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from Mr. Pendleton's station (6UV) have recently been heard with good audibility in
Portland, Oregon". Later that year The Radio Telephone Shop was issued a license for an Experimental station, 6XAE. A contemporary review noted that 6XAE was continuing the 8:00-9:00 p.m. Tuesday and Friday programs, transmitted on a wavelength of 425 meters (706 kHz).
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November 1, 1922 there were twelve "San Francisco Bay District" stations sharing time on 360 meters, the station was not included in the regional assignments that took effect on that date. KYY was formally deleted on January 24, 1923.
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reported that "The radio telephone station at 175 Steuart St., San
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348:San Mateo
343:Palo Alto
312:Peninsula
1645:See also
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1586:San Jose
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1692:Part 15
1619:Modesto
1536:KQWA-LP
1503:Defunct
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1402:KQED-FM
1397:KQEB-LP
1392:KQEA-LP
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1323:KNBR-FM
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1222:KHMV-LP
1212:KGPC-LP
1202:KGMZ-FM
1197:KFRC-FM
1187:KEXU-LP
1172:KEPT-LP
1100:KBLX-FM
1080:KACR-LP
1011:107.7-2
1006:107.7-1
1001:107.3-3
996:107.3-2
991:107.3-1
986:106.9-1
981:106.1-1
976:105.3-1
971:103.7-2
966:103.7-1
961:102.9-3
956:102.9-2
951:102.9-1
946:102.1-1
941:101.3-2
936:101.3-1
757:KXSF-LP
752:KSFP-LP
737:KQEB-LP
732:KQEA-LP
727:KGPC-LP
722:KEPT-LP
712:KPEA-LP
707:KJTZ-LP
702:KEXU-LP
697:KACR-LP
338:Oakland
48:area.
30:History
1614:Merced
1609:Fresno
1075:K285FA
1070:K281BU
1065:K277CH
1060:K269FB
1055:K265CV
1050:K249DJ
1045:K237GZ
1040:K229DD
1035:K205BM
1030:K201BV
931:99.7-2
926:99.7-1
921:98.1-1
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891:94.9-1
886:93.3-1
881:88.5-1
861:162.55
851:162.45
748:102.5
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1217:KHB49
1162:KEC49
1152:KDX54
856:162.5
846:162.4
822:104.9
817:104.1
812:103.3
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802:100.9
744:100.9
718:96.9
693:96.1
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671:107.3
666:106.9
661:106.1
656:105.3
651:104.5
646:103.7
641:102.9
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631:101.7
626:101.3
525:89.5
500:89.3
252:Radio
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1541:KSAN
1530:KGEI
1520:KFRC
1510:KABN
1489:KZDG
1484:KYLD
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1469:KVHS
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1434:KSFN
1429:KSFB
1417:KSAN
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1142:KDIA
1137:KDFC
1132:KCSM
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1122:KCEA
1117:KCBS
1095:KATD
1090:KALX
1085:KALW
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792:95.3
787:93.7
782:88.9
777:88.1
686:LPFM
621:99.7
616:98.9
611:98.1
606:97.3
601:96.5
596:95.7
591:94.9
586:94.1
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576:92.7
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1525:KGB
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1348:HD3
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1207:KGO
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