[FEATURED EXHIBIT]

Alex BennettAlex Bennett (photo, right), Renel, Bob Fouts, Bill Gavin, Doug Pledger, Dave Sholin, Red Blanchard and Russ Hodges are among the local legends elected to the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame's Class of 2008. Review the full list of new Hall of Famers ... and read all about the induction luncheon gala on October 1 at the Doubletree Inn on the Berkeley Marina! [CLICK HERE]

[SOUND OF THE CITY]

Click here to hear "The Sound Of The City""The sound of the city, the sounds that are heard, in San Francisco..." These words begin the most memorable radio station jingle of all times — KSFO's signature "Sound Of The City" theme song. Hear it — and the story behind its creation — in a special extended presentation.  [CLICK HERE]

[voices out of the fog]

NBC Radio CityIn the early 1970s, John Schneider began the epic task of chronicling the history of radio in the San Francisco Bay Area. The museum is proud to announce that Mr. Schneider has allowed us to present this monumental account of the Bay Area radio's colorful origins and development. [CLICK HERE]

[Contribute]

Get your copy of "The Hits Just Keep On Coming"!Get your copy of Ben Fong-Torres' "The Hits Just Keep On Coming" on CD and help the Bay Area Radio Museum continue bringing you the best of local radio! [CLICK HERE]

The Bay Area Radio Museum is a non-profit corporation operated for the public's benefit. Your contribution assists us in allowing more rare and memorable exhibits to be offered, provides us with resources to help restore and preserve archival recordings and photographs, and helps to pay for the bandwidth, licensing fees and operating expenses required to bring these exhibits to you via the Internet.

If you enjoy visiting the Bay Area Radio Museum, we hope you'll consider making a generous financial contribution to help us continue to grow! [CLICK HERE]

[WELCOME!]

Archival broadcasts, historical documents, photographs, music surveys ... trace the history of radio in the San Francisco Bay Area from its origins in the early Twentieth Century through its development into a network powerhouse in the 1930s and 1940s and a thriving source of entertainment, news and sports today. The Bay Area Radio Museum presents a rotating series of features for your enjoyment.

[KNBR COLLECTION]

KNBR 68 Logo (1972)You may know it today as "The Sports Leader," but San Francisco's KNBR/68 was once a full-service powerhouse built around music, news and first-rate personalities, including Frank Dill, Doug Pledger, Mike Cleary, Carter B. Smith and Ron Lyons. As the key station on the West Coast for the NBC Radio network, KNBR traces its roots back to broadcasting's earliest days. Listen to a lifetime of memories in our salute to a true giant! [CLICK HERE]

[1260 KYA RADIO]

1260 KYA RadioThe "Boss Of The Bay" is back! If you grew up in the Bay Area as a fan of the legendary 1260 KYA Radio, it's back and sounding greater than ever in high fidelity MP3pro Stereo, along with those classic KYA jingles and your favorite Top 40 hits of the '50s, '60s and '70s — presented by the Bay Area Radio Museum and hosted by Gary Mora, an original voice of KYA Radio. Tune in to Golden Gate Great Radio now! [CLICK HERE]

[SPORTS Feature]

"Shot on goal!" Bay Area hockey fans instantly remember Roy Storey's signature call, heard here when the venerable broadcaster called Seals action on ice, first in the minor-league WHL and later in the NHL. Listen in as Roy and his sidekick Bill King bring all the action of the San Francisco Seals against the Seattle Totems for the 1962-63 WHL Championship on KFRC[CLICK HERE]

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Bay Area Radio Museum

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THE BAY AREA RADIO MUSEUM IS A CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION
DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND HONORING THE HISTORY OF
RADIO BROADCASTING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING OF THE BROADCAST & NEWSPAPER
MUSEUM OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CONSORTIUM,
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS,
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY,
AND THE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTING HISTORICAL SOCIETIES