Talk:KCBS (AM)

Is KCBS really "the West Coast flagship radio station of CBS," or is KNX? --Hillrhpc 04:13, 25 July 2005 (UTC)


 * While KNX is the CBS station in the larger LA market, KCBS does have the corporate name in its call letters, usually a good sign of what they consider the flagship. Of course, KCBS has been owned by CBS longer, so that's probably why SF, not LA, has the KCBS name.--oknazevad 01:46, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

Night reception of KCBS
Contrary to the article, KCBS (AM) can be heard clearly at night here in the L.A. area! This is because KBRT shuts down, except for a small feed into Catalina Island. - Desmond Hobson 23:24, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, that's the bad part:having a radio station that shares the same frequency as KCBS(AM), but at least while the Catalina Island fire was going on, KBRT was off the air for two days, and I was able to hear the morning traffic repoerts until almost 9:00 am...Baldwin91006 02:35, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

KCBS-AM in High Definition?
I just listened to KCBS (AM) earlier (January 23) tonight here in San Francsico, and it had a new slogan on the hour that said "What's happening and Why? KCBS and KCBS-HD San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose" prior to the 8:00pm (Pacific Time) CBS News broadcast. Is KCBS (AM) now moving on to becoming KCBS-HD, providing news reports in high definition, serving throughout the Bay Area? - wishfulanthony 05:33, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * They've actually been broadcasting in HD for some time, it's just that they've officially debuted it. The HD AM radio (IBOC hash) just gets the audio level to an FM quality, and does not provide the digital subchannels or CD quality of FM HD. http://www.mail-archive.com/irca@hard-core-dx.com/msg16727.html Calwatch (talk) 05:57, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Bold for branding line in infobox
I don't see why User:Jeh thinks that the branding shouldn't be in bold print; this is a BIG part of the station's identity, just like the call letters.User:Rudy2alantalk


 * Because we're not here to promote the station's identity. The call letters shouldn't be in boldface either. Please see MOS:BOLD. We use boldface for very little. Jeh (talk) 12:36, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

I don't think it's about "promotion"; it's about "identity". Why is the logo put in the infobox?....it's to give readers a clear view of the station's "identity". I think your same point could be argued about the logo, but I won't debate further about this - it's just not that important an issue to me. It didn't seem completely clear what the wikipedia policy is when I read MOS:BOLD.User:Rudy2alantalk

Request Edit A
Please update the article with the following new section and text. You can add a "See also section with the link to: California Historical Landmarks in Santa Clara County. You may be able add to the existing Infobox the line "| designated_other1_number = 952".

Landmark status
The registration for the site of World’s First Broadcasting Station as a historic resource dates back to January 14, 1983. A commemorative plaque that designates this site as California Historical Landmark 952 commemorating the site of World’s First Broadcasting Station at 50 Fairmont Plaza, San Jose, California. The plaque was placed by the California State Parks in cooperation with the California Pioneers of Santa Clara County and Mountain Charlie Chapter No. 1850, E Clampus Vitus, on April 3, 1984.

The inscription on the marker reads: "' On this corner stood the Garden City Bank Building, where Charles D. Herrold established Station FN, the first radio broadcasting station in the world. As a pioneer in wireless telephony (radio), Herrold established the first station in 1909 to transmit radio programs of music and news to a listening audience on a regular basis.'" Greg Henderson (talk) 22:43, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ I didn't add the infobox parameter since it's not recognized by the infobox this article uses. * Pppery * it has begun... 00:08, 15 November 2023 (UTC)