KEST
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Programming | |
Format | Multilingual talk |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KIQI, KSJX | |
History | |
First air date | November 30, 1925 | as KGTT
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 17410 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts day 960 watts night |
Links | |
Website | kestradio |
KEST (1450
Multicultural Radio owns KEST and numerous ethnic stations nationwide, including five in New York City. KEST transmits with 1,000 watts by day and 960 watts at night. It shares a transmitter site with KSFB 1260 AM, off Bayview Park Road, near the Bayshore Freeway (U.S. Route 101) in San Francisco.[2]
History
KGTT, KGGC and KSAN
The station first
After the 1941 enactment of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA), where many stations switched their dial positions, KSAN moved the dial to 1450 kHz.[4] New studios were constructed in the Merchandise Mart near Market Street, and a 250-watt transmitter was installed in a tower on top of the building.
R&B and Soul
In 1958, KSAN switched to a full-time rhythm and blues music format, targeting black listeners in the Bay Area, the first station on the local dial to broadcast R&B around the clock. KSAN's transmitter was on top of the Merchandise Mart building on Market Street, where the studios were located. Until the 1950s, San Francisco radio stations devoted little time to "ethnic" programming, except for KSAN and KWBR, which also broadcast programs intended for the Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, German, and Japanese communities.
On July 3, 1964, KSAN was sold to John F. (Les) Malloy and Delmor A. (Del) Courtney, two well-known San Francisco radio and television personalities. Malloy was a local radio star for many years and hosted a popular TV talk show on KGO-TV in the 1950s, while Courtney found fame as a bandleader and personality on KSFO. With Malloy as president and general manager, KSAN became KSOL under new ownership, hoping to better emphasize its "Soul Radio" format until September 1970. KSOL helped launch the career of popular 1960s and 1970s musician Sly Stone, who was one of the station's DJs
KEST
With
In the early 1990s, KEST adopted a multilingual ethnic format and became part of Douglas Broadcasting.
Translator station
In 2019, KEST was granted an
When it went on the air, the KEST translator began interfering with KXSC's signal in some San Jose and San Francisco communities. In reaction, KDFC began an on-air appeal to listeners looking for interference complaints from the new transmitter.[8] Eventually, KEST took its translator station off the air.
References
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ "KEST-AM 1450 kHz - San Francisco, CA". radio-locator.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1935 page 22, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1942 page 112, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ "CHRS Bay Area Radio Museum and Hall of Fame | History | Audio | Archives". sfradiomuseum.com. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ "The History Of KGTT/KGGC/KSAN/KEST 1450 AM Radio". August 11, 2014.
- ^ Jacobson, Adam (April 1, 2019). "Symphonic Static? New Translator Frustrates Classical Power | Radio & Television Business Report".
- ^ Listener Interference Complaint Form kdfc.com
External links
- FCC History Cards for KEST (covering 1927-1980 as KGTT / KGGC / KSAN / KEST)
- KEST Radio official website
- KEST in the FCC AM station database
- KEST in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- KSAN:
- Jumpin' George Oxford on KSAN 1450 (1955; 32:42 minutes)
- KSAN 1450 "Most In Rhythm & Blues" Jingle (c. 1958; 30 seconds)
- The Burner (Bill Mercer) on KSAN 1450 (December 15, 1960; 2 minutes)
- John Hardy/Rockin' Lucky Show Transition on KSAN (Dec. 16, 1960; 1 minute)
- Mike Dix as Jumpin' George on KSAN (June/July 1963; 34:22 minutes)
- Doctor Soul on KSOL 1450 (c. 1966; 30 minutes)
- KSOL 1450 "Swingin' Soul Brothers" Jingle (c. 1966; 15 seconds)
- Charlie Brown on KSOL (July 12, 1966; 11:30 minutes)
- Sly Stone and Ronnie Dark on KSOL Soul 145 (March 29, 1967; 1 hour)