KKSF 103.7 FM

I'm a fan of jazz and soft music as I like to play it throughout the house during the day.

Though I do like this station, their play list is the same. Every day I have to hear "Forget Me Nots" at least once, "The Way You Move" instrumental by Kenny G at least once, among others. They probably only play these songs once a day, but it seems like more prolly because they play them in the late afternoon and I'm so used to them it feels like more than once a day.

And I think SF radio stations' commercials are longer. I've been wondering if it's because they need more advertising dollars here. And some sound like it's the DJ talking, but then at the end I find out it's a commercial.

I like the music on this station, but I wish they could be daring and switch it up a little.

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I know this review is extremely late, but back when the station switched from smooth jazz to classic rock, I never thought to express my opinion.

I miss this smooth jazz station so much. I loved Dave Koz, Sunday Brunch, and the station keeping us posted on all our favorite artists concerts.

I miss KKSF 103.7 FM smooth Jazz. I am still so sad it is gone. It was my favorite radio station and was such a positive influence to the community. It was so pleasant to hear Miranda Wilson on Sunday mornings..... great way to start the day. They also did a great job of keeping you posted about events going on around the Bay Area. Sorry but iHeart radio not does not cut it. Clear Channel does not get it. There are so many rock stations still on the radio. I like rock too but why would you really need another one? It can't always be about $$$.

It's been about 10 years since smooth jazz left this station.. so what have we learned??

Not sure how to rate this... I loved the smooth jazz of KKSF (4 stars), but I found out that it is now "obsolete" and has been replaced by classic rock (1 star).

I've been listening to KKSF for at least 15 years. Smooth Jazz was one form of music therapy for me. ;) The station was not only about the music they played, but they were also about getting out into the community and getting the listeners in touch with their favorite artists. At least I can still listen online... but I wonder how long that will last. RIP KKSF!

(Although I am a fan of classic rock -- depending on my mood du jour -- isn't there already several stations with that format???)

Nobody has screwed radio more than Clearchannel! Call me jaded (okay, you're jaded) but this decision to switch formats reeks of some consultant 2,000 miles away who only looks at charts and graphs. 70s Rock? I'm a fan of that era but this "what's-old-is-now-new-again" format is so trite. Spare me! I'll miss the Dave Koz afternoon show.

Definition of a Consultant: guy who knows 200 ways to make love but doesn't know any women.

KKSF does not even deserve any star, their new changes does not even compare to other radio station. BAD decision from theri top idiot people!!!

I listen to JAZZ, when I have enough of the dance music. They need to bring JAZZ back, fire the excutives and get fresh people to run the JAZZ station again!!

Simple:

Old KKSF Smooth Jazz: 5 stars, one of my favorite stations
New KKSF The Band: 1 star, one of my least favorite oldies/rock stations

Yep, that says it all. I'm not really mad at the format change, it's just that 103.7 was THE station for modern jazz, introduced me and my family to it about eight years ago and actually got me to buy the music. I mean, imagine 8 and 10 year olds liking a jazz radio station like my sons do! That's what the old KKSF did for jazz in my family. Even my vietnamese wife who absolutely always listens to AM vietnamese stations was listening to 103.7 KKSF smooth jazz! That was a first in the 16 years we've been together.

OK, now the new format. First, the programming is so random with cliche'd selections. I mean, Hall and Oates Private Eyes, then Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze???? WTF? Half the time when I tune into 103.7, I just say OMG and switch to a real 80's/70's or classic rock station, and there are plenty of them. I think they don't really know what their new format is, and whoever is doing their programming is either an intern or a computer (and even iTunes is better than this idiot).

Basically, they changed formats away from an obscure low-ratings format for business reasons, and they changed it to a completely unknown format that I can't imagine people listening to because it's so random. Seems like they are trying to kill the station. Look around, there are several FM stations in the SF Bay Area alone doing Smooth Jazz, not to mention Internet-only:

http://smoothjazz.com/lifestyle/radio/

Last night, my husband and I were watching a DVD. He goes to work at night, and wakes up at 8:45PM. Last night, he didn't go to work, so we were just watching along when the clock alarm went off.

(Our clock alarm has programming for six radio stations, and you know where we had Alarm One-Station One
set on. : )

He was wondering why the clock was playing rock. He thought that I had reprogrammed the alarm. I went to go turn the clock off myself, and thought,"Ok...that's weird....". Then I found out the bad news! : (

This is terrible!!!! Don't tell me that I'm going to have to go back to KBLX now! But, honestly, there is nothing bad about KBLX. It's just that I'd like to think that I had graduated from KBLX onto more eclectic tunes that really does wonders for your spirit! And, I've listened to KKSF for so long!

What do we all tune to now out here on the radio for our Smooth Jazz? It would be great if KCSM had this type of format. But, KCSM is in it's own beautiful realm, which I hope no one touches.