Oakland's Radio Beach and KIQI (news story)

[RF101]

SFgate has just published this lengthy story complete with pictures.. I recently drove by it on my way to SFO... Indeed it's messy.

I visited a secret Bay Area beach. It was trashed.

Radio Beach, off the Bay Bridge toll plaza in Oakland, has gorgeous views — and a lot of trash.

www.sfgate.com

 

[rustyhodge]

That's great, I wish there were more pictures inside the transmitter buildings!

 

[speer360]

Who else broadcast from the beach besides KIQI?

 

[michael hagerty]

Who else broadcast from the beach besides KIQI?

960 and 1310.

 

[Mark Roberts]

960 and 1310.

The history cards for what's now KNEW (960) refer to the transmitter site on "KROW Island" (after an earlier set of call letters).

 

[SomeRadioGuy]

960 and 1310.

And ive heard all 3.. 1010, 1310 and 960 up here.. 960 is way less common because we have a less than 2 year old AM on air here in AK.

1310 and 1010 are fairly regular visitors, though 1010 is usually better for longer.. but 1310's music really sticks out of the slop better

 

[Weiserguy]

And ive heard all 3.. 1010, 1310 and 960 up here.. 960 is way less common because we have a less than 2 year old AM on air here in AK.

1310 and 1010 are fairly regular visitors, though 1010 is usually better for longer.. but 1310's music really sticks out of the slop better

960 KNEW (previously KABL) has a terrible signal. It's 5 Kw, but pumps most of it due west, towards San Francisco and the Farallon Islands. The City, Marin and the northern peninsula, and Oakland on the back side of the pattern, do get a decent signal, but as you get closer to the Stanford area, especially at night, their signal virtually evaporates.