KNEW (AM)

KNEW
Broadcast areaSan Francisco Bay Area
Frequency960 kHz
BrandingiHeart Sports Talk + More 960 KNEW
Programming
FormatSports and conservative talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KIOI, KISQ, KKSF, KMEL, KOSF, KYLD
History
First air date
1925 (as KROW)
Former call signs
  • KFWM (1925–1930)
  • KROW (1930–1959)
  • KABL (1959–2004)
  • KQKE (2004–2007)
  • KKGN (2007–2012)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID59957
ClassB
Power5,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
37°49′40″N 122°18′53″W / 37.82778°N 122.31472°W / 37.82778; -122.31472
Repeater(s)103.7-2 KOSF-HD2 (San Francisco)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websiteiheartsportsbayarea.iheart.com

KNEW (960 AM) is an American radio station licensed to Oakland, California, and serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It is owned by iHeartMedia and offers a hybrid sports and conservative talk format. Most of the programming comes from Fox Sports Radio and Premiere Networks. KNEW also carries Oakland Athletics baseball games. The radio studios are located in the SoMa district of San Francisco.

KNEW transmits 5,000 watts using a three-tower array directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is located in Oakland at the eastern end of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.[2] KNEW can also be heard on the HD Radio digital subchannel of 103.7 KOSF-HD2.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNEW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KNEW
  3. ^ "HD Radio station guide for San Francisco, CA". Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016. HD Radio Guide for San Francisco