Tag Archives: KGO

Should KGO 810′s coat-of-arms be a turnstile?

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Matthew Lasar

The San Francisco Chronicle‘s Andrew Ross is scratching his head at the latest changes at endlessly changing KGO AM 810 in that city. “If you’ve enjoyed listening to my Chronicle colleague C.W. Nevius on KGO Radio for the past 15 … finish reading Should KGO 810′s coat-of-arms be a turnstile?

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The five stages of commercial radio format change grief

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Matthew Lasar

I am reviewing the furious responses of our readers to Eric Klein’s story on the format change at KPOJ in Portland. Only ten days ago it was Progressive Talk Radio. Now it is a sports channel. “You’ve got to be kidding … finish reading The five stages of commercial radio format change grief

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KFOG: a “challenging week” since morning show changes

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Matthew Lasar

Another San Francisco Bay Area listener upheaval over morning show changes. This one at Cumulus owned KFOG 104.5 FM, where Bill Webster and “Irish Greg” McQuaid have been replaced by a new “KFOG in the Morning” program with Greg Gory, … finish reading KFOG: a “challenging week” since morning show changes

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Radio Survivor’s 2011 Year in Review

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Jennifer Waits

Happy 2012. Over the past few weeks, Matthew, Paul and I have written up our obligatory “year-end” pieces, summarizing some of the big radio trends from 2011. I covered college radio in my article, 2011: The Year that College Radio … finish reading Radio Survivor’s 2011 Year in Review

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Bereft KGO talk radio fans gear up for second demo

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Matthew Lasar

It is once more into the breach for Former Listeners of KGO, still furious over the Cumulus owned AM station dumping a slew of popular talk show hosts on December 1. The group has announced its second demonstration in front … finish reading Bereft KGO talk radio fans gear up for second demo

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Occupy KGO! Scenes from a San Francisco demonstration

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Matthew Lasar

I took a break from a holiday bike ride around San Francisco on Thursday to check in with the Occupy KGO and Former KGO Listeners crowd, who picketed the Cumulus owned station at its 900 Front Street headquarters. It was … finish reading Occupy KGO! Scenes from a San Francisco demonstration

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Monterey Bay area talk radio station harvesting bitter KGO listeners

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Matthew Lasar

More fallout from Bay Area talk radio signal KGO 810 AM’s move to cancel some of the station’s most popular on air talent. A demonstration against the purge is planned for Thursday. And Santa Cruz based talk station KSCO has … finish reading Monterey Bay area talk radio station harvesting bitter KGO listeners

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KGO Cuts Talk Shows, Angers Many San Francisco Listeners

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Jennifer Waits

A big programming shake-up took place at San Francisco radio station KGO this week. The commercial AM radio station launched an all news format yesterday, much to the chagrin of fans of its talk shows. Word initially came out last … finish reading KGO Cuts Talk Shows, Angers Many San Francisco Listeners

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