More than 200 dead after typhoon slams Philippines, Closing arguments set for ex-officer in Daunte Wright death, Jurors begin to weigh evidence in Elizabeth Holmes' case, Sens. He and his students constructed a high-speed turbine and generator, and laid foundations in such areas as underwater wireless, the firing of explosive mines by radio, and radio telephony. 27 Jun 2023 23:12:25 All rights reserved. A man was bound, beaten and stabbed multiple times during a home-invasion robbery last week in the unincorporated Sonoma County community of El Verano. Their reports were received at KQW and relayed Eastward to a waiting public. [10] (He had previously been issued a license for a portable transmitter, with the call sign 6XE. KCBS Radio - The Traffic Leader (@KCBSAMFMTraffic) / Twitter The earliest transmissions used spark-gap transmitters which could only transmit the dots-and-dashes of Morse code. I didnt even realize that 1010 was the KQW frequency and not 740. Its programming is simulcast on co-owned 106.9 KFRC-FM plus that station's HD1 digital sub-channel. )[11], During the war impressive strides had been made in vacuum-tube transmitter and receiver design, and Herrold's arc-transmitters were no longer commercially competitive. Other call letters used in later years were SJN. Im guessing that the John youre referring to is John Schneider, who is the author of this article. Listen 24/7 for free on Audacy. All News 106.9 & 740 KCBS - San Francisco, CA - Listen Live Herrold, the man who watched the business of radio broadcasting grow up around him and leave him behind in the dust, died unrecognized in a Hayward rest home on July 1, 1948, at the age of 72. KCBS shares its Battery Street studios with CBS owned-and-operated television station KPIX-TV 5. app PhoneForce: (415) 391-KCBS. Artist Kehinde Wiley currently has high-profile shows running at San Francisco's de Young Museum and at the Sean Kelly gallery in New York. Editor's note: In our TV story, Dr Robert Wachter was identified as Dr. Robert Waghter. But this event was actually the culmination of years of pent up anger,. Herrold was born November 16, 1875, in the Mississippi River town of Fulton, Illinois. The Oakland Police Department is asking for the community's assistance in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a hit-and-run collision that killed a 73-year-old grandmother earlier this month. San Franciscos location on the Pacific made it the logical choice for CBS to center its news-collecting efforts for the war in the Pacific. To this day, no one knows exactly how he did it. Many of his students went on to play important roles in the establishment of wireless in this country. This weekend is the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs versus Jackson Womens Health Organization. Negotiations were re-opened with CBS, and the result was that KSFO gave up its claim for the 740 dial position, in exchange for the CBS-TV network affiliation for San Francisco. Bunger, a San Francisco native, started his radio career at smaller California stations. But if you're one of those looking for a job, you're in for a wait. Kcbs 740 Am San Francisco All - Apps on Google Play KCBS 106.9 FM/740 AM (@KCBSRadio) / Twitter He started at the Chronicle earlier this week. They would even call us up and want to know when we were going to test some more. In 1945, stations WWJ and KDKA held competing 25th anniversary celebrations, both claiming to be the oldest "commercial radio station." KQW was classified as a Class II secondary station. Some Alameda County homeowners are about to get a pleasant surprise, with a significant reduction in their property taxes. To anchor-reporter Holly Quan, Bunger is like a walking encyclopedia. If he doesn't, he'll probably look it up and explain it to me in a way that I'll understand. Another unique arrangement was the one made with Union Oil. In addition to over-the-air broadcasts, KCBS audio is webcast with live streaming audio around the clock. KCBS All News (KCBS-AM) in San Francisco has hired Bret Burkhart as a News Anchor. After the war, KQW found itself in a competition with KSFO for the use of its frequency of 740 kc., the last 50,000 watt frequency available in Northern California at that time. He constructed a telescope and a driving clock, and used it to take photographs of the sun using a high-speed focal plane shutter of his own construction. As America entered the Second World War, CBS quickly became a leader in war coverage, with some of the nations brightest young radio journalists filing daily reports from the front. There were others after this license, but I believe the Lord was on our side, for the day before their option was to expire it was turned over to us. We regret the error. In late November 1995, the Westinghouse Electric Corporation bought CBS, bringing the Bay Area's oldest radio station under common ownership with its oldest television station, KPIX-TV Channel 5, which Westinghouse had purchased from Associated Broadcasters in 1954. Guests:Hany Farid, a UC Berkeley professor with a joint appointment in electrical engineering & computer sciences and the School of Information; he studies deepfakes and how to detect themCorynne McSherry, who is the legal director for the Electronic Frontier FoundationHost: Keith Menconi, Were more than three years out now from the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, and its fair to say that we have made some progress in taming this disease: A combination of vaccines, treatments and natural immunity have combined together to drive down the daily death rate to a fraction of what it was during the Omicron surge. Many of us dream big about life, jobs and travel. Starting this weekend, one East Bay city is not allowing any more signs to be put up on public property - signs like those directing people to yard sales or kids' lemonade stands. Harts system of advertising was 25 years ahead of its time: instead of selling entire programs to sponsors, he sold them what are now called spot announcements short commercials read during the beginning, middle and end of each program. Soon after Herrolds first voice