Next Format Change In S.F.

[1069_KIFR]

KISQ-Kiss FM will probably go more rythmic-AC real soon, just a guess. Instead of being Old School and Today's R and B, they will label themselves as 'The Beat of The Bay'

As the Black Eyed Peas would say, "I gotta Feelin' "

[raydioheadfm]

Um...this happened at 12:01am Thursday morning....not exactly like you're predicting anything...it already is on the air with revised music...and "Beat of The Bay" slogan....

[create]

I never listened to 98.1 before now. Is the music much different now or did they just tweak it?

[Lkeller]

I never listened to 98.1 before now. Is the music much different now or did they just tweak it?

New slogan.  The music sounds unchanged - they tweaked the play list some time ago to add more recent music, and naturally that's mixed in with a lot of older songs they've played for a decade or more.

[sfradio]

there is now less slow music, and it seems like no more slow jam show at night

[cwkradio]

To my knowledge, like KDFC (it's owned by the same company), KOIT does not go all-Christmas until noon on Christmas Eve. They do have 30 minute sets of christmas music before that mixed in with programming, but as far as I know that's all it is.

[weav]

"The Beat of the Bay" - how original...    Hey, I have some old Energy stickers that say that!
And there may be some old "Power 92.7" ones around...

[Mike]

To my knowledge, like KDFC (it's owned by the same company), KOIT does not go all-Christmas until noon on Christmas Eve. They do have 30 minute sets of christmas music before that mixed in with programming, but as far as I know that's all it is.

WHAT?? KOIT goes all-Xmas before Thanksgiving, usually.  You get to hear "Feliz Navidad" every 2 hours for more than a month.

[Lkeller]

"The Beat of the Bay" - how original...    Hey, I have some old Energy stickers that say that!
And there may be some old "Power 92.7" ones around...

At least they waited until the other station wasn't using the slogan anymore. Radio imaging is famously derivative. 

Years ago, Top 40 KYA was "the Boss of the Bay," then later "the Rock of the Bay."  

I recall in the 80s that at least 2 stations used the same slogan at the same time - there was "More Music KMEL", and "More Music K-101".

Historically, the Bay Area has had 2 KOITs. "Star" is on its second use; the first being for the 98.9/99.1 combo in the late 80s. There are some other repeats that my brain can't dredge up at the moment.

I've noticed that among the other minor tweakings, 98.1 has dropped the "FM" in its imaging, in favor of just "98-1 Kiss."

[airpab]

Don't think The Band's little surge is going to last!  Seriously, how many times can you hear "Don't Stop Believin"??  So incredibly boring! 

Am I alone here??

I see them going Classic Hits (like K-Earth or KOOL).  The Bay needs a station like this badly! 

KOOL sounds great in Phoenix and doing very, very well!  They do Disco, R&B, Rock and a few 60's tunes too!  What a formula!

Who knows, LIVE 105 or Alice may surprise and do something like this?  The format hole is there, someone should take it and run!!