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Officer Vic is misspelled, and I can't figure out how to fix it. - Walkalot —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.82.9.49 ( talk • contribs) 00:05, 19 August 2006
In my opinion, the word "exceptional" in the sentence "...and the use of the exceptional Spotlight Project", is not justified. What makes this project so exceptional? — 80.198.188.2 08:38, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
I tried to clean up the section on the recent controversy--it seemed biased to me. While I'm biased, I tried hard to remain fair on this. I took out this quote:
According to Spocko,
Those are some broad statements; I'm not sure it really belongs in an encyclopedia. It wasn't part of the controversy, either. A quote on censorship, DMCA, etc. might be more appropriate.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.12.143.197 ( talk • contribs) 08:10, 13 January 2007
San Francisco talk show host Melanie Morgan believes that Times editor Bill Keller should be jailed for treason for approving the publication.
The maximum penalty for treason is death.
"If he were to be tried and convicted of treason, yes, I would have no problem with him being sent to the gas chamber," Morgan, whose show airs on KSFO-AM, told The Chronicle on Wednesday. "It is about revealing classified secrets in the time of war. And the media has got to take responsibility for revealing classified information that is putting American lives at risk."
Spocko complied immediately, but protested, claiming he was within the legal definitions of the fair use doctrine.[8]
I couldn't find this confirmed in the cited article.
However, in a letter sent to the company hosting Spocko's blog, ABC warned that "flagrant use of KSFO's material" was a "clear violation of ... copyright" and demanded the material be removed immediately.
In response, 1&1 Internet Inc., the Pennsylvania Internet service provider, pulled the plug on Spocko's entire Web site.
"I felt like I was being crushed and the whole weight and force of a major corporation was coming down," Spocko said.
If someone finds a source that confirms this or points out what was cited from the article, cool, but if not, I'm going to remove that sentence, pending a citation. The cited article seems to actually suggest his ISP took it down for him.-- 171.71.37.28 23:14, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
KSFO has a pretty rich history, going back over 80 years. Unfortunately, they are better known these days for the silly antics of their current controversial on-air hosts. And rightly so - this station keeps itself in the news, though not often in a positive way. Kind of a shame, really.
Ironic, in that I chronicled Spocko's plight in my own personal blog, taking his side. But this article has become overpowered by it. And it really shouldn't.
What I'd really like to see is someone who knows a bit about this station to write a really good, yet somewhat brief history of KSFO. Some of it is here, such as the stuff about Jim Jones. But given that this station has such a rich heritage, it's kind of a shame that this article has basically become a pissing match. Perhaps I'll do something with it, but if anyone else has any ideas for incorporating history, cleaning up current controversies, replacing some of the current external links with this or this, etc., I'm all ears and eyes.-- Fightingirish 17:34, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Should be put into a disambiguation page with San Francisco Airport (ICAO Code KSFO)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.32.178.63 ( talk) 20:54, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
- Given that the call letters "KSFO" pre-date the letters "SFO" being assigned to the airport, the call letters "KSFO" wouldn't really seem to refer to the airport (station began broadcast in 1925, the airport was started in 1927). Anyone able to point to any connection between the radio station and the airport? The "SFO" part of "KSFO" must refer only to "San FranciscO" - not the airport.
- Does anyone remember the exact years that KSFO broadcast the S.F. Giants? KSFO was the original broadcast flagship station for the Giants' beginning with the 1958 season, and the Giants' switch from KSFO to KNBR came in about 1975 or so? 216.203.62.5 ( talk) 00:02, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
Effective January 2, 2012, Melanie Morgan has rejoined KSFO as a regular on the Morning Show with Brian Sussman. (See http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2364990&spid=24698.) However, Officer Vic (Tom Benner) was axed. (See http://www.ksfo.com/Article.asp?id=2365311&spid=40489.) Also, Rush Limbaugh has been dropped from the 9 a.m. to noon slot, replaced by former Arizona Congressman J.D. Hayworth. Limbaugh's show has been picked up by San Francisco station KKSF (AM), formerly KNEW (AM). Due to all the recent personnel and programming changes, the body of the article could probably use a significant re-write, as old shows and personalities fade into KSFO history. — Quicksilver T @ 13:57, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
The death of former KSFO Morning Show host Lee Rodgers was announced on the KSFO Morning Show on February 1, 2013. He died about 30 hours earlier, while undergoing heart bypass surgery, at 12:32 a.m. MST on January 31, 2013. Information was posted at the KSFO-AM site, copied largely from co-host Melanie Morgan's site, http://www.melaniemorgan.com and drawing from Lee Rodgers' personal 'blog site, http://radiorodgers.com, as updated by his widow, Susan Rodgers. As of this writing, no obituary has been posted on the Web. Lee Rodgers' name has been hyperlinked in the article for quite some time, but no article has been started. Perhaps it's time, while 'blog posts and some digital photo images are still available. Having worked in broadcasting for many decades and having been heard by millions of listeners in the United States, and later around the globe via the Internet, he easily meets the Wikipedia threshold of notability. It may be possible to get permission from KSFO, Melanie Morgan, Lee's widow or another source to use a photo of him in such a Wikipedia article. — Quicksilver T @ 17:55, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
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