I really enjoy the music selection. Left Coast 70's and Boot Liquor are certainly two of my…read morefavorites. Commercial free. Thanks Soma!

Been listening to SomaFM stations for two decades. Such great variety and cool tunes. Thanks Soma!read more

KPIG is the answer to radio listening. Its Americana, its Bluesy, its Country, Its Roots Rock, left…read moreleaning news reporting, surf reports, THC induced mellow and rough and ragged but totally right tunes at anytime. KPIG is based out of Freedom, Calif. The Bay area listens to a broadcast that is sent from an old AM station in Piedmont and we are blessed with greatness. Listen for a while and you will hear stuff that makes you smile. Warning: You will not be satisfied with KPIG If you are one of the folks who like to say "I like all types of music. Anything but country" In that case, stick to your FM Stations and enjoy your GM commercials, fascist.

KPIG has been my saving grace while my ipod is dead. As mentioned before they play an excellent…read morespread of music but more over the play different BOB DYLAN songs than you normally hear on the radio. For that Alone I raise my glass to KPIG. Also they have hilarious comedy at 5.15 pm and great comedic fake commercials

I heard The Sugar Hill Gangs 'Apache'* for the first time when I was 8 or so. It was on KPOO…read more They play latin, blues, soul, hip hop, and jazz, and they have a news announcer with a speech impediment and that's neat. I like KPOO. *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYprMNxcX4w

Great programming 24/7! Saturdays in Real Time is a phenomenal show that has a nice balance of…read morenews, music, interviews and a weekly meditation at 11am. Tuesday morning Doo wop show is awesome then Gloria has great throwback tunes followed by the John Coltrane show where the show host shares uplifting quotes from St.Coltrane and full length versions of Tranes timeless works. Great gospel programming on Sundays and during the weekday. Hip hop , reggae, salsa/latin and everything in between. A cultural gem ! A sonic smorgasbord of soundscapes and each and every DJ offers a a lovely, unique taste of the essence of REAL San Francisco. that many don't want to fade away. KPOO baby babaaaay!!!

I have to listen to this radio station at work every single day. Ughhh! They play Taylor Swift and…read more"Faith of Ophelia" about 30 times a day. OMG, the songs they play are so repetitive. I can't stand it!

Star 101.3 plays "Hot Adult Contemporary" Music which means whatever the most popular R & B, hip…read morehop, folk, rock & roll, song is, etc. it's operated by iHeart Media. the music's ok but listening continuously to the same playlist is like listening to a broken record. the commercials are endless too. one interesting evening commercial offers to deliver alcohol. yep. alcohol.

97.3 FM.....this is the station that plays when I'm doing Yelp. Easy listening music, even the ads…read moreare easy to listen to. I don't listen to morning shows. I just want easy to listen to music, while I write reviews, do research, or just read yelp talk. Usually it just plays over an Echo device. So....."Alexa, play Alice at 97.3 FM."

Not sure why everyone's reviewing the morning talk show only. This is a music radio station and my…read moreone star is because in the early 2000s this station used to play Rock and alternative music and now all they play is pop and r&B. They play NSYNC, Britney spears, Alicia keys, a bunch of crappy r&B and old cumbersome rap. They don't play any Rock whatsoever anymore.

106 kmel is so trash nowadays they make me regret turning the radio on i remember when they used to…read moreplay actual new bay area songs and artist When they would drop a new album play some lil yee or some lil bean or anybody that actually from the bay area this shit getting outta hand we tired of listening to rock rock rock yo hips and kendrick Lamar every other song there i said it and i know everybody agree we tired of that shit bring the old 106 back and put on for the bay

Morning show Update, Lex Jones plays the exact same pre recorded mix of songs every single day…read more It's ridiculous and Sana G needs to take speech classes. She says Uhhhhhh for no reason non stop between words. Can you speak?!?!? Today is uhhhhhhh, I'm going to uhhhhh, y'all ever seen uhhhhhhhh , Lex Jones is about to uhhhhhhh wtf

Once a year, there's a KQED Fest outside of their headquarters, where there's music, food, booths,…read moreand a painting wall for all to enjoy. It's nice to support a local nonprofit, being part of the community, and celebrating public broadcasting. Mark your calendar for their next one!

