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KSJO

According to Wikipedia, in the late 90s, KSJO simulcasted on 92.7 (KXJO) in Alameda, 92.7 KMJO in Marina, and 92.1 KFJO in Walnut Creek.
 
Also had a simulcast on 1500AM back in the 1990s. May have been on 1590AM years ago but not totally sure about that.
 
create said:
Also had a simulcast on 1500AM back in the 1990s. May have been on 1590AM years ago but not totally sure about that.

I used to listen to 1500 in the early 90s.. If I remember correctly, the call was KSJX. It was 1500. 1590 is KLIV an all news station
 
suburbandj said:
create said:
Also had a simulcast on 1500AM back in the 1990s. May have been on 1590AM years ago but not totally sure about that.

Yes KLIV was KSJO-AM

KSFO is not KLIV. KLIV is a news station. Back in the 70s, yes, they did have a rock format, but I don'tbelieve they are related.
 
rricci said:
KSFO is not KLIV. KLIV is a news station. Back in the 70s, yes, they did have a rock format, but I don'tbelieve they are related.

I don't recall anybody saying anything about KSFO. But today's KLIV was originally KSJO and the FM simulcast the AM. I don't know exactly when KSJO(AM) was sold but it was probably about 1960.
 
Lkeller said:
In the early 70s, KLIV was a very nice Top 40 station - the equal of KYA in formatting and programming, if not in signal.

Yes! KLIV 1590 was a very good top 40 station in the 60's with notables; Captain Mikey (Mikel Hunter); Rick Carroll (KROQ); Dave The Duke Sholin; Scott St. James; Larry Mitchell (KYA and KSJO); Jack Hayes; John McLeod; T. Michael Jordan; Buddy Van Cleave; Ray Morgan; Bob Ray; John Bettencourt; Tom Barry; Stan Scott; Grant Plummer; Peter Baum; John Lester (KGO); Ross McGowan (KPIX, KTVU); Patrick Moore; Christine Ray; and Brian Lord
 
suburbandj said:
Lkeller said:
In the early 70s, KLIV was a very nice Top 40 station - the equal of KYA in formatting and programming, if not in signal.

Yes! KLIV 1590 was a very good top 40 station in the 60's with notables; Captain Mikey (Mikel Hunter); Rick Carroll (KROQ); Dave The Duke Sholin; Scott St. James; Larry Mitchell (KYA and KSJO); Jack Hayes; John McLeod; T. Michael Jordan; Buddy Van Cleave; Ray Morgan; Bob Ray; John Bettencourt; Tom Barry; Stan Scott; Grant Plummer; Peter Baum; John Lester (KGO); Ross McGowan (KPIX, KTVU); Patrick Moore; Christine Ray; and Brian Lord

Yes. -Bob Ray's distinctive voice can still be heard frequently on TV ads for various Home Shows in the South Bay. I assume he does advertising in the SJ area. About '73-'74, "Rock 16" KLIV was a great sounding station that I would tune in while driving around the Bay Area on my delivery job - the equal of KYA certainly, if not KFRC. 1590's signal was marginal in SF and the East Bay, but still quite listenable on a good AM car radio.
 
I believe 1590 was KSJO until Bob Kieve purchased 1590 then it became KLIV (circ.1967)
1500 was KXRX (double x).and don't forget the other KlIV DJ's Kevin Manna, Jeff August,
Jack Ashman, Todd Simmons and Jose Cuervo.

Bob Ray has an ad agency that was based in Saratoga.
 
radio dx said:
I believe 1590 was KSJO until Bob Kieve purchased 1590 then it became KLIV (circ.1967)
1500 was KXRX (double x).and don't forget the other KlIV DJ's Kevin Manna, Jeff August,
Jack Ashman, Todd Simmons and Jose Cuervo.

Bob Ray has an ad agency that was based in Saratoga.

Ralph Koal was PM Drive and Music Director for Bob Kieve. Kevin Manna went up to Sacramento
 
radio dx said:
I believe 1590 was KSJO until Bob Kieve purchased 1590 then it became KLIV (circ.1967)
1500 was KXRX (double x).and don't forget the other KlIV DJ's Kevin Manna, Jeff August,
Jack Ashman, Todd Simmons and Jose Cuervo.

Bob Ray has an ad agency that was based in Saratoga.

I believe KLIV separated from KSJO about 1960, prior to Bob Kieve.
 
IIRC, KXRX was an AC station for a while, very San Jose oriented like KLOK was in the pre-Yes/No Radio days. Also dabbled in sports, with Hal Ramey (now at KCBS) as the voice of San Jose State and the first version of the Earthquakes. KLIV has been good at reinventing itself often, from Top 40 to classic rock to "Music of Your Life" and now CNN Radio.
 
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