KFRC Jingle Collage

[1beatles]

I so freakin Miss KFRC!!!!!! waaaaaa

[recto89]

Wow I heard these jingles except the Dr. Don Rose one when the Big 610 went Oldies with 99.7fm .

[MrCRYSTAL1017]

Dr. Don Rose. Had Been The Best Part of

Radio and Television There Is. He Had

Made Much of My History What It Is

Today.

From: Feeling Stronger Everyday: Chicago (1973).

To: Steppin Out: Joe Jackson (1982).

Which Marked The End of An Era.

It Was Mighty Sad That 610 KFRC

Went OFF The Air.

[10TVMan]

There are a couple of websites you can visit that present airchecks from early Top 40 AM radio. Reelradio-dot-com is an excellent resource where you can hear old KYA, KEWB, KFRC airchecks (plus much more). And kyaradio-dot-com is devoted exclusively to KYA with lots of jingles and music from the KYA Top 40 era.

[Kevierae]

I would love to hear the jingles for the (very) old KEWB AM and KYA AM stations. I go back to 1960 when I moved here from Hawai'i. The KEWB theme was so smooth and featured sax, strings, and xylophone sections. I think it was called "Image." KYA had Gene Nelson, Tom Donahue, Russ "the moose" Syracuse, and I think Jim Washburn. Wow, stretching the memories, here!

[newzini]

@Kevierae And Russ "the moose" Syracuse's All Night Flights. Memorable.

[HitsTownUSA]

KFRC lasted well into the 80's when most of the other AM powerhouse Top 40's were already gone..Gerry Cagle revitalized the station in 1980 and was a pioneer mixing in urban hits with pop/rock hits. Not to mention getting Bill Lee from WTIC, Jack Armstrong from KFI, they still had Don Rose and Mark McKay. A star studded cast playing songs most CHR would'nt touch, and yes it worked!! Who needed FM. By the end of 1983 when they had the gameshow format it was the beginning of the end.

[funtyrone]

on another site, there's a check of when KFRC FM was simulcasting with 610, to be an AM/FM oldies format. with it's FM side was on 99.7

[ruedydude]

I remember Dr Don saying on the air that he dialed his social security number and got Kuntucky Fried Chicken in China

[wannawatchu66]

August 8, 1986

[vividwatch47]

Dr. Don Rose can be heard on one of the "Cruisin" albums (I think it was 1967), in which you can find a photo of him on the back without his mustache.

[noff27]

I'm from NYC but I was in SF in 1970 and I heard that jingle. "KFRC, San Francisco" (:26)and I never, never forgot it. The best radio signal jingle ever. It still echoes in my mind.

[RadioAirchecks]

I guess you never heard the classic KYA ID.

[edybeast]

I remember this! The Friday before the station switched formats to "Magic 61" or thereabouts? Thanks for posting this great memory.

[10TVMan]

Exactly.  It was the last thing played on Dr. Don's final Top 40 show on KFRC.

[damngringo]

Studio B, 500 Washington St.!!

[SandyDog102]

"Doctor Donald D. Rose!!!" The best!

[terrehaute6670]

I loved KFRC and Dr Don Rose, I miss the Boss Radio format...it made the 1960s a great time to be alive , there was nothing better than driving with friends with the windows down listening to AM radio with your cheap speakers thinking you were the coolest thing alive.......

[RadioAirchecks]

you were....

[j5bata]

I have a video montage of old jingles from one of Manila's Top 40 stations, 99.5 RT. Some of them similar to KFRC's and WOLF's.

The Rhythm of the City!

[tartanbaws]

Checkout my channel for loads of old radio

[FastphillyCorvette]

I've got a few of his airshows un-edited on cassette from the mid 70's til the early 80's...He's a real pro!!

[caldm]

Brought tears to my eyes ..I am also one of the thousand sent to school with a smile on my face after listening to Dr.Don. Sad thing is on 10-27-08 KFRC will be no more , they are changing formats and will be KCBS talk radio. Dr Don must be spinning in his grave. R.I.P. friend

[paris400]

Same here! I walked to school with a transistor radio and played his show. Horatio Birdbath's voices were hilarious.

[capitolguy106]

DDR was the best! Growing up in San Jose in the 1970s, I listened to him every morning in grammar school and middle school. He was a class act. It is sad how he was treated by KFRC in the mid-1980s and it's sad that he died relatively young. KFRC was king in the 1970s. There hasn't been any station like it on FM. RIP Dr. Don!

[clintbronson5]

San Jose in the 70's We had KBHK 44-KTVU CHANNEL 2-THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON-MMM CARPETS-ACTION 36-TV 20-SNIPPETS-CAPT.COSMIC -Cinama 150 and who can forget the biggest toy store in the world that is now a Chuck E Cheese in East side S.J. Ohhh the memories

[edybeast]

Absolutely. I loved his corny jokes, the sound effects, and I enjoyed hearing about how he learned to sail, his son going into the Air Force. All good stuff. The KFRC that's on the web now is nowhere as good as it used to be.

[shobizzy]

I miss Dr. Don Rose and the old KFRC radio format.

