Another chilly morning at MPX
September 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Another chilly morning at MPX
“Blues In the Night” was the theme song of the Big Band radio station we listened to at my Dad’s sandwich shop in downtown Oakland. I love hearing it.
#TCMParty #NoirCity #BluesInTheNight
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#TCMParty #NoirCity #BluesInTheNight
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Home KMPX Big Band Radio 107FM San Francisco
KMPX, 107 FM, Big band Radio, San Francisco, John Jensen, Bing Crosby, Jim Watt, Rick Wagstaff, Jack Bethards
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July 12, 2026 at 4:09 AM
“Blues In the Night” was the theme song of the Big Band radio station we listened to at my Dad’s sandwich shop in downtown Oakland. I love hearing it.
#TCMParty #NoirCity #BluesInTheNight
kmpxradio.com
#TCMParty #NoirCity #BluesInTheNight
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In The Rock 4/7/1967: With deejay Tom Donahue at the helm, San Francisco radio station KMPX-FM begins playing a free-form, progressive rock and roll in format, 24 hours a day. FM rock radio is born. #KMPX #FM #NoStaticAtAll #RockHonorRoll
April 7, 2026 at 10:57 AM
In The Rock 4/7/1967: With deejay Tom Donahue at the helm, San Francisco radio station KMPX-FM begins playing a free-form, progressive rock and roll in format, 24 hours a day. FM rock radio is born. #KMPX #FM #NoStaticAtAll #RockHonorRoll
Beggars Banquet with a KMPX radio stamp. This was the underground rock station established in ‘67 that was sort of a precursor to the more famous KSAN.
April 5, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Beggars Banquet with a KMPX radio stamp. This was the underground rock station established in ‘67 that was sort of a precursor to the more famous KSAN.
This is way cool 😎- I’ve read about it but never heard it: Sometime in April of 1967, Grateful Dead members, JERRY GARCIA and PHIL LESH were interviewed and were guest DJ's on KMPX during Tom Donahue's program.
youtu.be/RisprPwLw3I?...
youtu.be/RisprPwLw3I?...
Jerry Garcia & Phil Lesh interview - Tom Donahue Show KMPX April 1967 San Francisco
YouTube video by Cleveland Live Music
youtu.be
November 10, 2024 at 11:50 PM
This is way cool 😎- I’ve read about it but never heard it: Sometime in April of 1967, Grateful Dead members, JERRY GARCIA and PHIL LESH were interviewed and were guest DJ's on KMPX during Tom Donahue's program.
youtu.be/RisprPwLw3I?...
youtu.be/RisprPwLw3I?...
some favorites from PAM's 1960s rock posters exhibit
January 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
some favorites from PAM's 1960s rock posters exhibit
It's too hot for radar
June 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
It's too hot for radar
#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #61 In late '60s San Francisco, Tom Donahue cut loose from radio's pop format. He and his fellow KMPX station DJs played their own choice of album tracks, thus starting FM underground and rock radio. We could use someone like him now #TomDonahue
March 3, 2026 at 10:30 AM
#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #61 In late '60s San Francisco, Tom Donahue cut loose from radio's pop format. He and his fellow KMPX station DJs played their own choice of album tracks, thus starting FM underground and rock radio. We could use someone like him now #TomDonahue
#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #61 In late '60s San Francisco, Tom Donahue cut loose from radio's pop format. He and his fellow KMPX station DJs played their own choice of album tracks, thus starting FM underground and rock radio. We could use someone like him now. #TomDonahue
March 3, 2026 at 9:56 PM
#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #61 In late '60s San Francisco, Tom Donahue cut loose from radio's pop format. He and his fellow KMPX station DJs played their own choice of album tracks, thus starting FM underground and rock radio. We could use someone like him now. #TomDonahue
In The Rock 4/7/1967: With deejay Tom Donahue at the helm, San Francisco radio station KMPX-FM begins playing a free-form, progressive rock and roll in format, 24 hours a day. FM rock radio is born. #KMPX #FM #NoStaticAtAll #RockHonorRoll
April 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In The Rock 4/7/1967: With deejay Tom Donahue at the helm, San Francisco radio station KMPX-FM begins playing a free-form, progressive rock and roll in format, 24 hours a day. FM rock radio is born. #KMPX #FM #NoStaticAtAll #RockHonorRoll
It’s 77°/74° and the only reason I’ll allow it is cause this is happening
July 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
It’s 77°/74° and the only reason I’ll allow it is cause this is happening
🎶 ... Nothing but blue skies ... 🎶
April 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🎶 ... Nothing but blue skies ... 🎶
the radar says yes indeed radar.weather.gov/station/kmpx...
NWS Radar
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July 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
the radar says yes indeed radar.weather.gov/station/kmpx...
