What an abrupt change. I still don't get why beautiful music was removed from the FM Dial. It's stress relieving. Boy we need it back now with all that's going on in this world.
You know there must have been a few people caught completely unawares by that format flip on that fateful day, perhaps driving their Buicks into a telephone pole as a result.
Dave Logan came from WLAV-FM in Grand Rapids (MI) to program KFOG. Brought M. Dung out west with him. Love the spots they air for other Beautiful Music stations prior to the switch. WCFL in Chicago did the same when they flipped from Top 40 to Beautiful Music in 1977. One was a spot for WLS. Started with Fred Winston saying "ladies and gentlemen....now for a sound you thought you would never hear on this radio station", followed by the "89-WLS" jingle. Classic stuff!
I was there at the brand new studio in Ghirardelli Square about an hour before the cutover. I was kicked out to make room for the news cameras that would record the actual cutover, so I listened to the cutover in my car right outside the square looking at the studio window.
I believe they are going to re-broadcast this tonight at 11:00 PM Pacific time, along with their last 10 at 10, which will be a tribute to the grateful dead.
KFOG's AOR flip is similar to how WRFM New York (then a sister station to KOIT) ditched beautiful music; no goodbye mentions of any sort from the announcer but the format was in place right up to the top-of-the-hour newscast.
What an abrupt change. I still don't get why beautiful music was removed from the FM Dial. It's stress relieving. Boy we need it back now with all that's going on in this world.
Farewell, KFOG... Like losing a good friend
I love how, after the famous Stray Cats tune, the second and third songs Dave played were the Beatles, yay! It all still sounds great.
You know there must have been a few people caught completely unawares by that format flip on that fateful day, perhaps driving their Buicks into a telephone pole as a result.
this was such a great radio station, with great disc jockies, remember disc jockies ? and yes i was a FOGHEAD. AWAYY.
I miss M.Dung. He was truly a unique character. A-way.....!
Notice they do an ad for KOIT 96, you can only hope they took the ad's advice before the change.
I love rock. I've been listening to it for a long time.
Thank you for sharing this.
Dave Logan came from WLAV-FM in Grand Rapids (MI) to program KFOG. Brought M. Dung out west with him. Love the spots they air for other Beautiful Music stations prior to the switch. WCFL in Chicago did the same when they flipped from Top 40 to Beautiful Music in 1977. One was a spot for WLS. Started with Fred Winston saying "ladies and gentlemen....now for a sound you thought you would never hear on this radio station", followed by the "89-WLS" jingle. Classic stuff!
I was there at the brand new studio in Ghirardelli Square about an hour before the cutover. I was kicked out to make room for the news cameras that would record the actual cutover, so I listened to the cutover in my car right outside the square looking at the studio window.
Love this station!
I believe they are going to re-broadcast this tonight at 11:00 PM Pacific time, along with their last 10 at 10, which will be a tribute to the grateful dead.
Sept 16th, 1982 was 30 years before i was even born.
This is great! I actually like some elevator music from time to time. Thanks Ellis! :)
KFOG's AOR flip is similar to how WRFM New York (then a sister station to KOIT) ditched beautiful music; no goodbye mentions of any sort from the announcer but the format was in place right up to the top-of-the-hour newscast.
The new and improved version KFOG did kick KMEL out of the rockradio mountain in 1982!
takes a lot for me to post a comment on anything - considering how it's now all come around 37 years later this clip is AMAZING
And now music is mainly on the internet and this station is all talk.
Awwww 😢❤️💓