2026-11-10 16:06 UTC
In 1960, the station was sold to the "Far East Broadcasting Company", which changed the format to chiefly Christian religious programming. The station ceased operation in 1994, and its antenna field was razed soon afterward.
Fortunately, the transmitter house survives and remains in excellent condition. It currently belongs to a wastewater treatment plant located adjacent to the site. I believe the building is now leased out as office space.
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@mattblaze@federate.social 2026-11-10 16:06
The Bay Area has some handsome broadcast transmitter shacks. Another that I've been meaning to photograph is the former KRE transmitter (now KVTO) in Berkeley Aquatic Park. The site was featured in George Lucas's American Graffiti as the (fictional) studio hosting the (nonfictional) DJ Wolfman Jack's "border blaster" broadcasts. Part of my "boring pictures of interesting places" series.