Mike,
Thank You! This brings back so many memories. I lived in San Francisco
back then, of the park on west side of 9th Ave. between Kirkham and Lawton.
Do you remember what group played on the street at the KMPX strike, and
who paid for it? Blue Cheer, and Owlsley. Looking back it seems like a
commercial, as Blue Cheer was one of Owlsley's "products".
Steve "Now of a small farming town in Iowa" Hawkins
On 6/17/14, 6:00 PM, Mike Hawkins wrote:
Similarly, KMPX in San Francisco broadcast album-oriented rock back in the
days when it was called underground. The DJs were generally from Top 40 AM
stations who felt there was more to the music than what could be said in
three minutes or less. KMPX became very popular in San Francisco, and the
owner decided that the DJs were getting paid too much money. Out of the
kindness of his heart, he instituted a pay cut and they instituted a
strike. They pooled their money and bought a floundering classical station
owned by Metromedia named KSAN. They moved their format from KMPX to KSAN,
and KSAN immediately became the #1 FM station in San Francisco for younger
demographics, and also became the station that was copied in every major
market. KSAN lasted from 1967 until it went country somewhere around 1980.
--
Stephen Hawkins NG0G
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