San Francisco Radio Dial

THE SAN FRANCISCO RADIO DIAL
ON VARIOUS DATES

* = Indicates stations that were licensed, but for which no evidence can be found that they ever operated.

6/30/1922

NOTE: All stations shared time on the same frequency, 360 meters (833 kc.).

KDN, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco
KJJ, Sunnyvale
KLP, Colin B. Kennedy Co., Los Altos Hills
KLS, Warner Brothers, Oakland
KLX, Tribune, Oakland
KPO, Hale Bros., San Francisco
KQW, Charles D. Herrold, San Jose
KRE, Maxwell Electric, Berkeley
KSL, Emporium, San Francisco
KUO, Examiner, San Francisco
KYY, San Francisco
KZM, Hotel Oakland, Oakland
KZY, San Francisco

These stations were licensed, but apparently never operated:

KDZG, * Cyrus Peirce & Co., San Francisco
KDZW, * Claude W. Gerdes, San Francisco
KDZX, * Glad Tidings Temple, San Francisco
KQI, * University of Calif., Berkeley

6/30/1923

Class "B" stations:
590 KFDB, Mercantile Trust Co., San Francisco (some records indicate 670 kc.)
710 KPO, Hale Bros., San Francisco

Class "A" Stations:
1080 KRE, Berkeley Daily Gazette, Berkeley
833 Shared by:

KLS, Warner Brothers, Oakland
KLX, Oakland Tribune, Oakland
KQW, Charles D. Herrold, San Jose
KUO, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco
KZM, Hotel Oakland, Oakland

6/30/24

590 KLX, Oakland Tribune, Oakland
710 KPO, Hale Brothers, San Francisco
833 Shared By:

KLS, Warner Brothers, Oakland
KQW, Charles D. Herrold, San Jose
KUO, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco
KZM, Hotel Oakland, Oakland

960 KGO, General Electric Co., Oakland
1090 KRE, Berkeley Daily Gazette, Berkeley
1180 KFOU Richmond Radio Shop, Richmond
1300 Shared:

KFNZ, * Royal Piano Co., Burlingame
KFQH, Albert Sherman, Hillsborough

6/30/25:

590 KXL 500 w. Oakland
700 KPO 500 w. San Francisco
830 KGO 2000 w. Oakland
1120 KFRC 50 w. San Francisco
1160 KRE 100 w. Berkeley
1220 KUO 150 w. San Francisco
1240 Shared:

KLS 250 w. Oakland
KZM 100 w. Oakland

1270 Shared:

KFPV * 50 w. San Francisco
KJBS 5 w. San Francisco

1280 Shared:

KFUS 50 w. Oakland
KGTT 50 w. San Francisco

1330 Shared:

KFVJ* 150 W. San Jose
KQW 50 w. San Jose

1360 Shared:

KFQH 50 w. Burlingame
KFWI 500 w. South San Francisco

6/30/26:

590 KLX 500 w. Oakland Tribune, Oakland
700 KPO 1000 w. Hale Brothers, San Francisco
830 KGO 5000 w. General Electric Co., Oakland
1120 KFRC 50 w. City of Paris Dry Goods Co., San Francisco
1170 Shared:

KRE 100 w. Berkeley Daily Gazette, Berkeley
KFUS 50 w. Louis L. Sherman, Oakland

1200 KLS 250 w. Warner Brothers Radio Supplies Co., Oakland
1250 Shared:

KZM 100 w. Preston D. Allen, Oakland
KTAB 1000 w. Associated Broadcasters, Oakland

1300 KQW 500 w. First Baptist Church, San Jose
1330 Shared:

KFOB 50 w. KFOB, Inc., Burlingame (ex KFQH)
KFWI 500 w. Radio Entertainments, Inc., So. San Francisco

1360 Shared:

KFUU* 50 w. H.C. Colburn & E. L. Mathewson, Oakland
KJBS 5 w. Julius Brunton & Sons Co., San Francisco

1380 KFAF* 50 w. Alfred E. Fowler, San Jose
1450 Shared:

KFWM 250 w. Oakland Educational Society, Oakland
KGTT 50 w. Glad Tidings Tabernacle, San Francisco

6/30/27:

