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The Ultimate Guide to Bay Area Radio

You can count on radio stations to change hands or formats sooner or later, so we cannot guarantee this directory is up-to-date at all times.  We have expanded our listing to include digital channels (click on Home for more details on digital HD radio).  Since some radio stations simulcast on digital television, we have also added the channel for the one that’s free on terrestrial TV and the cable channels for the 30 local stations that may be available to all subscribers in the Bay Area (check with your cable TV company).  See Bay Area Radio Airplay for our compilation of real-time playlists (you may notice a slight delay when this page loads).  You’ll find some programming information at Bay Area Radio Shows.

[See Reviews of Bay Area Radio Stations]

When we first published this radio guide in the early 2000s, more than a few music stations did not provide live streaming or a real-time playlist for financial and technical reasons.  As these features have become the norm (though you may have to go to third-party sites for airplay archives in some cases), it’s no longer necessary to track their progress here.  So let us know what differentiating Web factors we should document next (Facebook likes?).

 


 

San Francisco

 

FM Radio Stations and Selective AM Radio Stations
Freq.
(KHz/
MHz)
Call Letters/
Web Site [TV Channel]
Name and Format Range/
Location
Owner

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco
560 KSFO
ksfo.com
Talk S2 CML
610 KEAR
familyradio.com
Family Radio, Christian news/talk S2 FS
680 KNBR
knbr.com
Sports S4 CML
740 KCBS
kcbs.radio.com
News S4 ETC
810 KGO
kgoradio.com
Talk, sports S4 CML
860 KTRB
860amtheanswer.com
“The Answer,” news/talk S4 SM
910 KKSF
espndeportes910.iheart.com
ESPN Deportes, sports in Spanish S2 IHM
960 KNEW
bloombergradio.com
Bloomberg Radio, business news S2 IHM
1010 KIQI
kiqi1010am.com
Spanish news/talk, sports S2? MRB
1050 KTCT
knbr.com
Sports S4 CML
1220 KDOW
kdow.biz
Business news/talk, sports S2 SM
1260 KSFB
ihradio.org
Immaculate Heart Radio, Catholic news/talk S2 IHR
1450 KEST
kestradio.com
“Personal Growth,” talk S1 MRB
88.5 KQED
kqed.org/radio [960]
News/talk S4 PUB
89.5 KPOO
kpoo.com
Variety S1 PUB
90.3 KOSC
kdfc.com [981]
University of Southern California, classical S1 EDU
90.9 KCSF
ccsf.edu
City College of San Francisco, variety S? EDU
91.7 KALW
kalw.org
San Francisco Unified School District, news/talk S2 PUB-EDU
92.7 KREV
927rev.com [964]
“The Revolution,” mainstream top 40 S1 RI
93.3 KRZZ
yosoyraza.com [965]
“La Raza,” regional Mexican S3 SBS
93.7 SFLR-LPFM
sfsoul.me
SF Soul Radio S0
The Mission-North Beach
PUB
94.9 KYLD
wild949.com [969]
“Wild,” mainstream top 40 S4 IHM
KYLD-HD2
iheartevolution.com
Evolution, dance
95.7 KGMZ
957thegame.com [971]
“The Game,” sports S3 ETC
KGMZ-HD2
957thegame.com
“The Wolf,” country
96.5 KOIT
koit.com [972]
Classic adult contemporary S4 BV
KOIT-HD2 Oldies: 1950s-60s
97.3 KLLC
radioalice.com [973]
“Alice,” adult top 40 S4 ETC
KLLC-HD2
radioalice.com
“Chill,” adult dance
KLLC-HD3
radiodisney.com
Radio Disney, teen pop
98.1 KISQ
981thebreeze.com [974]
“The Breeze,” classic adult contemporary S4 IHM
KISQ-HD2
981thebreeze.com
“Beat Street,” classic hip-hop (?)
98.9 KSOL
quebuena989.com [976]
“Que Buena,” regional Mexican S2 UNI
KSOL-HD2 Regional Mexican?
99.7 KMVQ
997now.com [977]
“Now,” mainstream top 40 S4 BV
KMVQ-HD2
997now.com/pulse
“Pulse Radio,” dance
KMVQ-HD3
radiozindagi.com
KZDG simulcast (see East Bay)
100.7 KSFS
ksfsmedia.net/radio
San Francisco State University, variety S? EDU
101.3 KIOI
1013.com [980]
“Star,” adult top 40 S4 IHM
KIOI-HD2 Oldies: 1980s
102.1 KRBQ
q102sf.com [981]
“Q102,” classic hip-hop, rhythmic AC S4 ETC
KRBQ-HD2
kfox.com
“Deep Cuts,” classic rock
103.7 KOSF
iheart80sradio.com [983]
Oldies: 1980s S3 IHM
KOSF-HD2
bloombergradio.com
Bloomberg Radio, business news
104.5 KFOG
kfog.com [984]
Triple-A rock, 1970s oldies S3 CML
KFOG-HD2 “The New Music Matrix,” classic rock annuals?
105.3 KITS
alt1053.radio.com [986]
“ALT,” modern rock S4 ETC
KITS-HD2
indie105.com
“Indie 105,” indie rock (“Classic Live 105?”)
106.1 KMEL
kmel.com [987]
R&B/hip-hop S4 IHM
KMEL-HD2
kmel.com
“The Beat,” R&B/hip-hop
106.9 KFRC
kcbs.radio.com
KCBS simulcast S4 ETC 
KFRC-HD2 Oldies
107.7 KSAN
1077thebone.com [989]
“The Bone,” classic rock, sports S3 CML
KSAN-HD2
nashfmsjo.com
“Nash FM,” country

