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times KFRC called itself "Frisco Radio". 1950s KFRC competitors with similar formats included KSFO, KNBC (formerly KPO, later KNBR), KGO and KROW (later KABL). Entering the 1960s, with Top 40 rock and roll radio growing in strength, MOR stations had declining shares of listeners and revenue. Not all of them could survive as MOR.
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format proved very successful in the Bay market, reaching number one with the popular 25–54 demo. Sign on line up began after a week long taped segment talking about the history of Bay Area Radio. The first Air Talent line up included Harry Nelson, Chuck Geiger (a mainstay of KXXX), Brian Lee and Jym
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radio programmer Jack Silver, who would be the last voice heard when KFRC ended its Top 40 era. Technically, Don Sainte-Johnn was the last air personality on KFRC (with all respect to programmer Jack Silver, who was a manager, not considered air talent for KFRC). Sainte-Johnn had been specifically
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acquired KFRC. The format evolved to feature relaxed "air personalities" playing the adult hits of the day (Frank
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radio format, style and "feel" of his show. Rose revealed in a Risky
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194:The Big Rock Candy Mountains
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635:Paul McCartney and Wings
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1517:San Francisco Chronicle
1463:"KFRC 610am commercial"
1385:"KFRC's annual top 100"
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1073:Gonna Make You Sweat
720:I Love Rock and Roll
620:Captain and Tennille
237:Blue Monday Jamboree
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1533:. Tangentsunset.com
1227:"Music--As Written"
118:Stanford University
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