I love KQED with a passion. I follow a few of their hosts/writers on social media, and I'm not…read moregoing to hide that it'd be a dream to be connected to KQED in any capacity, so I'm excited to leave this review. I got to attend the KQED FEST of 2026. It was my first time visiting the headquarters, and the space was just dopamine inducing: open space, walls of windows, areas that just scream community cultivation. There is so much to do at KQED Fest, and this is a FREE event! There was a variety of spaces designed especially for creative kids: painting, playing, looking under microscopes. There were also a good offering for the adults: panels, presentations by NPR, and auditions for Check Please, Bay Area! And if none of that sounds interesting than feel free to take your pick of tours, a stage with local live music (by such greats as: Tiny Desk Concert winner Ruby Ibarra or the 2024 KQED Bay Area Showcase winner Misa James), bingo, and lots of great food and drinks. Of course, I grabbed a little KQED swag as a physical souvenir of the day. I'm hoping (make that manifesting) I'll attend a live taping of any of the wonderful shows filmed right there at the headquarters. Thank you for opening up this incredible space for the public to visit. Attending KQED Fest fulfilled a dream long in the making for me.

When you drive across the Bay Bridge clusterfuck every day...91.1 will be there for you…read more When you don't feel like listening to NPR because you already know George Bush is a douchebag...91.1 will guide you home. When you pay $700 to get new brake pads and rotors for your piece of shit car...91.1 will make it all OK. I promise. Jazz...love that word. Say it with me: Jaaaaaaaazzzzzzz. Now wave your hands in front of your face. It's fun.

This is the radio station I listened to all the time when I first moved to Oakland from Tampa, FL…read moreover 2 years ago. I used to sit in my room, reading intelligent literature while 91.1 played softly in the background. Now I drive around in my car, smoke hella cigarettes and blast NWA like a muthafucka. But still....91.1 is great.

OK I'm listening to 98.1 right now, and it is playing some unreal stuff. Deep in your stomach soul…read more If you read this review now - def. tune in. Anyways...back to the review. When I used to live near Albertsons (now Lucky) there used to be this guy who would sell old records across the street. Amazing collectible stuff. I scored countless Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell, and other great records from him. Alot of times I would buy the records just for the record art. But after scoring some choice soundtracks, I knew I had to finally listen to my gems. After buying about close to 80 records, I figured it was time to buy a record player. So I went on craigslist and found a beautiful wooden record player console. It was and continues to be gorgeous. One of my favorite things in the world (outside of....) Nothing can really replicate the sound of slow turning vinyl. Nothing. Ipods can't do Janis Joplin justice, the way a record player can capture the rasp and angst of her voice. The great thing about this particular record player is that it also has a radio. A radio with taste. It's picky and only gets the quality stations - many of which happen to play alot of old school jams (old school is relative I guess...) One of them is Kiss 98.1. My record player radio adores 98.1. It beams as Whitney Houston, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Smoky Robinson, Prince, classic Santana, 90's Usher, and more greats (Usher's 90's stuff puts usher in this category) croon out of it's fabric covered speakers. Curled up onto my bed, I let 98.1 guide me. Last night, I pulled out all of my art supplies and began painting on an old pair of white leather funky boots, that I had bought the other day from a sidewalk sale. Once they're completed, I'm posting pictures and dedicating them to 98.1. As a tribute, to a station that continues to spread classic funk, R&B, and soul. Croon on.............

The Breeze embodies boring "easy listening" station, as much as its near twin 96.5 KOIT (now on…read moreendless Christmas music rotation) If you want to hear an endless marathon of Celine Dion's "My heart will go on",Hall&Oates, Rod Stewart, Foreigner, Toto- this is the station for you. An interesting sidenote is that Tony Sandoval, who sounds like a slick used car salesman, used to be a DJ in 98.1 FM's previous incarnation, KISS. Between him, Delilah, the Morning Breeze&Lisa St. Regis, expect the bland. While they tout that they're "less stressful" music for work, they're more likely to cure insomnia. Since they play the same songs endlessly, one is capable of doing karaoke, because you can practice the words. 99.3 The Vine out of Napa has more variety, along with local news&events, and 99.7 FM has new music, and the comedy of Fernando and Greg. If you've drank too much caffeine, the Breeze is a powerful antidote. I want to know what love is, I want you to show me. My heart will go on.

I love this station. I love the DJ's and was sad when Nikki Blakk left the station. Now, I can't…read morelisten in the afternoon at all. I don't know WTF they were thinking when they hired that Lindsay Marie. She is horrible. She can't talk - she has not one ounce of any kind of personality. She sounds like she constantly has a d**k in her mouth. I really hope they get rid of her and find someone else. As far as the other DJ's, especially Chasta, they are awesome!

The absolute worst. Dumb 13 yr old adolescent boys locker-room humor. Same playlist everyday. No…read morenew rock songs ever. Why can't the Bay area have a good rock station??????