590 KLX 500 w. Oakland Tribune, Oakland
660 KFRC 1000 w. Don Lee, Inc., San Francisco (500 w. nights)
710 KPO 1000 w. Hale Brothers & The Chronicle, San Francisco
780 KGO 5000 w. General Electric Co., Oakland
970 KYA 500 w. Pacific Broadcasting Corp., San Francisco
1010 KQW 500 w. First Baptist Church, San Jose
1070 KTAB 500 w. Associated Broadcasters, Oakland
1120 KFWI 500 w. Radio Entertainments, Inc., San Francisco
1170 Shared:

KRE 100 w. First Congregational Church, Berkeley
KFUS 50 w. Louis L. Sherman, Oakland

1220 Shared:

KLS 250 w.Warner Brothers, Oakland
KZM 100 w. Preston D. Allen, Oakland

1270 KFWM 1000 w. Oakland Educational Society (500 w. nights)
1360 KJBS 50 w.Julius Brunton & Sons Co., San Francisco
1450 KGTT 50 w. Glad Tidings Temple & Bible Institute, San Francisco

6/30/28:

590 KLX Oakland Tribune, Oakland
660 KFRC Don Lee, Inc., San Francisco
710 KPO Hale Brothers & The Chronicle, San Francisco
780 KGO General Electric Co., Oakland
850 KYA Pacific Broadcasting Co., San Francisco
1010 KQW First Baptist Church, San Jose
1070 KTAB Associated Broadcasters, Oakland
1120 KFWI Radio Entertainments, Inc., San Francisco
1220 Shared:

KLS Warner Brothers, Oakland
KJBS Julius Brunton & Sons Co., San Francisco

1270 KFWM Oakland Educational Society, Oakland
1300 Shared:

KRE First Congregational Church, Berkeley
KZM Leon P. Tenney, Hayward

1360 KGTT Glad Tidings Temple & Bible Institute, San Francisco
1440 KFUS Louis L. Sherman, Oakland
1470 KFBI* San Francisco (Flying Broadcasters Inc, airplane portable!)

1929:

610 KFRC Don Lee, Inc., San Francisco
680 KPO Hale Brothers & The Chronicle, San Francisco
790 KGO General Electric Co., Oakland
880 KLX Oakland Tribune, Oakland
930 Shared:

KROW (ex-KFWM) Oakland Educational Society, Oakland
KFWI Radio Entertainments, Inc., San Francisco

1010 KQW First Baptist Church, San Jose
1100 KJBS Julius Brunton & Sons Co., San Francisco
1230 KYA Pacific Broadcasting Co., San Francisco
1280 Shared:

KLS Warner Brothers, Oakland
KTAB Associated Broadcasters, Oakland

1370 Shared:

KRE First Congregational Church, Berkeley
KZM Leon P. Tenney, Hayward

1420 KGTT Glad Tidings Temple & Bible Institute, San Francisco

6/30/31:

560 KTAB Associated Broadcasters, San Francisco
610 KFRC Don Lee, Inc., San Francisco
680 KPO Hale Brothers & The Chronicle, San Francisco
790 KGO General Electric Co., San Francisco
880 KLX Tribune Publishing Co., Oakland
930 Shared:

KROW Educational Broadcasting Corp., Oakland
KFWI Radio Entertainments, Inc., San Francisco

1010 KQW Pacific Agricultural Foundation, Ltd., San Jose
1070 KJBS Julius Brunton & Sons Co., San Francisco
1230 KYA Pacific Broadcasting Co., San Francisco
1370 KRE First Congregational Church, Berkeley
1420 KGGC (ex-KGTT) Golden Gate Broadcasting Co., San Francisco
1440 KLS Warner Brothers, Oakland

6/30/42:

560 KSFO San Francisco(ex-KTAB)
610 KFRC San Francisco
680 KPO San Francisco
810 KGO San Francisco
910 KLX Oakland
960 KROW Oakland
1010 KQW San Jose
1100 KJBS San Francisco
1260 KYA San Francisco
1310 KLS Oakland
1400 KRE Berkeley
1450 KSAN San Francisco (ex-KGGC)

NOTES:

In 1947, KQW moved to 740 and became KCBS, resulting in the final AM band assignments that exist today.

* Stations marked with an asterisk were licensed, but there is no evidence that they ever operated.

Source: Contemporary Federal Radio Commission station listings.

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THE SAN FRANCISCO RADIO DIALON VARIOUS DATES