KMEL

KMEL (106.1 FM) is an Urban Contemporary-formatted radio station located in San Francisco, California, and owned by Clear Channel Communications. KMEL broadcasts at an effective radiated power of 69,000 watt from the San Bruno Mountain area south of San Francisco. The station's powerful signal can easily be heard all over the Bay Area and covers areas as far north as Santa Rosa, as far south as the Santa Cruz Mountains and Greenfield, a town in the Salinas Valley, and as far east as Concord and the Livermore Valley. It is currently one of the highest rated stations in the Bay Area, with the largest listening audience in the 18-to-34 demographic. The 106.1 FM frequency was originally home to KGO-FM, sister station of KGO. The FM station was originally licensed at 96.9 FM in 1946. KGO-FM moved to 106.1 FM on November 3, 1947, with facilities at a former General Electric plant on East 12th Street in Oakland. On January 14, 1955, KGO-FM moved from 106.1 to 103.7. RKO General, owner... full article at wikipedia