While driving home, I was tuning through the radio dial looking for something different to listen to. I landed on 96.9 FM. Normally l would hear the distant signal of KWAV's music coming through, but the signal was stronger, and this music had a message.
It's new Christian radio station KEPT-LP broadcasting from Hayward, with their transmitter in the hills above the Niles district of Fremont. At only 100 watts, it's signal covers the southeast portion of the Bay Area, but it can be picked up much further out on a car radio.
Most of their programming so far is various styles of Christian music, seeming to appeal for a broad audience. Live broadcasts are Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings featuring Calvary Chapel Hayward's church services. The classic radio drama Unshackled is scheduled Sunday through Friday at 10 PM, with Bible studies at 12:30 AM and PM Monday through Friday.
What would make KEPT a better station is for them to have live DJ's. That way listeners would feel connected to the station, instead of just hearing automated music and time checks.
They've only been on the air a little more than a month, and I'm sure new programs and features will soon surface, but it's great to have another radio choice to choose from. read more