I've been trying to do this, but I think that I'm not tuning in early enough. I tried around 4:30 PM today, and for a while I heard two stations beating against one another. One was KGO, and I'm now sure what the second was. This second station disappeared within 10 minutes or so, long before sunset.

You might have just missed full power operation... local "sunset" for the station in Jan. is 4:30.

http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/srsstime?dlat=47&mlat=21&slat=22.00&dlon=119&mlon=28& slon=56.00&tzone=D

I have not logged this station, but I don't remember ever trying, is it fairly new at the 50KW power ?

Heard it this morning, but the signal took a dip about 10:00, so I did not get a clear id...got KT, then the bottom fell out! (No they were Not playing K.T. Tunstall)

Program content appears to be similar to 1330.

I was using an Eton E-5 in narrow mode, tuned to 812 Khz, pointed a slightly more North than the bearining to Ephrata would dictate, to better null KPDQ.

All Access reports: KTRB 860 Modesto CA will test its new night 50KW signal February 1st.

Something about the "San Francisco Sound" will stunt for the entire month. These are all well known acts from the bay area. The regular format debuts March 1.

I got KTBI some time earlier this fall on my trusty Sony 7600GR

Assuming fccinfo.com is right, and the most recent Application is correct, KTBI should be almost impossible to hear at night in Oregon, Washington or anywhere in Western Canada, but at least sends some signal in other directions than West during the day. The original Construction Pattern effectively had the same "West only" pattern, day and night.

The transmitter site, as shown on radio-locator.com, is a long way East of San Francisco -- actually closer to Interstate 5 than to the ocean. So, those highly directed 50,000 watts should provide a dynamite signal throughout the Bay area. Almost as tight a pattern as XERB and XETRA used to use to try and hit Los Angeles.

Radio Locator shows that the "local" signal contour on KGO extends for more than 110 miles over a fairly significant portion of the pattern! If their propagation model is correct, the big lobe that goes northwest into the ocean has a local contour extending about 300 miles! That's a pretty big signal.

I think Adiant is talking about KTRB 860.
Someone on another site said there is no electric power, so it runs on a diesel generator. Perhaps they should try using east bay hills wind power.

I'm hearing KTRB 860 tonight sporadically through substantial interference. Last night it was almost completely unlistenable, a little KPAM, a little classical, and a little who knows what.

"The Sound of San Francisco" stunt consists of all bands from the Bay Area, a variety of old "progressive rock" as well as big hits from a limited roster of artists/groups. I'm enjoying the mix but I wish the signal was better. No jocks to identify the music either.

Maybe Vgis can find us a stream.

Just got a clear id of KTRB from my location in Hillsboro... The trick is to null out KPAM. I was just using a small portable (Kaito 1107) with one end pointed toward the KPAM towers. I found that I had to tip that end up about 45 degrees to get a good null. KPAM and KTRB are nearly 90 degrees apart from here, so when KPAM is nulled out, the antenna is pointed fairly well for decent reception of KTRB.

Bay Area Radio Legends Are On The Air!

KTRB 860 San Francisco will launch its Talk format on March 15th, All Access reports.

Until then KTRB will air a "Tribute to San Francisco Radio" produced with the Bay Area Radio Museum with segments featuring Bay Area legends like Don Sherwood, Dr. Don Rose, Al "Jazzbeaux" Collins, Tom Donahue, Bob Fouts, K.O. Bayley, Bobby Mitchell and Jack Webb, plus stations like KEWB, KABL, KYA, KFRC, KFSO, KMPX and KSAN.

KTRB call slogan: "Truth Radio for the Bay".

KFSO?

Truth radio? Hmmm...what local entity does this sound like? (Hint: Bible thumping hypocrites!)

62kgw: Yes! And I've done this to KSFO before! Think it goes back to transposing the "F" first because of all the research I've done on the "KF" block stations of the early 1920's.

I think it's in Fresno.

KSFO (1960's) did the SF Giants games and also there was network of other stations that did the games also. Certainly one was in Fresno.
Before each game they played a song (or long jingle) about the Giants.
Does anyone know if that recording is online somewhere?
It starts out like this:
When the Giants come to town,
Its bye bye Baby,
etc.

Sorry for the confusion between KTRB and KTBI. I said "KTBI" but meant "KTRB" (above, on patterns).