 

 


 

 East Bay

 

FM Radio Stations and Selective AM Radio Stations
Freq.
(KHz/
MHz)
Call Letters/
Web Site [TV Channel]
Name and Format Range/
Location
Owner

San Francisco Bay Area

East Bay
990 KATD
kiqi1010am.com
KIQI simulcast (see San Francisco) S2 MRB
1100 KFAX
kfax.com
Christian talk S4 SM
1190 KDYA
gospel1190.net
“The Light,” gospel S2 BB
1310 KMKY
radiomirchi1310.com
Radio Mirchi, South Asian variety S2 RMC
1400 KVTO
kvto.net
Chinese news/talk S1
Berkeley
PRC
1480 KABN News, weather S1
Concord
CA
1510 KSFN Chinese S1
Piedmont
PMI
1550 KZDG
radiozindagi.com
“Radio Zindagi,” South Asian variety S2? ETC
88.1 KECG
worldoneradio.org/kecg-radio
El Cerrito High School, variety S1
El Cerrito
EDU
88.1 K201BV
kqed.org/radio [960]
KQED simulcast (see San Francisco) S0
Benicia-Martinez
PUB
89.3 KOHL
kohlradio.com
Ohlone College, mainstream top 40 S1
Fremont
EDU
89.3 KPFB
kpfa.org
KPFA for youth? S1
Berkeley
PUB
89.3 K207DN
csnradio.com
Calvary Satellite Network, religious S0
Byron
CSN
89.3 K207EP
kycc.org
KYCC simulcast (see San Joaquin Valley) S0
Concord
EDU
89.5 KSMC
stmarys-ca.edu/ksmc
Saint Mary’s College of California, variety S1
Moraga
EDU
89.5 K208CT
klove.com
“K-LOVE” simulcast (see Wine Country) S0
Livermore
EMF
89.9 KCRH
kcrhradio.com
Chabot College, variety S0
Hayward
EDU
90.1 K211EZ
kycc.org
KYCC simulcast (see San Joaquin Valley) S0
Livermore
EDU
90.3 K212BJ
kycc.org
KYCC simulcast (see San Joaquin Valley) S0
Dublin
EDU
90.5 KVHS
kvhs.com
“The Edge,” Clayton Valley High School, active rock S1
Concord
EDU
90.7 KALX
kalx.berkeley.edu
University of California, Berkeley; variety S1
Berkeley
EDU
92.1 KKDV
kkdv.com
“Diablo Valley's Hometown Station,” adult contemporary, sports S2 AM
93.7 KOOX
koox.net
“The X,” classic rock S0
Oakland
PUB
94.1 KPFA
kpfa.org [967]
Variety S4 PUB
97.7 K249DJ KECG simulcast (see above) S0
San Pablo
EDU
100.9 K265CV
klove.com
“K-LOVE” simulcast (see Wine Country) S0
Fremont
EMF
101.7 KKIQ
kkiq.com
“Your Hometown Station,” adult contemporary S2 AM
102.9 KBLX
kblx.com [982]
Adult R&B S3 BV
104.1 KFRB-LPFM
freeradio.org
Free Radio Berkeley S0
Berkeley
PUB

