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- Sharae U.San Leandro, CA311387Nov 1, 2015
This Sunday morning show subject
Religion vs. Relationship
They said you know your. with /around
the right person
(Friends, family, etc ) when they happy with you doin good.. But don't mind you doing better
No haters allowed
Loved the show guysHelpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Harold M.Santa Clara, Hayward, CA05May 7, 2024
I stop listening to this radio station along time ago especially the morning show, they really need some new radio personalities Shana G needs retire and let it go....
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Kense O.Oakland, CA432Nov 6, 2022Updated review
Morning show Update, Lex Jones plays the exact same pre recorded mix of songs every single day. 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
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Oct 24, 2018Previous reviewIf you randomly turn to KMEL and they are NOT playing a commercial, go buy a lottery ticket. This station is 90% commercials at all times and 10% "Music", and by music I'm being generous. The same 10 garbage songs, kiki, do you love me, are you.....
Oct 15, 2011Previous reviewNot sure what's going on but for the past month they've been playing that old ass Nas and Genuine "You Owe Me" over and over. That song is old as hell and is possibly one of Nas's worst songs of all time.
Chuy Gomez is annoying with his baby voices and weird noises he makes. He needs to retire, he's gotten 100% corny.
The only time it's listenable and not the same 10 songs over and over is when it's Friday & Saturday night like past 8 PM they'll play some new stuff to get you ready to go out. Other than that they are just like all other corporate radio. TRASH - Michael A.Long Beach, CA9145Jan 5, 2022
I used to listen to the KMEL all of the time, at home and on my shoulder on the sidewalk. At home one day their broadcast sounded exactly like the DJ was at the piano with me. Their office looks like a safe place in a well-to-do neighborhood.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Malena B.Bridgehampton, NY014Jan 25, 2023
bro love kmel!! it's one of my favorite bay area stations. one thing is i always try to request songs thru call in and they never pick up :( so if y'all are reading this i'd love if yall would pick up the phone.....thanks for the great music xx
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - A. H.Cupertino, CA14335Nov 30, 2020
Sana G No stars
11/30/20
Sana G should be clown of the day. How is she going to go on live radio and complain about her holiday vacation in Hawaii, when most of the bay area is still on lockdown. Not 20 minutes before Sana told her said sob story of being locked out on her hotel balcony, she made fun of the 49ers for not having a place to practice at their home stadium, because Santa Clara county has banned contact sports for a few weeks. She also had to make it known that she was a Dallas Cowboys fan. Sana went on to say that she got locked out on her balcony in her hotel in Hawaii, complained to the hotel manager about not receiving any compensation, such as a change in hotel room or offering any medical help. She then went on to say that she lost her glasses and her debit card. It sounds like Sana G got to turnt on her vacation, locked herself out on the hotel balcony, and then went for a dip in the ocean, causing her to lose her glasses and debit card. Wow i wish i could have had a horrible vacation in Hawaii, but i couldnt because my county is still on lockdown, and I have been honoring shelter in place since March. Im sure Sana G would tell you that she deserved that vacation she went on, guess what lady? we all deserve a vacation, but we cant go on one, because of COVID and all those people who are having trouble keeping their cheeks in their seat, like Sana G. Now you might tell me that Sana G might not be from Santa Clara County, or San Francisco, or san mateo county. Which have all been placed in the purple tier. She might be from Santa Cruz county, which just yesterday experienced record hospitalizations. But does Sana G travel to and from work? If so, she has to pass through several counties to get to KMELS headquarters in San Francisco. Now you might say that Sana doesn't drive to the studio every morning, and instead she is doing her job virtually online. In the past months, Sana has also complained about Lady Rays internet, and how she was unable to report the traffic several times, and saying that Lady Rays needs to figure out her internet situation. During a time like this, we all need to be more flexible with our new job lines which are having to be virtual. Im sure all the parents who are experiencing internet problems, who are lucky enough to have access to internet, or those who do not have access at all, did not appreciate that. We are dealing with enough in our new roles, that no one should be shamed for having slow or untrustworthy internet. This morning as she told her story, her cohosts said nothing. They were not concerned for Sana G, and that's because her story was nothing but to get attention. She was not in any immediate danger, the hotel really didn't cause her problem, and she just wanted the whole bay area to know that she was on vacation over thanksgiving break. Sana G is the clown of the day. Clown of the week, and clown of the month. She should be ashamed of herself for vacationing during a time like this. Has she quarantined since being back from Hawaii? If Gavin Newsome is shamed for going out to dinner, which he should also be ashamed about, Sana G should be shamed for going on vacation, during a time where so many want to be with their loved ones, but cannot.Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0 - Fernando H.South Sundale, Fremont, CA1062May 5, 2022
Morning show is trash, same 7 songs all day. How are you gonna call yourself #1 radio for hip-hop in the bay and your main host isn't even from here! WACK point blank and simple
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Chrysanthemum A.Boston, MA11632107Feb 1, 2017Updated review
Remember when rap used to be good? Let's hear it for some California Love from Tupac Shakur&Dr. Dre- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLpxeW3YeVg
KMEL now plays the SAME rap songs over&over (at least they've spared us from Justin Bieber) It could be called the Drake&Rihanna station... and this isn't the early Rihanna with her great songs "Pon de Replay","SOS" and "Disturbia." They occasionally play good songs (like Beyonce).. but it's rare. Not sure if their Sunday morning lineup still has decent talk&inspirational Gospel music, or if Chuy Gomez is around.
