KNOB
Encyclopedia
KNOB is a commercial radio station
in Healdsburg, California
, broadcasting to the Santa Rosa, California
, area on 96.7 FM
.
KNOB airs an adult hits
music format branded as "Bob FM". In an earlier incarnation, under the ownership of Sleepy Stein
, KNOB
was the world's first all-jazz radio station, broadcasting from Signal Hill, California
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Healdsburg, California
Healdsburg, California
Healdsburg is a city located in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 11,254...
, broadcasting to the Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
, area on 96.7 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
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KNOB airs an adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
music format branded as "Bob FM". In an earlier incarnation, under the ownership of Sleepy Stein
Sleepy Stein
Alex N. "Sleepy" Stein was a jazz disc jockey and radio station owner. When he acquired KNOB in Signal Hill, California, he made it the world's first all-jazz radio station.Stein lived in Miami and Havana, graduating from the University of Havana...
, KNOB
KNOB (defunct)
KNOB , was a broadcast radio station on 97.9 MHz, licensed to Long Beach, California, with an effective radiated power of 79,000 watts.It went on the air in 1957 on 103.1 MHz at 320 watts...
was the world's first all-jazz radio station, broadcasting from Signal Hill, California
Signal Hill, California
Signal Hill is a small city in California located in the Greater Los Angeles area. Signal Hill, completely surrounded by the city of Long Beach, was incorporated on April 22, 1924, roughly three years after oil was discovered in Signal Hill. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
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