 


 

 Silicon Valley/South Bay

 

FM Radio Stations and Selective AM Radio Stations
Freq.
(KHz/
MHz)
Call Letters/
Web Site [TV Channel]
Name and Format Range/
Location
Owner

San Francisco Bay Area

Silicon Valley/South Bay
1120 KZSJ
quehuongmedia.com
Que Huong Radio, Vietnamese S2 DPT
1170 KLOK
klok1170am.com
“Desi,” South Asian variety S4 PBN
1290 KAZA
vienthao.com
“Vien Thao Radio,” Vietnamese S2 RF
1370 KZSF
1370am.com
“La Kaliente,” regional Mexican, sports S2 DB
1430 KVVN
kvvn.net
Vietnamese news/talk S1
San Jose
PRC
1500 KSJX
vnamradio.net
Vietnamese S2 LSR
1590 KLIV
kliv.com
Classic country, sports S2 EP
87.9 KSFH
sfhs.com
Saint Francis High School, active rock S0
Mountain View
EDU
88.1 K201FW
csnradio.com
Calvary Satellite Network, religious S0
Los Gatos
CSN
88.9 K205BN
air1.com
“Air 1” simulcast (see Monterey Peninsula) S0
Los Gatos
EMF
89.3 KMTG
893thestampede.weebly.com
“The Stampede,” Pioneer High School, modern rock S1
San Jose-Blossom Hill
EDU
89.7 KFJC
kfjc.org
Foothill College, variety S1
Los Altos Hills
EDU
90.1 KZSU
kzsu.stanford.edu
Stanford University, variety S1
Stanford
EDU
90.3 K212AA
kdfc.com
KOSC simulcast (see San Francisco) S0
Los Gatos
EDU
90.5 KSJS
ksjs.org
“Ground Zero Radio,” San Jose State University, variety S1
San Jose
EDU
91.5 KKUP
kkup.org
“People’s Radio,” variety S1
Cupertino
PUB
91.9 K220BV
klove.com
“K-LOVE” simulcast (see Wine Country) S0
San Jose
EMF
92.3 KSJO
bolly923fm.com [963]
“Bolly,” South Asian variety S3 UMA
94.5 KBAY
kbay.com [968]
Adult contemporary S3 AM
95.3 KRTY
krty.com [970]
Country S1
San Jose
EP
96.1 KSQQ
ksqq.com
Multilingual music: Latin, Asian S2 CYT
97.7 KFFG
kfog.com [984]
KFOG simulcast (see San Francisco) S2 CML
KFFG-HD2 Top 40
98.5 KUFX
kfox.com [975]
“KFOX,” classic rock, sports S3 BV
KUFX-HD2
kfox.com
?
99.3 K257BE
klove.com
“K-LOVE” simulcast (see Wine Country) S0
Los Gatos
EMF
100.3 KBRG
amor1003.com [979]
“Amor,” Latin adult contemporary S4 UNI
KBRG-HD2 Latin oldies?
100.9 K265CY
air1.com
“Air 1” simulcast (see Monterey Peninsula) S0
San Jose
EMF
103.3 KSCU
kscu.org
“The Underground Sound,” Santa Clara University, variety S1
Santa Clara
EDU
103.3 K277BN
ksqq.com
KSQQ simulcast (see above) S0
San Martin
CYT
104.1 KJCC
kjcclive.com
San Jose City College, variety S0
San Jose-Parkmoor
EDU
104.1 KVCH
kvch.valleychristian.net
Valley Christian High School S0
San Jose-Edenvale
EDU
104.1 K---
decanne.com/BART-FM
“BART-FM,” variety S0
San Jose-Willow Glen?
PUB
104.9 KXSC
kdfc.com
University of Southern California, classical S2 EDU
KXSC-HD2 ?
105.7 KVVF
hot1057fm.com
“Hot,” rhythmic top 40 S3 UNI
KVVF-HD2 ?
106.5 KEZR
mymix1065.com [988]
“Mix,” adult top 40 S3 AM

