San Francisco will soon have a new FM radio station. It may be the last for a while. It’s a victory for weird, local media at a time when giants like Audacy and iHeartMedia still dominate FM dials.

ISLAND FM 102.9 has announced that it will be closing its doors and taking a “hiatus” after more than two decades in service. The radio station delivered the news in a statement released to the media.

The former Peak FM radio station at 102.7 on the dial pivoted at 1:02 p.m. Monday to a new music format. Rebranded as NOW!radio, the station is mixing current top-40 artists like Dua Lipa and Harry ...

David Layer, photo by Jim Peck. The author is vice president, advanced engineering for the National Association of Broadcasters. The Radio World eBook “HD Radio Best Practices 2025” is full of great ...

The oldest continuously operating FM radio station in Los Angeles is KRTH (101.1 FM). The original FM band was different than it is today, spanning 42-50 MHz rather than today’s 88-108. FM ...

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A new radio station has hit the airwaves in the Las Vegas Valley and is striving to be an alternative voice in the community. KIOF, found at 97.9 on the FM dial, goes by the name Las Vegas Public ...