KOBY in 1958 they used the 
  > RCA 77's and they would shove them way off in the corner and you know 
  > what? They sounded great. The booths were built just right. You didn't 
  > have any bounce. It was amazing to me. But what does a 13 year old know, 
  > eh? Fred Krock was an engineer for KOBY and followed them over to the St. 
  > Francis and got behind the mike and did afternoon drive. He called the 
  > show "Eine Kleine Commute Muzik". Corny. What's interesting is Fred 
  > doesn't like to talk about the KOBY days for some reason. I think it's 
  > because of all the IBEW union crap that went on over the years and 
  > followed them to the St. Francis. In fact, I believe when KOBY finally got 
  > beat by KYA and KEWB they went dark then went back on the air as KQBY. 
  > KQBY didn't last long and it became KKHI. So that's the long and short of 
  > it.
  >
  > I'll add this from your other post:
  > As for the 3 tower array. It was designed and installed by Al Towne. (I 
  > could be wrong on the spelling) and he's no longer with us so I can't ask 
  > him. As far as keeping the pattern in I can't speak to that but I would 
  > imagine it had something to do with that South tower. It was hardly 
  > fed...as I said, almost parasitic in nature. They had a 10Kw RCA rig down 
  > there in Belmont. That I remember. Never did go to the transmitter 
  > building but I do know they did have an RCA. (at least I think they did) 
  > Could be wrong on that.
  >
  > One final thing (well at least for this email) When I was P.D. at KDFC we 
  > beat KKHI for the first time in the ratings. Well, Ed Davis broke out the 
  > Champagne....literally in the afternoon and we partied. He was a strange 
  > bird but I learned a lot from him. Others on this list probably think I'm 
  > crazy. He was a good businessman. Owned a good part of Sausalito. His 
  > wife, Helen, sold the station to Brown Broadcasting then they, in turn, 
  > sold it to Bonneville for a pretty penny. They're like 5th in the market. 
  > But, then again, getting good numbers in Classical radio in San Francisco 
  > is like shooting fish in a barrel. They basically have the combined share 
  > since KKHI left town. The City always had about a 4.5 to 5.0 share 
  > available for the Classical music listener.
  >
  > See, you shouldn't ask me about radio in my home town. I'll stay up until 
  > 4am typing. :) Hope I didn't bore you with all the details. I have more 
  > war stories where these came from.
  >
  >
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