KMEL used to be at 98.1... but now that has become an easy listening soft rock station. Again, ironic because there's already KOIT.
KMEL has dreck like Rihanna's "Needed Me"- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEjQ0Pjv3NM (which sounds like the uncreative "you and me, me and you, you and me")
And the uncreative Nicki Minaj- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xGhK6qgPtM ("Do You Mind" is better set to mute, and DJ Khaled is the Real Warrior) Who used to be OK.
Along with the endlessly played "Black Beatles"- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8m9zhNAgKs KMEL used to be a decent station- as in it was OK. Unfortunately, it's become boringly repetitive.Helpful 8Thanks 0Love this 10Oh no 0Sep 22, 2011Previous reviewKMEL has TWO highlights-its hosts, and its Sunday morning gospel show. Since I listen to KMEL in the morning at work, I wish it was ALL TALK. The hosts are funny. They share celebrity tidbits, offer anecdotes and advice. They're genuinely entertaining. Chuy Gomez is truly full of EPIC WIN.
On Sunday mornings, they play uplifting gospel music from local churches as well as inspiring sermons. Unfortunately, when 9 or 10 am rolls around, it means being subjected to Lil' Wayne's boring "How to love",Kelly Rowland's unmotivating "Motivation",the Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z. Wale's "This Way" (which also has Jeremih&Rick Ross) can be interpreted as "I like champagne","I go to Lake Champlain" and "I like to eat chow mein" because it is so incoherent. Even the truly dreadful Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci" has been added to the playlist. The songs tend from OK Beyonce to the truly awful/laughable.
KMEL is meh.Aug 10, 2010Previous reviewKMEL 106.1 FM is the soundtrack of work. It works, in a sense, because it's in the background. Seriously, I would NOT buy this music on my own. A LOT of it is repetitive. Some recent lyric samplings-
"Hey, hey, hey"-Drake's "Find your love"
"Girl, you're the best I ever had, the best I ever had"-Drake's "Best I ever had"
"Say aah, it's your birthday, pour wine, say aah, say aah"-Trey Songz's "Say Aah"
"Your love, yeah yeah, your love, your love, yeah yeah"-Nicki Minaj's "Your Love"
"Oh my gosh, I'm so in love, oh my gosh, oh my gosh"-Usher's "OMG"
"Shawty is an eenie meenie miny mo lover"-Justin Bieber/Sean Kingston "Eenie Meenie"
It's pretty mind-numbing. The old school R&B over the weekends is redeeming, and they did a great job with the Michael Jackson tributes after his tragic and premature passing. They also have a great morning show with Chuy Gomez.
Overall, however, my rule for KMEL is "Don't play this at home." - Jan 10, 2015
Idk I give em props for still having street soldiers still on the air.
Idk the morning show is alright, kinda miss hearing chuey Idk what happened there maybe it was his time .
Hopefully , I mean he was great so Idk why they'd get rid of him.
THey're supposed to be the station of the bay but I don't hear that much bay, ew I even heard Bobby Schmurda on there like on repeat.
They got the young thugs an the young homie yucky garbage quan.
Idk that's cool and all I guess that's what people are listening to these days but why badger me every hour or even sometimes even half hour with it.
I went back an listened to the radio for a couple days to see what I was missing an please someone get a garbage bag cuz bruh this music don't go.
I've heard Clyde Carson on here a good amount an heeey thats cool , I dig me some Clyde Carson.
Idk I find myself really annoyed overly by the continuous annoying songs, I know radio overplays music but it was a bit much like they trying to hypnotize me into liking it.
Idk first it was the non stop nikki an drake now its the non stop young thug an quan guy like cmon bust out some variety an give us that bay music.
I wanna station like the old days where I could turn it on an go yeah sounds like the bay to me yeeeeah buddy thats my yay area music.
They musta forgot, come back kmel get yer memory backHelpful 3Thanks 0Love this 4Oh no 0 - Armani N.Mansfield, TX0234Oct 24, 2019
I love this radio station. Only
Problem is sauna. I hate people that knock other people hustle. Her energy is just really messy and some things her and dc say are literally just so ignorant almost all the time. The music is always the best! Literally. But to have to hear the constant negative subliminals and talking down on someone is just too much sometimes. I don't understand how you can talk about these celebrities who made it who's doing better than you. It's just messy.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0