Remember Tom Donahue, the father of underground radio at KMPX then KSAN in SF with Richard Gossett and a great cast of others.
June 10, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Remember Tom Donahue, the father of underground radio at KMPX then KSAN in SF with Richard Gossett and a great cast of others.
Not only do we have a have a flood warning across the metro, there's currently FIVE active tornado warnings down by I-90... crazy...
June 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Not only do we have a have a flood warning across the metro, there's currently FIVE active tornado warnings down by I-90... crazy...
Return with us now, to those thrilling days of yesteryear...
archive.org/details/kmpx-107-fm-1967-tom-donahue-garcia-lesh-sf
#kmpx #radio #freeform #tomdonahue #jerrygarcia #phillesh
archive.org/details/kmpx-107-fm-1967-tom-donahue-garcia-lesh-sf
#kmpx #radio #freeform #tomdonahue #jerrygarcia #phillesh
KMPX FM SF 1967 Tom Donahue, Garcia & Lesh : KMPX : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
A long, long time ago, before many of you were born, there was a wondrous thing called progressive or freeform radio. These were the days when rock radio...
archive.org
April 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Return with us now, to those thrilling days of yesteryear...
archive.org/details/kmpx-107-fm-1967-tom-donahue-garcia-lesh-sf
#kmpx #radio #freeform #tomdonahue #jerrygarcia #phillesh
archive.org/details/kmpx-107-fm-1967-tom-donahue-garcia-lesh-sf
#kmpx #radio #freeform #tomdonahue #jerrygarcia #phillesh
KMPX SF
20 in the ‘70s beats 70 in the ‘20s. ✌️😉
20 in the ‘70s beats 70 in the ‘20s. ✌️😉
May 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
KMPX SF
20 in the ‘70s beats 70 in the ‘20s. ✌️😉
20 in the ‘70s beats 70 in the ‘20s. ✌️😉
Feeling grumpy. Rooting for the rain.
July 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Feeling grumpy. Rooting for the rain.
When I was a teenager KMPX changed from rock to 1920s-early '50s popular music. I was suddenly in listener heaven, as were a number of my friends and, apparently, a lot of Cal-Berkeley students (see article).
This wasn't "music of your life" dreck, but solid, intelligent programming.
This wasn't "music of your life" dreck, but solid, intelligent programming.
June 18, 2026 at 10:46 PM
When I was a teenager KMPX changed from rock to 1920s-early '50s popular music. I was suddenly in listener heaven, as were a number of my friends and, apparently, a lot of Cal-Berkeley students (see article).
This wasn't "music of your life" dreck, but solid, intelligent programming.
This wasn't "music of your life" dreck, but solid, intelligent programming.
January 9th is one of the few days when the boys did not play. With no show to highlight, we point you to one of our favorite runs and an incredible 2-hour segment with Jerry and Phil spinning records and chatting with Tom "Big Daddy" Donahue on KMPX back in 1967. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/01-09-1965
Dead of the Day: January 9
None in None
gratefuldeadoftheday.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
January 9th is one of the few days when the boys did not play. With no show to highlight, we point you to one of our favorite runs and an incredible 2-hour segment with Jerry and Phil spinning records and chatting with Tom "Big Daddy" Donahue on KMPX back in 1967. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/01-09-1965
Sex, Fly Fishing and 400 Horsepower
YouTube video by Rolf Nylinder
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December 14, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Dusty Street passed, she was a lady DJ in the days when that was rare, working at KMPX and KSAN in San Francisco from 1967 to 1978 and from 1979 through 1996 in the evenings on KROQ in LA.
The world will be a sadder place without
The world will be a sadder place without
October 23, 2023 at 10:59 AM
Dusty Street passed, she was a lady DJ in the days when that was rare, working at KMPX and KSAN in San Francisco from 1967 to 1978 and from 1979 through 1996 in the evenings on KROQ in LA.
The world will be a sadder place without
The world will be a sadder place without
He was an actual DJ at KMPX in San Francisco, one of the early FM underground stations. I thrive at being a fountain of useless stuff! Sad that he passed.
Here might be my favorite clip..
youtu.be/UPABesa7wcE?...
Here might be my favorite clip..
youtu.be/UPABesa7wcE?...
WKRP in Cincinnati - Pink Floyd
WKRP in Cincinnati playing Dogs of Pink Floyd
youtu.be
February 21, 2024 at 2:32 AM
He was an actual DJ at KMPX in San Francisco, one of the early FM underground stations. I thrive at being a fountain of useless stuff! Sad that he passed.
Here might be my favorite clip..
youtu.be/UPABesa7wcE?...
Here might be my favorite clip..
youtu.be/UPABesa7wcE?...