Sirs: I’m a regular KPIG listener. I live in Tacoma, WA, and listen to the internet stream. I’ve been a regular listener pretty much since KPIG went live online. In the 70’s, I lived in the Santa Cruz area and was a big fan of KFAT. I’d like to register a protest concerning Mapleton’s decision to do away with live DJ’s at KPIG on the overnight shift. KPIG is the last of what sadly is a dying breed – a radio station run by actual human beings, rather than programmed by computer-generated playlists with voice-over’s from talent located on the…
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I just lucked into the neatest thing the other day: I found that they’re streaming vintage KFAT broadcasts on the web! Here’s the link: click here What you say, is KFAT? Just the best damned radio station that ever existed. From 1975 to 1982, KFAT broadcast on 94 1/2 FM from Gilroy, the garlic capitol of the world. The broadcast area ran from Monterey and Salinas, up to Santa Cruz and San Jose – maybe San Francisco on a really good day. While ostensibly a country station, KFAT distinguished itself mostly by having no play list at all. None. The…