With KGO stunting in advance of a new format to begin on Monday 10/10, it might be a good idea for west coast DXers to keep an ear on 810. KGO engineers might view these next few days as an opportunity to take the 50kW signal offline for at least a few minutes. Just sayin'.
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KGO 810 Stunting
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Looks like you're looking to hear WGY...
KGO's original call sign was KPO. KNBR's was KNBC.
KPO was the original call for KNBR. It changed to KNBC after World War II and to KNBR in 1962.
That's right KPO 810 became KGO and joined the fledgling ABC Network. KNBC 680 changed its call letters to KNBR so co-owned KRCA Channel 4 in LA could become KNBC. Long before that owner RCA changed LA's KNBH (NBC Hollywood) to KRCA to promote the brand and the new technology of Color Television developed by RCA.
No, no, no and did I say, "NO"? KPO changed to KNBC in 1947 and in 1962, to KNBR. KGO has always been KGO! KPO and KGO were NBC's Red and Blue networks. The other thing about this is we're talking about three letter calls. They don't just move around!
i stand corrected! Great to know...
Actually, KGO was originally KGEO(owned by General Electric, based in Oakland).
If KGO ever had any other calls, the FCC appears to be unaware of it. Could this be an urban legend?
At one time I had an RCA "Stationized" radio, West Coast version from the 1940s that had KPO on 810.
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Or from 1923
I think you're probably having one of those false memories. I've had several and have always be astonished when I found out I was wrong. KPO must have been on 680, unless it was before 1941, when the FCC shifted many of the stations.
I recorded about 55 minutes of KGO last night, checked the recording 3 times and it was a booming signal each time… don’t know if it was the whole 55 minutes though.
I was able to widen audio from 1khz to 3khz because the signal was so good
I’ll post the audio recording at some point.
I was able to widen audio from 1khz to 3khz because the signal was so good
I’ll post the audio recording at some point.
KPO was on 680 pre-NARBA, as frequencies of 720 and below were not shifted in 1941.
Scroll down for NARBA frequency shift chart: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Regional_Broadcasting_Agreement
From what I can find KGO has always had that call. Also, don’t confuse with KGEI, which was a General Electric owned shortwave station that originally broadcast from Treasure Island.
The lists have KGO licensed to Altadena (LA metro area). I wonder how and when the calls were moved to San Francisco? At some point KGO had other calls, could be where KPO comes in.
The Altadena KGO was a different station entirely. It lasted from 1922 into 1923 before surrendering its license.
Three-letter calls were routinely reused and so the KGO callsign was reissued to General Electric for its new station in Oakland at the start of 1924.
It was KGO from day one. The "KGEO" confusion may stem from GE's claim that the calls stood for "General (electric) Oakland."
KPO was never on 810. It was on 680 from 1928 onward. It became KNBC after WWII and then KNBR in 1960.
Three-letter calls were routinely reused and so the KGO callsign was reissued to General Electric for its new station in Oakland at the start of 1924.
It was KGO from day one. The "KGEO" confusion may stem from GE's claim that the calls stood for "General (electric) Oakland."
KPO was never on 810. It was on 680 from 1928 onward. It became KNBC after WWII and then KNBR in 1960.
Not a false memory, the radio had KPO printed on the dial at the 810 spot just like it had KFI at 640, and KNBC at 680. That's what led me to believe that KPO was KGOs original callsign. I listened to this radio in my Aunt's office when I worked there in my early teens. As I noted before this was an RCA "Stationized" AM radio...who knows where they got their information prior to manufacturing.
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