Arts & Entertainment Seattle Indie Station KEXP Buys Up Bay Area’s Constantly Format-Changing 92.7 FM, Starts Broadcasting Tuesday A popular Seattle radio station has bought the Bay Area’s 92.7 FM station (currently known as 92.7 The Hu$tle), and will start broadcasting their indie rock stylings next week.
Arts & Entertainment Bay Area's Live 105 Returns to Alt-Rock Format Following Fan Revolt In some good news especially for older Millennials and Gen Xers who still listen to FM radio, the station is dropping the 105.3 Dave FM "random" format it's had the last couple of years, and going back to the original.
SF News San Francisco Radio Stations Ban Lorde's 'Royals' For Duration Of World Series Forgetting the fact that Lorde's hit single "Royals" has already been overplayed to death by Top-40 radio stations, two San Francisco stations are putting the kibosh on its airplay for reasons of a
Arts & Entertainment Stop Everything: 96.5 KOIT XMas Barrage Begins At Noon TODAY What's more addictive and more dangerous this time of year than a gram of Tenderloin black tar? "Hey Santa!" by Brian Wilson by proxy. It borders on genius, really. So hooky. So California.
SF News KNBR Allows Misogynist Damon Bruce Back On Air The war on women continues unabated, with KNBR being the most recent apologist of anti-female sentiment. Damon Bruce, if you recall, went on a horrific tirade demonstrating his hatred toward women last week.
Arts & Entertainment 49ers Super Bowl Song Some Kind Of Hit Twerkng, the funky chicken, Alex Smith, Kaepernicking -- this song has it all. Or not. The most requested song on San Francisco's 99.7-FM KMVQ (NOW!) is the station's very own ditty dedicated
Arts & Entertainment You Guys, KOIT's 24/7 Holiday Music Barrage Means It's Officially CHRISTMASTIME! To all you soggy blankets, poopers at parties, and veritable drips who bemoan the early arrival of Christmas each year (hi, Jay!), we give unto you this. Drink it in. Soak it up.
Arts & Entertainment Neocon Radio Host Michael Savage To Stage Comeback Noted vaudevillian and former beatnik Michael Savage has been off the air since last month, due to, well, his Michael Savageness, but the former star plans a dramatic comeback return to the airwaves
SF News Neocon Radio Host Michael Savage Rages Over Blackballing Boomer generation-spawned performance artist Michael Savage penned a thoughtful and even-keeled response to local media blogger Rich Lieberman's question about whether or not the neoconservative radio host thinks that he's being blackballed in
SF News John Madden Slams Brian Wilson's ESPY Outfit SFist was the first to bring you the now-famous spandex suit Giants closer Brian Wilson wore at Wednesday's ESPY Awards, and it was glorious. We don't know about you, but our appreciation for
Arts & Entertainment Photo du Jour "Jhon Thumb" by Bob Horowitz. (The Jhon Thumb Band appearing live at Kimo on Wednesday, June 15.)
SF News Giants General Manager Slams Scott Cousins Buster Posey's collision with Marlins rookie Scott Cousins still has fans and teammaktes alike livid. And rightfully so. The crash yanked the noted Rookie of the Year out for the rest of the
SF News KUSF, the New Ike's Place? Hot on the heels of Benjamin Wachs and Joe Eskenazi's excellent article on silly ordinances at City Hall, SF Weekly roundaboutly reports that Supevisor Ross Mirkarimi plans on introducing a resolution supporting KUSF,
SF News Help Save KUSF Both private school students and classic music lovers are fuming ever since yesterday's KUSF announcement of a drastic change in format. An attempt to save KUSF is currently afoot with this handy Facebook
SF News (UPDATED) KUSF Changes Format; DJs And Students Left In Dark KUSF 90.3FM, noted for thier quality jazz and hip hop radio shows, sent out the this Twitter message claiming University of San Francisco just sold the station. "USF just sold KUSF! #WTF
SF News Meanwhile, In Berkeley: KPFA's Al Jazeera Radio Tune in to Berkeley-based KPFA from 6 - 7 a.m. on weekdays for their new Al Jazeera English program. According to the Daily Clog, "[t]he show started broadcasting here and in
SF News The KPFA Morning Show Ends Bay Area baby boomers took a hit to the black felt beret this week after The KPFA Morning Show was yanked from the air. Why? Well, for starters, radio is a dying industry.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Joanne Weir Comes to KGO Radio It's no secret SFist is stuck on Joanne Weir, one of our favorite chefs and local personalities. In addition to being unassuming and friendly in person, she taught us how to make a
SF News TV Stations Find Michael Savage Ad Too Offensive Performance artist and controversial radio host Michael Savage is screeching mad at local SF television stations. It seems, according to Rich Lieberman, some of them are refusing to air a spot he shot
SF News Michael Savage Back In SF At All-Sports KTRB Speaking of controversial radio, anti-gay, anti-happy, overall bigoted, and highly entertaining performance artist Michael Savage is back in the air in San Francisco. Ta-da. "Michael Savage, the SF-based, bombastic, syndicated talk-show host, late
SF News Ask SFist: Alice Radio's 'Sarah & Vinnie' Suspended? We know many of you haven't listened to terrestrial radio since you were a wee thing, emails have been pouring in today, asking us if we know what happened to Alice Radio's morning
SF News Air America Media, Green 960 Affiliate, To Close Rich Lieberman has word that Air America Media, affiliate to the eco-tinged Green 960, will shutdown operations immediately. "Air America Media CEO Charlie Kireker tells staff the liberal radio network will cease live
SF News Karel Comes Back To SF Radio On Monday Good news, radio listeners. Karel, the single-named, visibly homosexual radio talk show host, plans on coming back to the San Francisco airwaves next Monday. Rich Lieberman has the scoop, reporting that the "late
Arts & Entertainment SFist Hears: Live 105's Not So Silent Night @ Oracle Arena by Moses Namkung Intrigued by the opportunities to photograph Metric frontwoman Emily Haines and to finally see Vampire Weekend live, we headed out to Oracle Arena to experience Live 105's Not So Silent
Arts & Entertainment KJFC 50th Anniversary Party by Rachel Brodsky In a world where radio play matters less and less to an artists' career, the Bay Area is still a stronghold for high-quality college radio. You'll barely hear any pops