 


 

Peninsula

 

FM Radio Stations and Selective AM Radio Stations
Freq.
(KHz/
MHz)
Call Letters/
Web Site [TV Channel]
Name and Format Range/
Location
Owner

San Francisco Bay Area

Peninsula
89.1 KCEA
kcea.org
Menlo-Atherton High School, swing/Big Band S1
Atherton
EDU
91.1 KCSM
kcsm.org/jazz91 [60-3, 962]
“Jazz 91,” College of San Mateo, jazz S3 PUB-EDU

 


 

Wine Country

 

FM Radio Stations and Selective AM Radio Stations
Freq.
(KHz/
MHz)
Call Letters/
Web Site [TV Channel]
Name and Format Range/
Location
Owner

San Francisco Bay Area

Wine Country
1350 KSRO
ksro.com
News/talk, sports S2 ASM
1440 KVON
kvon.com
Sports S1
Napa
WC
1460 KRRS
elpatronradio.com
“El Patron,” regional Mexican S1?
Santa Rosa
MB
1490 KZNB
lazkznb.com
“La Z,” Regional Mexican S1?
Petaluma
MB
88.3 K202CT
kqed.org/radio [960]
KQED simulcast (see San Francisco) S0
Santa Rosa
PUB
89.1 KBBF
kbbf.org
Bilingual news/talk S1
Santa Rosa
PUB
89.5 K208DO
csnradio.com
Calvary Satellite Network, religious S0
Napa
CSN
89.9 KDFC
kdfc.com [981]
KOSC simulcast (see San Francisco) S1
Angwin
EDU
90.9 K215CQ
krcb.org [961]
KRCB simulcast (see below) S0
Santa Rosa
PUB
91.1 KRCB
krcb.org [961]
Variety S1
Rohnert Park
PUB
91.3 KSVY
ksvy.org
Variety S2? PUB
91.9 KLVR
klove.com
“K-LOVE,” Christian adult contemporary S1
Santa Rosa
EMF
92.1 K221DQ
klove.com
“K-LOVE” simulcast (see above) S0
Petaluma
EMF
92.9 KFGY
froggy929.com
“Froggy,” country S3 ASM
93.7 KJZY
kjzy.com [966]
Contemporary jazz S2? RES
95.1 KGGV-LPFM
kggv.fm
“The Bridge,” Guerneville Community Church, variety S0
Guerneville
GCC
95.9 KRSH
krsh.com
“The Krush,” Americana S2?
Santa Rosa
SC
96.7 KNOB Silent S2?
Santa Rosa
SC
97.7 KVRV
977theriver.com
“The River,” classic rock S3 ASM
98.7 KXTS
exitos987.com
“Exitos,” regional Mexican S0
Santa Rosa
SC
99.3 KVYN
993thevine.com
“The Vine,” adult contemporary S1
Napa
WC
100.1 KZST
kzst.com [978]
Adult contemporary S1
Santa Rosa
RES
100.9 KSXY
the101.fm
“The 101,” modern rock S1
Santa Rosa
SC
KSXY-HD2
latino955.com
Latin pop
101.7 KHTH
hot1017.com
“Hot,” mainstream top 40 S2 ASM
104.1 KJOR
lamejornetwork.com
“La Mejor,” Latin oldies S1
Rohnert Park
LZ
104.9 KDHT
khits1049.com [985]
“K-Hits,” oldies: 1980s-90s S2 ASM
105.7 KQSL-LPFM
redeemersr.org
Redeemer Presbyterian Church, religious S0
Penngrove
RPC
105.7 KRPC-LPFM [pending?] Sonoma State University, variety S0
Rohnert Park
EDU
106.3 KBBL
1063thebull.com
“The Bull,” country S1?
Cazadero
RES
106.5 KSHC-LPFM
sabbathfellowship.org
St. Helena Seventh-day Adventist Church, religious S0
Saint Helena
SAC
107.1 KSRT
radiolazer.com
Regional Mexican S2 LZ