[blackwaxjh]

One of the greatest radio personalities that ever lived!!! Thank you Dr. Don Rose for all those weekday mornings you sent me off to school with a smile on my face. You were truly a one of a kind. You are deeply loved by me and truly missed.

[armybeef68]

me too...went to school many a day with a little "pep to my step" because of that man...Thank you

[EricandDish]

Does anybody have the KFRC "Big 100" list from 1967? Because that was a year-end survey for the ages: With what the city created that year with the hippies and Haight-Ashbury. I must admit I would trade my CKLW Big 100 list from that year (that I won on eBay) for KFRC's. If not, then I'm doing it the hard way by taking all the songs from the "Big 610"'s surveys and ranking them.

[10TVMan]

I have the Big 610 Big 100 Countdown survey from 1967. It is original, four pages long and is cut-out, the top of it the being the KFRC Big 610 logo chisled in stone ("Light My Fire" was #1). If you send me a private email here, I can give you more details. I do not want to trade it, but would be happy to scan it and send it to you.

[wonderglory]

I remember a Bay Area mix rendition of, "Planet Rock." The tune mentions rocks to the Planet Rock from cities such as San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Berkeley, Alameda, San Mateo, Concord, Richmond, Fremont, and several other Bay Area cities. I also remember a Dr. Don Rose tribute sung to the tune of, "Mickey," by Toni Basil. If anyone knows what I'm talking about, and can post the tunes, that would be great.

[pazvato]

I also forgot to mention...does anyone remember an animated commercial for Dr. Don Rose and KFRC where he's walking through the bay and picks up a tug boat or something?

[pazvato]

Yep. I listened to him all the out in Sacramento in the mid-70's on the way to school and I had a buddy who moved away around that time up into the foothills (Grass Valley/Nevada City) and he said that he could still listen to KFRC and Dr. Don clear as a bell!

I've been a part-time programmer (what they call a dj these days) at KWMR in Pt Reyes Station and get to program my shows and Dr. Don along with Wolfman Jack and Huggy Boy (spent time in LA too) are responsible for me doing this.

[capitolguy106]

The BEST radio personality ever to work in Northern California, possibly the country. And KFRC was a great station back in its heyday. I miss the days when stations were programmed by local station managers rather than some suit with a formula in NY or LA.

[10TVMan]

Amen!

[wonderglory]

Yeah!

[j5bata]

fun fact: KFRC's old jingle "The Rhythm of San Francisco" was used as the radio jingle for a Manila-based Philippine FM station called 99.5 WRT-FM/99.5RT (now known as Campus 99.5 with the old call letters still intact). the people behind KFRC's old jingle had it retouched for RT. quite a lot of jingles like those from WLS and Z100 were repackaged for several other Manila stations. Today, the Z100 jingle is still used by DWRJ-FM 100.3 (100 point 3! ARE-JAY ONE HUNDRED!)

[daralect]

Hello? Can I speak to Mr. Fizz?

[damngringo]

Studio B at 500 Washington Street?

[heyjuju]

He was a special man. Seemed to help during my junior high school days.

[wonderglory]

I'm trying to solve a few mysteries of songs played on KFRC. In one song, the chorus was, "Baby, at your host, baby." In another song, the chorus was, "It's gonna be an all night dance." (Those two were from 1981). In another song, the chorus was, "and I'll show you my girl. (Show you my girl)." One other song, with a little country flair, had a chorus sounding like something of baseball. (Those other two were from 1982). If anyone can help me solve those mysteries, that would be great.

[tvtimetravel]

Big part of my Bay Area childhood in the 70s, not through KFRC, but KBHK-TV 44 on his cartoon shows. His sound effects truly cracked me up! A wonderful human being throught his charitable works too! Godspeed Dr. Don!

[wonderglory]

I couldn't agree better. His wisecracks on KBHK and KFRC were hilarious! I, self-proclaimed "Queen of the Oldies", just wish I could've shared it with a U.S. Navy petty officer, self-proclaimed the "King of the Jokes & Riddles". God bless you, Dr. Don!

[SandyDog102]

Dr. Donald D. Rose! The best!

[sneath529]

I grew up with him. A few years ago I wrote him a letter. He wrote back and encouraged me with a bible study he was teaching. He loved sharing great music through the 70's and eventually his faith in God.

He was a great man!!!!

[airjor1]

Yea, I remember listening to Doctor Don early in the morning before going to school around 1975 and 76. He also had a dog named, "Roscoe."

[Jenniferkate]

Boy, do I miss him. And Jane Dornacker.

[keithcop]

Jane was brilliant. I was fortunate enough to see her standup a couple of times... she was a great radio personality.

[keithcop]

Thank you. Will we ever have such a radio personality as Dr. Don again-- or a station like the original KFRC? Don't think so. Except for priceless moments like these, they will live on only in our memories. Thank you for caring enough to post it.

[10TVMan]

They've tried to resurrect KFRC but it will never be like the original Big 610. I've got more classic material from DDR. Look for it in the near future.

[SherryleeG]

Can't wait to see more of Dr. Don. He was one of the best.