Just wondering whats in town, also if there is an HD station worth checking out. I like most types of music to the diversity of formats is fine.
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Planning trip to SF Anything worth listening to?
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Depends who you ask, Radioman. For our regular (HD1) stations, you should check out the thread titled "San Francisco is the #3 Radio Market...". It's got a link to a list of stations. David Kaye replied with a list of some of the worthy stations not mentioned at the link, such as KUSF, KPOO, and KCSM. My personal favorite is KCSM (91.1)- a very good non-commercial jazz station with the record library and some of the jocks that worked for the late lamented KJAZ.
I recently got an HD car radio. Unfortunately, I don't spend much time in the car, but when I do, I've been liking:
KOIT 96.5 HD2 - Real 50s and 60s Oldies - not a big playlist, unfortunately.
"The Wolf" 95.7 HD2 - Classic country. I'm not a big country music fan, but I've been enjoying all the old stuff on this station - Pasty Cline, Tammy Wynette, and others. I heard George Strait's "All My Ex'es Live in Texas" the other day...cute song. The station is keeping it light and upbeat, and I think it's fun.
"Movin" 99.7 HD2 - Straight Top 40 last time I checked - the only one in town.
KKSF 103.7 HD2- Their HD1 is "smooth jazz" - HD2 is real jazz, though no better than KCSM.
KFOG 104.5 HD2 Plays nothing but K-Fog's "10 at 10" programs (regularly played on HD1 @ 10:00, naturally. Good "world class rock" from various years with historical and news information dropped in between cuts.
KFRC 106.9 HD2 - If you want to hear KCBS News 740 in HD stereo. Personally, I just tune in KQED 88.5 (NPR) for news and info, but KCBS is considered one of the best commercial all news stations in the nation. KFRC HD1 station is an unexciting 70s Classic Hits station, but the playlist is good, I think.
There are a lot of others - I'm sure somebody else can fill in the ones I've missed.
I recently got an HD car radio. Unfortunately, I don't spend much time in the car, but when I do, I've been liking:
KOIT 96.5 HD2 - Real 50s and 60s Oldies - not a big playlist, unfortunately.
"The Wolf" 95.7 HD2 - Classic country. I'm not a big country music fan, but I've been enjoying all the old stuff on this station - Pasty Cline, Tammy Wynette, and others. I heard George Strait's "All My Ex'es Live in Texas" the other day...cute song. The station is keeping it light and upbeat, and I think it's fun.
"Movin" 99.7 HD2 - Straight Top 40 last time I checked - the only one in town.
KKSF 103.7 HD2- Their HD1 is "smooth jazz" - HD2 is real jazz, though no better than KCSM.
KFOG 104.5 HD2 Plays nothing but K-Fog's "10 at 10" programs (regularly played on HD1 @ 10:00, naturally. Good "world class rock" from various years with historical and news information dropped in between cuts.
KFRC 106.9 HD2 - If you want to hear KCBS News 740 in HD stereo. Personally, I just tune in KQED 88.5 (NPR) for news and info, but KCBS is considered one of the best commercial all news stations in the nation. KFRC HD1 station is an unexciting 70s Classic Hits station, but the playlist is good, I think.
There are a lot of others - I'm sure somebody else can fill in the ones I've missed.
"I know this is off subject, but ... Lkeller, How is the reception of HD. Is it worth it to upgrade?"
The reception has been close to perfect, 106.9. There is much less static and fuzziness than in non HD FM on HD1 - if the HD signal goes out, it will default back to an analog signal. On HD2 there's no analog signal, so a station will occasionally go silent for a few seconds when the signal is not available, but no static. That drop-out almost never happens in SF, or nearby parts of the East Bay (along the Bay - Richmond to Fremont). Along 280 going south I've had the HD2 signal drop out on a couple of stations near Mountain View and south, but only for a few seconds to a minute tops. I find that LESS irritating than listening to static. I haven't been east of the Caldecott (Walnut Creek, etc.) since I bought it, so I can't tell you how the signal is out there, or in the San Ramon Valley.
I took a Thanksgiving weekend road trip up to the North State, and can tell you there are very few HD stations available out that way- I think HD is probably a big market phenomenon so far...probably too expensive an investment for stations in small markets. There are a few in Sacramento.
I'd say it was definitely worth the money - it's a JVC unit, including a CD player and MP3 capability, and was only $139 after rebate. The CD player on the original stereo in the car had gone dead, and the volume control wasn't working well, so I needed a new stereo anyway. A comparable non-HD unit would have been only $20 or $30 cheaper.
The reception has been close to perfect, 106.9. There is much less static and fuzziness than in non HD FM on HD1 - if the HD signal goes out, it will default back to an analog signal. On HD2 there's no analog signal, so a station will occasionally go silent for a few seconds when the signal is not available, but no static. That drop-out almost never happens in SF, or nearby parts of the East Bay (along the Bay - Richmond to Fremont). Along 280 going south I've had the HD2 signal drop out on a couple of stations near Mountain View and south, but only for a few seconds to a minute tops. I find that LESS irritating than listening to static. I haven't been east of the Caldecott (Walnut Creek, etc.) since I bought it, so I can't tell you how the signal is out there, or in the San Ramon Valley.
I took a Thanksgiving weekend road trip up to the North State, and can tell you there are very few HD stations available out that way- I think HD is probably a big market phenomenon so far...probably too expensive an investment for stations in small markets. There are a few in Sacramento.
I'd say it was definitely worth the money - it's a JVC unit, including a CD player and MP3 capability, and was only $139 after rebate. The CD player on the original stereo in the car had gone dead, and the volume control wasn't working well, so I needed a new stereo anyway. A comparable non-HD unit would have been only $20 or $30 cheaper.
Thanks for the input.
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