Bye bye, KFRC-FM

[TomParker]

It was all my fault!

I started doing some shows for KFRC when the A's went away last month. Everything was hunky dory until then. I did 10A-3P this past Saturday and Sunday and then on Monday they gave the staff a rubber key to the building. The logic is inescapable.

But it was fun!!

BTP

[BossRadioDJ]

It was all my fault!

Big Tom,

The heck it was your fault! The weekends were great on KFRC -- you, John Mack, Dean Goss, Ben Fong-Torres "Backstage" ... if you can't do anything with a lineup like that, you should probably flip your station to ... umm, all news. Or something.

You could build a pretty good syndicated Oldies format with that talent...

DJ

[radio dx]

 I think the top managment folks at CBS radio should receive a gold watch that reads "It's time to leave". I don't think CBS put in enough time, energy or money into "doing it right" they were just looking for a quick return on their investment.  CBS shows the lack of direction when they change formats in what seems like every 8 months. This erratic behavior makes listeners not want to get too attached to a radio station in fear the format will change within a few months. In the bay area an all news format was tried years ago by both KPIX and KGO what makes CBS think it will work now, I know maybe with a power boost it will fly. The KFRC calls should now join the classic calls graveyard of KYA, KEWB and others so that the memories will live on not just put on HD1 to die a slow death with no talent or personality. A great city deserves a great radio station and I am still waiting but I guess radio will never be what it once was... REST IN PEACE KFRC YOU'LL BE MISSED.

                                            OBITUARY OF A RADIO STATION                                   by: T.Gallardo

[BossRadioDJ]

The KFRC calls should now join the classic calls graveyard of KYA, KEWB and others so that the memories will live on not just put on HD1 to die a slow death with no talent or personality. A great city deserves a great radio station and I am still waiting but I guess radio will never be what it once was... REST IN PEACE KFRC YOU'LL BE MISSED.

DX is probably right. Anybody want to start a pool on how long the Classic Hits KFRC programming will last on HD?

Aren't there other Oldies variations on HD subcarriers in the Bay Area? (Quick, somebody Google it.)

It reminds me of how KABL was allowed to die of benign neglect ... moved quietly out to Walnut Creek ... put out to pasture in Salinas ... the plug pulled when nobody cared any more.

[BossRadioDJ]

Aren't there other Oldies variations on HD subcarriers in the Bay Area? (Quick, somebody Google it.)

I'll answer my own dumb question:

KOIT's 96.5-2 is listed as '50s/'60s Oldies. Wonder how many listeners they are attracting.

DJ

[radio dx]

I would say if you could't remember.. not too many.

[bcradiodj]

To DX, Mr. Big and everyone,

It is very sad when a company like CBS puts what could be a killer station on with a great airstaff and then saddles a music station with sports programming like the A's. Put the Dodgers on KRTH or The Yankees on WCBS and the exact thing would happen! People will try the station 2 or 3 times but when they want to listen and the A's are on who is going to go the their computer to listen. NOBODY, unless they are at work.

Let's be real here, Harvill and Preston have less balls than brains to blow up KFRC without even fighting for the chance to see what KFRC could do following the dismal 162 game season of the A's. Shame on Dan Mason for saying he believed in KFRC and the Classic Hits format! What a sham! I hope someone has the balls to prove this group of yahoos that Classic Hits CAN work in San Francisco and it should have happened with the KFRC call letters. Hopefully, the company that tries this format will make it work without the added liabilty of violating the audiences expectations.

It's not that hard! When you're a music station, play music and promote the hell out of it!

Enuff said!

Good day and good luck KFRC staffers Dave Sholin, Celeste Perry, Sue Hall, Jay Coffey, Dean Goss, and Big Tom Parker. You guys/gals are all stars. Get ready to rock real soon... stay tuned!

[sandwix]

Too bad about the 3rd or 4th reincarnation of KFRC, but as a whole, KFRC's personalities were inconsistent; every time I listened throughout the day, it sounded like I was listening to a different radio station.  Sue Hall was the worst in that respect.  She spewed more useless, irrelevant trivia than she seemed to care about the music, her call letters were said haphazardly, i.e., some sets went by without any calls mentioned, and she hardly referred to the music she was playing, just her stupid trivia.  Plus, she never knew the meaning of the phrase, "keep it simple, stupid."  Such a contrast to Jay Coffee.

To me, Jay Coffee was perfect.  He made the music the forefront of drivetime, keeping any relevant trivia to a minimum. He was brief but entertaining and related really well to the format and music.  He was fun to listen to. 

Dave and Celeste, well, if Celeste had only been coached to keep from stepping all over Dave whenever he opened his mouth, I think I would've stuck around to listen longer.  She was irritating.  She needed to learn when it was appropriate to jump in and state her piece without bouncing in all the time and drowning out Dave.  Oh, well.  Too late now. 

[Hunkey Snarkey]

This  last  go  around,  we  got  GYPED,,  They  should  have  put  on  Bobby  Ocean  for  the  Vo  and  John  Mack  Flanagan  much  more  air  time,  we  will  never  hear  those  on  the  air  with  those  call  letters.  looks  like  its  KYA... is  our  future,  works  for  me!  That  VO  guy  CBS  used  was  a  joke,  the  most  annoying  voice ,  besides  Ron  and  Cammy!  They  take  the  cake  for  the  worst  morning  or  afternnon  drive  Ive  ever  heard!  Kenny  in Concord  DONT  TRY  AND  SAVE  $$$$  CBS  on  your  VO  guy  at  KRTH,  Charley van  Dyke  is  the  man!  KTVU  ch2  used  CVD  in  the  late  80s  and  early  90s  for  the  10  oclock  news,, he  is  a  much  better  VO  guy  than  KTVU  currently  uses,,  who  is  that  guy?

[NHRadio]

This may seem an obvious question, but do you have any broadcasting experience? I'm gonna guess no.

This  last  go  around,  we  got  GYPED,,  They  should  have  put  on  Bobby  Ocean  for  the  Vo  and  John  Mack  Flanagan  much  more  air  time,  we  will  never  hear  those  on  the  air  with  those  call  letters.  looks  like  its  KYA... is  our  future,  works  for  me!  That  VO  guy  CBS  used  was  a  joke,  the  most  annoying  voice ,  besides  Ron  and  Cammy!  They  take  the  cake  for  the  worst  morning  or  afternnon  drive  Ive  ever  heard!  Kenny  in Concord  DONT  TRY  AND  SAVE  $$$$  CBS  on  your  VO  guy  at  KRTH,  Charley van  Dyke  is  the  man!  KTVU  ch2  used  CVD  in  the  late  80s  and  early  90s  for  the  10  oclock  news,, he  is  a  much  better  VO  guy  than  KTVU  currently  uses,,  who  is  that  guy?