Wilson. During its early days, KFI carried such sporting events as the World Series and the Rose Bowl. This FM station's original city of license was Glendale. Official Facebook page of KFI AM 640 in Southern California. He says. Owner Cox Broadcasting hired John Rook as program director. Today's show features more stakeholders in the balance between law enforcement and communities of color. In summer 2004, KFI became the most listened to talk radio station in the United States, beating New York City's WABC in cumulative audience during the rating period. Fans Can Watch NLCS on Drive-In Screen at Dodger Stadium for $75, Bobcat Fire Smolders in Angeles National Forest; 92% Contained. Barkley split off from the morning show to go to KABC. Blackstock, Joe. KFI NEWS TEAM (449622) Meagan Faison - Editor Sep 17, 2020. This was common at the time, when some station owners saw no money from FM and no future in FM. Today's show features more stakeholders in the balance between law enforcement and communities of color. He also serves as a subject matter expert for aviation related topics and news stories. The solid steel truss, originally built in 1948, collapsed upon itself, mostly landing in a parking lot to the north of the site (KFI was relatively late to convert from a horizontal to a vertical antenna—same-market Class A KNX converted to a vertical in 1938, and same-state Class As KGO and KPO (now KNBR) converted to verticals in 1941 and 1949, respectively). Matt Drudge - syndicated Internet news personality who ran on KFI Sunday nights 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm the end of September 2007. By 1948 and 1949, other early FM stations on the band around L.A. included KNX-FM at 93.1; KWIK-FM in Burbank at 94.3; KFMV-Hollywood at 94.7; KECA-FM 95.5; KRKD-FM 96.3; KVOE-FM in Santa Ana at 96.7; KKLA (owned by KFSG/1150) at 97.1; KAGH-FM in Pasadena at 98.3; KMGM (owned by the movie studio) at 98.7; KMPC-FM at 100.3; KNOB in Long Beach at 103.1 (moved to 97.9 by 1958); KFAC-FM at 104.3 (moved to 92.3 by 1955); KCLI/105.1 and KFI-FM on 105.9. So we'd like to introduce you to KFI's Employee of the Month for September, our award-winning News Editor, Nikki Campbell! He talks about recently being racially profiled and has been accused of gang affiliation by police officers. Podcast Aggregate - Wake Up Call - Bill Handel Show - Gary and Shannon - John and Ken - Tim Conway Jr. - KFI's Featured Segments! In 2006 Elmer shared the Associated Press's Bill Stout Award for Station Spot News with other members of the KFI news team for their coverage September 2005 Topanga fire. Add your comment below. [10], In recent years, especially since the 2003 recall of the Governor of California, afternoon drive hosts John and Ken have become actively involved in several political causes, most notably that of illegal immigration. - Change in Management: A Radio Play Podcast. Later, the 1951 Broadcasting Yearbook listed KFI-FM's power as 16,500 watts. Later, it carried "Monitor," the network's very successful weekend radio service. The tower has been dedicated to the memory of John Paoli, KFI Chief Engineer from 2000 to 2008, who died suddenly from a previously unknown genetic heart condition soon after overseeing the construction of the new tower. Ariel Schroeder . Shortly after Thomas left KFI for WLS in Chicago the morning show fell apart. Charlie Fox hosted late nights on KFI's top forty format in the late 1970s. From the time of its inception in 1926, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) operated two networks, the Red Network and the Blue Network. (In 2014, Clear Channel would become iHeartMedia after its iHeartRadio internet streaming platform.) Nikki has been a part of the KFI News Team since 2006 and her dedication to her job is clear. In the spring of 1984, KFI was ranked twenty-eighth in the Los Angeles Arbitron ratings, ahead of only KHJ among AM music stations in the market. KFI is a Class A 50,000 watt, non-directional station. According to a May 1, 2004 broadcast by Art Bell, this station can even be heard by sensitive receivers in parts of the eastern United States, if there are no nearby stations operating on 640 kHz. During the dark days of World War II, KFI was there to provide air raid and blackout warnings. A sample from the Los Angeles Times radio page for December 1949 from 3 to 9 pm shows KFI-FM offering those with FM receivers programs with titles such as Afternoon Melodies, Classics, Music For You, Symphony Moods and World of Music. In … KFI's call letters were assigned sequentially but many people assumed that the "FI" stood for "Farmers Information." Official Facebook page of KFI AM 640 in Southern California. In their conversation with Steve, Lieutenants Bixler and Gannon discuss the evolution of mental health responses, how officers respond to various calls including stalkers in the Hollywood area, and what a typical day looks like for them. He was also a founder of one of the earliest television stations in Los Angeles, KFI-TV (now KCAL-TV) and KFI-FM, both of which were disposed of in 1951. With its low operating frequency, its 50,000 watts of power, and its non-directional, 722-foot, single tower, antenna system, KFI's night-time signal could be heard over vast sections of the United States and various parts of the world. More stimulating talk in Los Angeles and Orange County. MEET THE NEWS TEAM. The ceremony was broadcast live over KFI (AM) from Mount Wilson from noon to 12:15 pm that afternoon. ALL ACCESS hears that former CBS RADIO News WNEW/WASHINGTON D.C. Bureau Chief KRIS ANKARLO is headed west to join iHEARTMEDIA News-Talk KFI-A/LOS ANGELES as reporter/anchor. It received its license to operate on March 31, 1922 and began operating on April 16, 1922, and after a succession of power increases, became one of the United States' first high-powered, clear-channel stations.

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