KDOW

La estación fue autorizada por primera vez el 4 de octubre de 1949 como KIBE, propiedad y operada por Donald K. Deming y Millard Kibbe, fundadores de D&K Broadcasting Company. ^{[ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ]} KIBE comenzó a transmitir solo durante el día con una potencia de 250 vatios. ^{[ 5 ]} Entre su programación inicial se encontraba Stanford Roundtable , un programa de entrevistas con estudiantes de la cercana Universidad de Stanford . ^{[ 6 ]} En septiembre de 1950, Deming y Kibbe vendieron KIBE a JB Rhodes, entonces propietario de Associated Grocers , por $45,000. ^{[ 7 ] [ 8 ]} KIBE aumentó su potencia a 1  kW en 1952. ^{[ 5 ]}

En abril de 1953, Rhodes vendió KIBE a Sundial Broadcasting Corporation por 60 000 dólares. ^{[ 9 ]} KIBE comenzó a retransmitir simultáneamente la emisora ​​de FM de música clásica KDFC de Sundial en octubre de 1953. ^{[ 5 ] [ 10 ]} KIBE aumentó su potencia de nuevo en 1965, de 1  kW a 5  kW. ^{[ 5 ]}

El 1 de marzo de 1984, las siglas cambiaron a KDFC. ^{[ 11 ]} Para 1987, KDFC AM comenzó a transmitir por la noche, con 145 vatios de potencia. ^{[ 12 ]}

El 13 de octubre de 1995, KDFC se convirtió en filial de la cadena KidStar, con sede en Seattle.

En el verano de 1997, PAR Holdings compró tres estaciones, incluyendo KDFC AM. ^{[ 4 ]} El 29 de agosto de 1997, la estación se convirtió en KBPA y cambió su formato a un formato de radio hablada con la red sindicada Personal Achievement Radio, que se especializaba en programación de autoayuda e inspiración. ^{[ 13 ] [ 11 ]} A partir de 1997, KBPA transmitió el baloncesto femenino local de la Universidad de Stanford y del equipo profesional San Jose Lasers . ^{[ 14 ]} Luego, en 1998, KBPA agregó Sports Byline USA a su programación. ^{[ 15 ]}

El 15 de febrero de 1999, la estación se convirtió en KBZS y cambió su formato a noticias de negocios y asesoramiento financiero; sus anteriores programas de entrevistas sobre logros personales se trasladaron a las noches. ^{[ 16 ] [ 17 ]} Sus estudios estaban en San Francisco en la esquina de Sansome Street y The Embarcadero . ^{[ 18 ]} Las horas pico de la mañana y la tarde tenían programas locales, incluido el programa de dos horas Stock Talk con Rob Black a las 5 p. m.; los programas sindicados a nivel nacional incluían Ray Lucia 's On the Money y The Wade Cook Show . ^{[ 19 ] [ 20 ]}

Durante la temporada 1999-2000, KBZS transmitió los partidos de baloncesto masculino de la Universidad Estatal de San José . ^{[ 21 ]} KBZS comenzó a transmitir la Ópera Metropolitana en diciembre de 1999 después de que KDFC dejara de transmitir el programa por no poder emitirlo en diferido. ^{[ 22 ]}

En 2001, Salem Communications compró KBZS por 9 millones de dólares. ^{[ 23 ]} KBZS se convirtió en KSFB el 24 de julio de 2001 y cambió de un programa de entrevistas de negocios a uno de entrevistas cristianas. ^{[ 11 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ]} El formato anterior de entrevistas de negocios se trasladó a KDIA 1640. ^{[ 26 ]}

A partir de 2003, KSFB transmitió partidos selectos de béisbol de ligas menores de los San Jose Giants y de baloncesto masculino de la Universidad de Santa Clara . ^{[ 27 ] [ 28 ]}

In March 2004, KSFB renewed with the San Jose Giants and changed its nighttime format to sports, beginning with a local sports talk show hosted by Carolyn Burns and the Sporting News Radio network during overnights.^[24][29]

On July 1, 2004, the station became KNTS and changed to a news/talk format four days later with much of its weekday schedule consisting of the Salem Radio Network lineup, including The Dennis Prager Show and The Michael Medved Show.^[30] With a contract renewal, KNTS was the radio home of San Jose Giants baseball for the third straight year.^[31] The Giants won the 2005 California League title.^[32]

KNTS made some more sports programming changes later in 2005. In August, KNTS became the flagship station for San Jose State football and basketball; the football games returned to San Jose's KLIV in 2006,^[33] but KNTS continued carrying basketball games until the 2007–08 season.^[34][35][36] By the fall, KNTS dropped Carolyn Burns's sports show.^[37]

In November 2005, the FCC granted KNTS a construction permit to increase its power to 50 kW day and night and use a transmitter in Hayward.^[3] KNTS became the San Jose affiliate of the Oakland Athletics in February 2006.^[38] The A's dropped KNTS after the 2006 season for FM station KIFR.^[39]

On July 1, 2008, 1220 AM picked up its present call letters KDOW, resuming its previous business news and financial advice format.^[40] At the request of KDOW's license holder Salem Communications, the FCC cancelled the 2005 construction permit in November 2008, restoring KDOW's operating power to 5 kW day and 145 W night.^[41]

In July 2009, the city of Hayward rejected a plan to build four 200-foot radio towers for KDOW near the Hayward Regional Shoreline park. The towers would have allowed KDOW to have a stronger signal for a $5 million one-time fee in addition to an annual $60,000 lease.^[42][43]

Rob Black, who previously hosted Stock Talk on KBZS, returned to the station on October 12, 2010 with a morning drive financial talk show, Rob Black and Your Money.^[44][45] Black previously hosted a show on KNEW.^[46]

Beginning in 2013, KDOW began carrying fewer Santa Clara games as KLIV picked up more Santa Clara games.^[47][48] KDOW broadcast only one Santa Clara game in the 2016–17 season.^[49] Beginning in 2017, KDOW broadcast the majority of Santa Clara basketball games, with sister station KTRB occasionally carrying others.^[50][51]

On May 15, 2015, KDOW announced that it took over the radio broadcast rights to the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League.^[52]

On September 11, 2015, San Jose Sharks minor league affiliate San Jose Barracuda signed a radio deal with KDOW to broadcast their games. ^[53]

For the first time since 2005, KDOW resumed broadcasting San Jose State football games in 2020.^[54] But in 2021, KDOW broadcast only one San Jose State football game, while the rest were on KTRB.^[55]

The station features a variety of news, business, and financial talk shows, including nationally syndicated shows America in the Morning, Investor's Edge with Gary Kaltbaum, and Market Wrap with Moe Ansari. KDOW also has some locally produced shows, including Rob Black and Your Money in morning drive and some brokered time shows hosted by local financial advisors or business consultants.^[56]

Having broadcast San Jose State University football and basketball games in various stints since 1999, KDOW resumed broadcasting San Jose State football in 2020.^[57]

KDOW has broadcast Santa Clara University men's basketball games since 2003.^[28]