San Francisco (online) Radio Station in an old Fotomat Kiosk

[michael hagerty]

In today's San Francisco Chronicle. Essential pull-quote:

In addition to livestreamed radio programming, Program Audio plans to host small, in-person events that aim to create a rare artist-run space in a city where such venues have steadily disappeared.

Full story: SF Chronicle: Haight Fotomat kiosk becomes newest San Francisco radio station

 

[michael hagerty]

That story sent me looking once more (I've been doing it for a decade) for any trace of the old Fotomat radio ads and sonofagun, someone finally got three and posted them! The Fotomat Elves plus two of Morton's mom:

Fotomat Commercials-Elves-Morton.mp3

drive.google.com

And just for atmosphere:

 

[radiofan2023]

I don't know if there's a picture of it in the article because I use Reader View to read it, but this is what the Fotomat looks like. The Fotomat Fans website says it's at Haight and Shrader, but the picture has "Shrader and Stanyan" in the filename:

Haight & Shrader - San Francisco, CA

Haight & Shrader – San Francisco, CA 1816 Haight St. San Francisco, CA 94117 GPS: 37.769535, -122.452044 Haight-Ashbury neighborhood Street view: www.bit.ly/YW2SOg Aerial view: www.bit.ly/1…

www.fotomatfans.com

 

[michael hagerty]

I don't know if there's a picture of it in the article because I use Reader View to read it, but this is what the Fotomat looks like. The Fotomat Fans website says it's at Haight and Shrader, but the picture has "Shrader and Stanyan" in the filename:

Haight & Shrader - San Francisco, CA

Haight & Shrader – San Francisco, CA 1816 Haight St. San Francisco, CA 94117 GPS: 37.769535, -122.452044 Haight-Ashbury neighborhood Street view: www.bit.ly/YW2SOg Aerial view: www.bit.ly/1…

www.fotomatfans.com

The Chronicle story does have a photo. The Fotomat has been repainted a few times since the one you posted---Google Street View shows the last time it looked like that was 2017. Here's the current look from the Chron:

 

[cc333]

In today's San Francisco Chronicle. Essential pull-quote:



Full story: SF Chronicle: Haight Fotomat kiosk becomes newest San Francisco radio station

Neat!

Given that San Francisco seems to have an aversion to older radio technologies, this probably wouldn't happen, but someone could set up a Part 15 transmitter and broadcast that radio programming to nearby radios.

c

 

[rx8driver2]

In today's San Francisco Chronicle. Essential pull-quote:



Full story: SF Chronicle: Haight Fotomat kiosk becomes newest San Francisco radio station

non paywall version: Long-vacant Haight Street Fotomat kiosk becomes San Francisco's newest radio station