KOIT-FM
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| City of license | San Francisco, California |
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| Broadcast area | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Branding | 96.5 KOIT |
| Slogan | Lite Rock, Less Talk |
| Frequency | 96.5 MHz FM (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | July 1947 (as KRON-FM) |
| Format | Lite Rock |
| ERP | 24,000 watts |
| HAAT | 480 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 6380 |
| Callsign meaning | refers to San Francisco landmark Coit Tower |
| Former callsigns | KRON-FM (1947-1975) KOIT (1975-1983) |
| Affiliations | Independent |
| Owner | Entercom Communications |
| Sister stations | KGMZ, KUFX, KUZX |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | koit.com |
KOIT-FM (96.5 MHz FM) is an Lite Rock-formatted radio station in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States. Its slogan is "Lite Rock, Less Talk". The station's programming was also simulcast for many years on 1260 AM. KSFB, a station carrying Roman Catholic programming, now operates on the latter frequency.
KOIT-FM is owned by Entercom Communications which also operates San Francisco radio stations KUFX/KUZX and KGMZ. The station transmits from Sutro Tower in San Francisco, with a power output of 24,000 watts effective radiated power. The signal can be received throughout the Bay Area with relative ease. There is also a booster station in Martinez, California called KOIT-3 that improves the coverage in the Diablo Valley area.
96.5 KOIT airs a "Lite Rock, Less Talk" format featuring artists like Kelly Clarkson, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Journey and the Eagles plus today's hottest Lite Rock artists including Maroon 5, Adele, John Mayer and Pink.
Since 2002, KOIT has been playing all holiday music beginning the week before Thanksgiving through Christmas Day, December 25th. KOIT is known as "The Bay Area's Official Christmas Music Station." This highly-popular programming significantly increases the station's audience during the holiday season. In 2011, the station switched to its all-Christmas format at 5 p.m. on Friday, November 18.
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[edit] History
- July 1947 - December 31, 1954: 96.5 frequency signs on as KRON-FM, co-owned with KRON-TV and the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper.
- 1957: KRON-FM returns to the air with evening-only programming devoted to classical music. During the 1960s, KRON-FM devotes a full hour (7 to 8 p.m.) to a complete Broadway show album. The station has no commercials, no underwriters, and no fund drives, but is operated by the Chronicle as a public service.[1]
- 1975: Chronicle Publishing Company, parent of the Chronicle, sells KRON-FM to Bonneville International which relaunches it as KOIT.
- December 13, 1983: Bonneville Broadcasting Co. purchases KYA from KING Broadcasting, changing the call letters to KOIT with 96.5 going to KOIT-FM per FCC convention. The KYA call letters remained in service at KYA-FM (93.3, now KRZZ) and went into retirement in 1993.
- January 18, 2007: Bonneville announces station swap with Entercom Communications, with KOIT and the other Bonneville FM radio holdings in San Francisco going to Entercom in return for three of Entercom's stations in Seattle, Washington and Entercom's entire radio cluster in Cincinnati, Ohio, subject to regulatory approval. [1] This trade would mark Entercom's re-entry into the country's fourth largest radio market.
- February 26, 2007: Entercom officially takes over via LMA.
- March 14, 2008: Entercom and Bonneville officially close on the deal, with KOIT and the other San Francisco FM stations formerly owned by Bonneville becoming owned by Entercom outright.
[edit] "Fresh FM" branding
According to Radio & Records, on February 6, 2007 it was announced that KOIT has acquired the "Fresh FM" branding for the San Francisco Bay Area. KOIT plans to integrate the branding alongside their "Lite Rock, Less Talk" slogan.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- KOIT-FM On-Air Playlist
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KOIT
- Radio-Locator information on KOIT
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KOIT
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