KSFH

KSFH

City	Mountain View, California
Broadcast area	San Francisco Bay Area
Branding	Music Revolution
Frequency	87.9 MHz
Format	Active rock
ERP	10 watts
HAAT	−75.0 meters (−246.1 ft)
Class	D
Facility ID	62118
Transmitter coordinates	37°22′8″N 122°5′2″W / 37.36889°N 122.08389°W / 37.36889; -122.08389Coordinates: 37°22′8″N 122°5′2″W / 37.36889°N 122.08389°W / 37.36889; -122.08389
Callsign meaning	St. Francis High
Former frequencies	90.5 (1970s-1982) 88.1 (1982-1999)
Owner	Mountain View Public Broadcasting

KSFH FM 87.9 is a student radio station broadcasting an active rock radio format. Licensed to serve Mountain View, California, USA, the station is owned by Mountain View Public Broadcasting,^[1] and is completely run by the students of private school Saint Francis High School, broadcasting a wide range of music. The radio station is available in all of Mountain View, most of Los Altos, and the northern part of San Jose. The station also broadcasts home football, basketball, and baseball games.

KSFH has been granted an FCC construction permit to move to a new transmitter site and change frequency to 100.7 MHz.^[2]

History

In the 1970s, KSFH broadcast from two rooms adjacent to the boys' gymnasium. The signal was so weak, it was joked that once the listener left the parking lot, they lost the signal. Patients in nearby El Camino Hospital (diagonally bordering the campus, separated by the football field) would call in and make requests. The format in that decade was album-oriented rock, emphasizing Jethro Tull, Yes, Led Zeppelin, and other major rock groups of the era. Despite its weak signal, music director Jeff McCallion successfully negotiated with several record labels (A&M Records among them) to provide free promotional records for the station to play. This was a rare benefit for a high school radio station.

KSFH was built in the technological spirit of the 1970s and similar to the famed "Home Brew" Computer Clubs that were frequented by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. The station's transmitters, mixing boards and primary "on air" components were almost all entirely built from scratch, few items were "off the shelf" ready bought. KSFH was hand crafted, built and engineered by students and former students (Primarily engineered thru the diligence of James O'Malley), the station's equipment was built from spares and electronic components purchased from Quement, Haltec and Radio Shack electronics stores. Long cold nights building the station (the rooms had no heat) were fueled by resourcefulness, junk food, Taco Bell and Jack in the Box runs - like all great startups. The original transmitter (10 Watt SPARTA exciter) was built from a repair manual, purchased from SPARTA Electronics, and later christened "Everclear", not only for its clarity but also after a popular 110 proof liquor, only sold in Nevada. Finally, after the erection of the tower and antenna upon the St. Francis Gym roof, all broadcast components worked perfectly - KSFH was on the air. Serving St Francis High School, its students and community for decades.

After high school, many of the stations' student disc jockeys went on to work at KFJC/89.7, the Foothill College radio station.

KSFH originally used 90.5 MHz before moving to 88.1 in 1982. KSFH moved to 87.9 MHz in 1999. The application to move to 87.9 was applied for on August 17, 1998 and granted in 1999. A license to cover was issued on October 9, 2001.

KSFH is one of only two radio stations (K200AA being the other) that broadcast on 87.9; that frequency is not normally issued by the FCC due to it being close to television Channel 6. KSFH is the only one operating under the rules as written, which only permits the use of 87.9 for displaced full-service class-D FM stations.

St. Francis High School consummated the sale of KSFH to Mountain View Public Broadcasting on October 7, 2015, at a price of $20,000.

History of call letters

The call letters KSFH-FM previously were assigned to a station in San Francisco, California. It began broadcasting October 22, 1947, and was licensed to the Pacific Broadcasting Company.^[3]

References

↑ "KSFH Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "FCC Construction Permit". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "KSFH (FM) Started" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 3, 1947. Retrieved 19 October 2014.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KSFH

Radio-Locator information on KSFH

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KSFH

Radio stations in the San Jose, California market

By AM frequency	1120 1170 1220 1290 1370 1430 1500 1590

By FM frequency	87.7¹ 87.9 89.3 89.3 89.7 90.1 90.5 91.5 92.3 93.7 94.5 95.3 96.1 97.7 98.5 99.1 100.3 102.5 103.3 104.9 105.7 106.5 107.3 ¹ Audio for TV channel 6 (KBKF-LP/K-LOVE)

NOAA WX Radio frequency	162.450 162.550

By callsign	KAZA KBAY KBRG KDON-FM KDOW KEC49 KEZR KFFG KFJC KKUP KLIV KLOK KLVS KMTG KOHL KRTY KSCU KSFH KSJO KSJS KSJX KSQL KSQQ KUFX KVVF KVVN KXSC KXZM KZSF KZSJ KZSU WWF64

Defunct	KHQT KOME

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Radio stations in the San Francisco, California market

By AM frequency	560 610 680¹ 740 810¹ 860 910 960 1010 1050 1100 1170 1190 1220 1260 1310 1370 1400 1430 1450 1500 1510 1550 1590 1610³ 1640

By FM frequency	87.7² 87.9 88.1 88.1 88.5 89.1 89.3 89.3 89.3 89.3 89.3 89.5 89.7 89.9 90.1 90.3 90.5 90.5 90.7 91.1 91.5 91.7 92.3 92.7 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.5 94.9 95.3 95.7 96.1 96.5 97.3 97.7 98.1 98.5 98.9 99.7 100.3 100.7 101.3 102.1 102.9 103.3 103.7 104.5 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.1 106.5 106.9 107.3 107.7

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.4 162.45 162.5 162.55

By callsign	KALW KALX KBAY KBLX-FM KBRG KCBS KCEA KCRH KCSM KDIA KDOW KDX54 KDYA KEAR KEC49 KECG KEST KEZR KFAX KFFG KFJC KFOG KFRC-FM KGMZ KGO KHB49 KIOI KIQI KISQ KITS KKSF KKUP KLIV KLLC KLOK KLVS KMEL KMKY KMTG KMVQ-FM (HD3) KNBR KNEW KOIT KOSC KOSF KPDO KPFA KPFB KPOO KQED-FM KRBQ KREV KRSA KRTY KRZZ KSAN KSCU KSFB KSFH KSFN KSFO KSJO KSJS KSJX KSOL KSQQ KSRH KTCT KTRB KUFX KVTO KVVF KVVN KVVZ KWMR KXSC KXZM KYLD KZDG KZSF KZSU WWF64 "Radio Sausalito"³

Defunct	KABL KABL-FM KFRC KYA KJAZ KKHI KMPX KOME KSAN (defunct) KUSF (defunct)

Satellite radio local traffic/weather XM Channel 221 Sirius Channel 156

¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage. ² Audio for TV channel 6 (KBKF-LP/Ind/K-LOVE) ³ Part 15 station with notability.

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