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California Radio and TV Station Photos from the John in Montana Collection

The stations featured on the California page from the John In Montana Radio and TV Station Photos Collection are in alphabetical order.
KABC-TV: We start with KABC TV channel 7. Some of you may remember them as KECA-TV which stood for Earle C. Anthony the pioneer Los Angeles broadcaster. The photo is of their 4151 Prospect Avenue location as it looked in 1973.
KALI: The KALI radio 1430 photo is of their 1970 San Gabriel location.
KBIG: The KBIG FM 104.3 photo is from 1970.
KCET-TV: The KCET TV channel 28 photo is of their location in 1973.
KCKC: The nighttime photo of the KCKC 1350 San Bernardino towers is from 1970 as seen from the Riverside Freeway near G Street and Mill. The call letters and frequency in neon was quite impressive.
KCOP-TV: Next we have a photo of the KCOP TV channel 13 studios as they looked in 1973.
KCRA-TV: The KCRA TV channel 3 Sacramentio on air ID is from John's 865 mile skip reception in 1969 from Sheridan, Wyoming.
The KCRA 3 Reports screen capture is from a similar skip reception in 1971.
KFWB: Famed KFWB Radio 980 Los Angeles is pictured next. The FWB stood for "Four Warner Brothers" and each of the four ran the station. The photo is of their 6419 Hollywood Boulevard location which, sadly, was demolished and may still be a vacant lot. You can see the bank building at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Cahuenga Boulevard which looks the same today.
KGSC-TV: The on air ID from KGSC TV channel 36 San Jose features Carol Doda, a local celebrity erotic dancer of the era. "The Perfect 36" slogan was used for a number of years. This ID is from 1975.
KHJ: The KHJ radio 930 and TV channel 9 photo is of their studios at the 5515 Melrose Avenue location in Los Angeles. This building is still there next to the Paramount studios and looks just about the same except for the missing signage.
KIIS: The KIIS Radio 1150 Los Angeles billboard is from 1970 and makes use of their call letters in the slogan "Kiis at 1150 AM and listen."
KMPC: The KMPC Radio 710 Los Angeles studio picture is from 1973 at their 5858 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles address. I suppose some of you recall this location as the Sunset Bowling Center which operated there for a decade. With 52 lanes it was the largest bowling alley on the planet at the time. Were you one of the pin boys that lived in the loft?
KNBC-TV: The KNBC TV channel 4 Los Angeles studio picture is of their Burbank location as it looked in 1973. Note the sign has the NBC snake logo of the era.
KNXT-TV: The KNXT TV channel 2 along with KNX AM and FM Los Angeles photo is of their 6121 Sunset Boulevard location in Hollywood known as Columbia Square. Today the building looks almost the same as it did in 1973 when this photo was taken.
There are plans for this beautiful old modern-style building to be demolished when KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV move to their new location being built in Studio City.
John received KNXT TV channel 2 on skip reception in 1970. Two screen captures are featured from the 960 mile DX reception from Sheridan, Wyoming.
KPIX-TV: KPIX TV channel 5 San Francisco was received via skip reception in 1969. This DX being 942 miles from his Sheridan, Wyoming DX location.
KPOL: In 1973 radio 1540 was KPOL. This is a photo of their Los Angeles studios at that time.
KSFO: KSFO Radio 560 San Francisco was located at their 950 California Street address from 1955 until 1983. This photo is from 1970.
KTLA-TV: The KTLA TV channel 5 photo is of their 5800 West Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles location as it looked in 1973. The tower is still there today.
KTTV: Just down the street from the KTLA TV channel 5 tower was the KTTV studios. KTTV channel 11 Los Angeles was located at 5746 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles when this photo was taken in 1973. Then known as Metromedia Square. Many Norman Lear TV productions were filmed at this location. For a few years there was a bizarre steel stair step looking scuplpture atop the building. The building was demolished a few years ago and may still be a vacant lot.
The KTTV billboard from that era is pictured next. Note the MetroMedia Television logo.
The billboard promoted Metromedia Television and the 10 PM newscast was knows an "MetroNews."
KTVU: The KTVU channel 2 Oakland on air ID is from 1975. KTVU received superstation status in that era appering on numerous cable systems across the nation.
KTXL-TV: KTXL TV channel 40 Sacramento is featured in two on air screen captures from 1975. Along with KTVU and KGSC, KTXL was carried on cable systems across the country.
KWHY-TV: KWHY TV channel 22 Los Angeles was located in the Sunwest Recording Studios building in 1973.
KWIZ: The photo of the KWIZ Radio 1480 Santa Ana studios and towers is from 1970. They are still located at 3101 West 5th Street in Santa Ana right next to the Willowick Golf Course.


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