transmission, experimenting began on a regular basis from the little spark transmitter. Host: Raquel Maria Dillon. [19], Under the NARBA provisions, 740 was a Canadian Clear channel, with CBL (740 AM) (since transferred to FM; the frequency now is utilized by CFZM using the same technical perimeters) as the frequency's Class I-A primary station. For smartphone users, you can download the official Radio.com or AOL Radio application from your iTunes Store or Android Market place. A San Francisco woman who has spent more than 30 years getting homeless pregnant women and their families on their feet is embarking on a major expansion. It is the eighth oldest surviving radio station in the United States and tied for 2nd oldest in California, one day behind KWG in Stockton,[16] and tied with KNX in Los Angeles. Herrold received a new broadcast license December 9, 1921. This ban was not lifted until the following year. One of his classmates at Stanford was later to become involved in radio licensing with the Federal Government, and would ultimately become President: Herbert Hoover. Cal Fire is planning to increase staffing statewide as the Fourth of July holiday nears bringing with it the ever-present threat of firework-sparked fires. After limited success with an approach that used "high-frequency" sparks, he later began using a version of an "arc-transmitter" originally developed by Valdemar Poulsen. Despite the losses he had suffered because of the new regulations, he continued with his work, constructing a tube-type transmitter. 2023 Audacy, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 139 on our top list. KCBS already had a long history in news dating back to World War II, when it was the center of CBS' newsgathering efforts in the Pacific Theater. Copy of patent number 1,096,717. [23] In 1951, KCBS signed on for the first time from the four-tower 50,000-watt facility at Novato that had originally been intended for KSFO. "But there's great joy in being able to still throw the high hard one and hit the strike zone with it and walk off the field. They would run down the next day to be sure to buy the one they heard on the radio the night before. And she encouraged regular listeners by running contests. And last November voters approved with a two-thirds majority a ballot measure that put the right in the state constitution. That's what I feel like I'm doing.". This plaque is located outside the lobby at 50 Fairmont Plaza in San Jose, where Herrold's original broadcasts took place. The station, which covers a nine county area in San Francisco, covers news topics 24/7, and reaches a demographic of people aged 35 to 64 years old . Union Oil was our biggest advertiser, said Hart. All rights reserved. "I'm Stan Bunger. The annual study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition -- which compares an area's minimum wage to the average cost of renting an apartment -- found that Santa Cruz County was one of the least affordable places in the state and country. Without quality network programs, it was unable to make a major impact in the local radio market. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), List of the 8 Oldest Radio Stations in History | Oldest.org. This, according to Hart, was so the farmer could known the prices as soon as the buyer.. [9] The concurrent development of vacuum-tube technology, which did not have the same limitations, started making arc technology obsolete. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. When the ban was lifted, Herrold was back on the air with his arc-phone. Call sign: KCBS Frequency: 740 AM City of license: San Francisco, CA Format: News Owner: Audacy Area Served: San Francisco, CA Branding: KCBS All News 106.9 FM and 740 AM Mark, [] Charles Herrold, also known as Doc, invented and pioneered a radio station in San Jose, California, which went under many callsigns before settling on KQW. While there, he developed a deep sea diving illuminator and several mechanisms for the pipe organ. Bunger anchored the last Ask an Expert segment this week and thanked listeners for their participation. A man with a restraining order against him turned himself into police in Salinas Sunday after a woman was stabbed to death, the Salinas Police Department said Tuesday. Legendary Beatles drummer Ringo Starr brought his All-Starr Band featuring Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, multi-instrumentalist Edgar Winter and more to the Masonic in San Francisco Sunday. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. KCBS All News 106.9FM and 740AM - Audacy The California Public Utilities Commission was supposed to vote Wednesday on whether it would allow robotaxis companies Cruise and Waymo unlimited expansion on San Francisco streets, but the vote has been pushed back to July 13th. San Francisco Local News | KCBS Radio 106.9 FM local news Top July 4th events in the Bay Area in 2023, according to AI a day ago Bay Area doctor still working to open a floating abortion clinic in international waters a day ago Doctors, clergy reflect on the past year since the overturning of Roe v. Wade June 21, 2023 Interview with Gordon R. Greb, KCBS program News Conference, broadcast April 23, 1962. An auxiliary studio continued to be maintained in San Jose. He would discuss news items and read clippings from the newspaper, or play records from his phonograph. 26. One of Herrolds first and most active students was Ray Newby. In addition, Lt. Ellery Stone, who was San Franciscos government radio inspector, visited Herrold in his San Jose laboratory, and arranged for him to make regular broadcasts to be picked up by a receiver at the fair. Betty Yu reports. Among the other guests Friday: former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown and KCBS analyst and Chronicle columnist Phil Matier. The KCBS Radio San Francisco hosts cover all that matters to you including local, national news and news from around the world. Keith Menconi leaves KCBS Radio for San Francisco Chronicle In 1926, station manager Fred J. Hart bought KQW's license and facilities, eventually buying the station itself in 1930. [4] Although his primary objective was to create a wireless telephone that could be commercialized for point-to-point use, beginning in July 1912 Herrold also began making regular weekly entertainment broadcasts, with the debut program featuring phonograph records supplied by the Wiley B. Allen company.