 


 

North Bay

 

FM Radio Stations and Selective AM Radio Stations
Freq.
(KHz/
MHz)
Call Letters/
Web Site [TV Channel]
Name and Format Range/
Location
Owner

San Francisco Bay Area

North Bay
1610 ----
radiosausalito.org
“Radio Sausalito,” jazz S0
Southern Marin
PUB
88.1 KSRH
sanrafael.srcs.org
San Rafael High School, variety S0
San Rafael
EDU
88.9 K205BM
klove.com
“K-LOVE” simulcast (see Wine Country) S0
San Rafael
EMF
89.9 K210EH
kwmr.org
KWMR simulcast (see below) S1
Bolinas
PUB
90.5 KWMR
kwmr.org
Variety S1
Point Reyes Station
PUB
92.3 K222CO
kwmr.org
KWMR simulcast (see above) S1
Lagunitas
PUB
100.7 KVVZ
hot1057fm.com
KVVF simulcast (see Silicon Valley) S1
San Rafael
UNI

 


 

Delta-Suisun Bay

 

FM Radio Stations and Selective AM Radio Stations
Freq.
(KHz/
MHz)
Call Letters/
Web Site [TV Channel]
Name and Format Range/
Location
Owner

San Francisco Bay Area

Delta-Suisun Bay
1640 KDIA
kdia.com
“The Light,” Christian talk S2? BB
91.5 KASK
kaskradio.com
Christian talk S0
Vacaville
MN
91.5 KRVH
krvh.org
“Radio Rio,” Rio Vista High School, oldies (silent?) S0
Rio Vista
EDU
91.5 K218CC
klove.com
“K-LOVE” simulcast (see Wine Country) S0
Leisure Town
EMF
93.5 K228DM
kycc.org
KYCC simulcast (see San Joaquin Valley) S0
Vacaville
EDU
95.3 KUIC
kuic.com
“Your Hometown Station,” adult contemporary S2 AM

 


 

Directory Legend

We have divided the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area into seven locally recognized regions.

Note that the most powerful Bay Area radio stations’ frequencies are in boldface.  The physical locations of the weakest radio stations are listed for your convenience.  Also highlighted are the call letters of local commercial stations (for-profit operations based in California)—excluding translators, repeaters, and boosters.

Range:  Maximum signal strength for clear reception; FM radio range largely determined by power and elevation of transmitter (based on Jeffrey Dingle’s “Essential Radio”):

Owner/parent company:  Note that in the case of a leased frequency, we list the actual broadcaster instead of the owner of the frequency.

—California

—Out-of-state

[More Radio Stations Beyond the Bay Area]

[See Radio Formats Illustrated]

 


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The Stats

 

Bay Area FM Radio Stations
Format Number HQ
California
HQ
Out-of-State
Commercial (total) 46 14 32
Top 40 (mainstream, rhythmic, dance, adult) 9 3 6
R&B (R&B/hip-hop, adult R&B) 2 0 2
Country 3 2 1
Rock (mainstream, modern, triple-A, Americana) 7 0 7
Adult contemporary/rhythmic AC 6 4 2
Latin (top 40, rhythm, regional Mexican, oldies, Portuguese) 8 2 6
Christian (inspirational, news/talk) 2 2 0
Jazz (contemporary, traditional) 2 1 1
Classical 1 0 1
Oldies (top 40, rock, AC, R&B) 6 0 6
Noncommercial (total) 41 39 2
Public (news/talk, variety, jazz, Latin) 12 10 2
Educational (variety, top 40, rock, jazz, swing/Big Band, news/talk) 21 21 0
Religious (Christian AC/top 40) 8 8 0
Total 87 54 33

 

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