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Tag: KFAT

  • Save KPIG! – An Open Letter To Mapleton Communications

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    Michael Pellegrini
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    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…

  • RIP – Laura Ellen Hopper

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    Michael Pellegrini
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    At right, Laura Ellen With Jay Boy Adams at KFAT. On Memorial Day, Laura Ellen Hopper passed away due to complications from cancer. This truly is the week the music died. Laura Ellen was the Program Director of KPIG radio – 107 oink 5, in Freedom, California. Before that, she was the Program Director of…

  • The Neatest Thing In The World!

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    Michael Pellegrini
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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…