[5][6]. A little-known federal law passed in the 1950s may actually be hindering the investigations, leaving loved ones desperate for action and answers. "I get to say it one last time," he . KQW became the San Jose affiliate of the new Mutual-Don Lee Network in 1937, but lost its network connection in 1941. On this weeks KCBS In Depth program, we consider the far reaching impact of this emerging technology and its potential for abuse. KCBS will often feature live interviews with call-in guest experts (who occasionally also appear in the studio with the anchors) to briefly discuss a specific story, topic or subject; the edited comments are replayed as part of featured news stories throughout the remainder of the day. In four years, KQW handled no less than 25,000 questions. TheDesk.net, published by Matthew Keys, covers radio and television broadcasting; streaming media; technology; journalism and social media. San Francisco has been getting tougher with open-air drug use and, in July, enforcement will intensify. [34][35][36] The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17. KCBS Cover Story airs weekly as an extended look at a major issue in the news, while In Depth is a weekly long-form interview program. East Bay News Returned guns turned into garden tools after Oakland gun buyback event Forty-two guns are becoming or already are garden tools following a gun buyback in Oakland earlier this month,. For smartphone users, you can download the official Radio.com or AOL Radio application from your iTunes Store or Android Market place. Its proprietor, Dr. Charles David Herrold, would be Copyright 2013-2023 Solano Media, LLC. JUN 26, 2023; One year since Dobbs, The Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe vs. Wade Abortion protections. Former SF Fire Commissioner Don Carmignani was beaten with a metal rod and suffered severe head injuries, including a fractured skull, in an attack near his family's Marina District home. [33] (New York City's WCBS began streaming its programming online the previous December). A. Kerwin of 84 East Santa Clara street, dealer in phonographs".[13]. He left Healds College and returned to San Jose in 1909, where he opened the Herrold College of Engineering and Wireless. KQW, which was by then operating at 5,000 watts on the frequency, was to move to KSFOs dial position. The commission was not convinced and they gave the CP to Wrathall. So many of us with so many questions about the coronavirus, about the best way to clean things, the safest way to live everyday life. Thats where the 5kW transmitter was located. 139 on our top list. The History of KQW and KCBS - Bay Area Radio Museum A Model T pickup truck fitted with a receiver was used to test reception at various remote locations. KCBS Radio: On-Demand. On January 15, 1926, Fred J. Hart took over control and operation of KQW. On his last day, Bunger said he wouldn't take many things home with him since he didn't have a desk. He was interviewed in Stockton in 1959 by Professor Gordon Greb of San Jose State College, whose article about Herrold appeared in the Journal of Broadcasting in 1959. On November 18, 1913, the Mare Island station was heard by a U.S. Navy wireless station in Bremerton, Washington (reporting that the record Trail of the Lonesome Pine came in extra good). June 13, 2021 / 7:50 PM His last broadcast, from 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Friday was a tribute and trip down memory lane. But, although Herrold was an electronics genius, he found himself unable to efficiently handle the schools finances. KSFO had occupied a lavish studio complex in the Palace Hotel, which was owned by CBS; KSFO was evicted, and KQW moved in. Was that a Bay Area radio station, Mark? A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video. . Jun 21 Finally some good news about SF's leaning, sinking Millennium Tower: as of this week the luxury high-rise has been anchored to bedrock. He told of another incident when they tried to broadcast a harp recital. When it comes to solving the homelessness crisis, should we focus most on long term fixes or the immediate crisis on our streets? After a day of Pride festivities, thousands descended on San Francisco's Castro neighborhood to celebrate what is traditionally the busiest weekend of the year for the community. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. . Once Herrold realized he had an audience of eager radio experimenters, he began to entertain them. A teenage Santa Rosa boy died late Sunday night after being shot Saturday night. But the fate of the station changed in 1942. August 19, 2011 / 11:38 AM document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Whats missing is information on what year the KQW transmitter was moved from the church property to Alviso. Newby said, The voice was a shock to almost anyone who heard it for the first time.. "He's a treasure and an amazing resource," Wachter said. On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom. On rare occasions "DXers" (hobbyists who listen for distant stations) have reported receiving KCBS across the Pacific Ocean, and in Hawaii and Alaska.[2]. Part of Audacy. He is who I want to be -- still what I want to be -- when I grow up," Quan added. One year since Dobbs, The Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe vs. Wade Abortion protections. While CBS shareholders retained a 72% ownership stake in the combined company, Entercom was the surviving entity, separating KCBS radio from KPIX. This communication link was to continue on a regular basis for over eight months. He related the incident to Professor Greb: I think what started the whole thing so far as putting the voice out over this large antenna was when I brought in a little one-inch spark coil and he had a microphone, and we connected the thing into a storage battery and talked into this microphone and rattled out some voice.