KSCF
Encyclopedia
KSCF, also known as Sophie @ 103.7, is a San Diego Hot AC radio station, owned and operated by CBS Radio
. "Now. New. Next" is the tagline of this San Diego radio station. The station broadcasts in HD Radio
. The HD2 broadcast a simulcast of sister station KROQ-FM
/Los Angeles
. House of Sophie is on the HD3 signal.
format. On May 20, 1979, the call letters were changed to KJQY
and the station was known as "K-Joy". The station evolved into an adult contemporary
format, then in 1995 it became "Rock Mix 103.7" KMKX, playing classic rock
music. On July 5, 1996, the call letters changed to KPLN and the station was known as "The Planet", still with a classic rock
format. At that time, it was the radio home of Cindy Pace, Jim McInnes, who now does the weekday 5pm to midnight news on AM 760 KFMB
and is a traffic
reporter on 100.7 Jack FM
, Tony Martin, nighttime DJ on Sophie, and Mike Dawson, is now a producer
/announcer
for The Adam Carolla Show, featured on former sister station
KLSX
in Los Angeles
in the mornings.
On October 25, 2005, the station changed formats from classic rock to an FM talk
format with the brand "Free FM
", and their call letters changed on October 28 from KPLN to KSCF. In December 2005, Howard Stern
left the terrestrial airwaves and moved to Sirius Satellite Radio
. At the beginning, Adam Carolla
was their morning show host. He started January 3, 2006, replacing Stern.
On March 1, 2006, The Phil Hendrie Show
was replaced by the Dick and Skibba Show
, a local show formerly from 97.1 Free FM
. The show aired in the 7pm-10pm time slot, then the only live and local talk show in San Diego in the evening. As a result, this pushed Phil Hendrie
to a later 10pm-1am time slot. Dick and Skibba were fired on February 14, 2007, according to program director
Jim Daniels, the show was too cerebral for San Diego.
On March 5, 2007, the Generation Y University show replaced the Dick and Skibba
show. The show was hosted by three 23-year-old men who were all Mt. Carmel High School alumni
who grew up in Rancho Peñasquitos
. The show had previously aired on Sunday afternoons from 5pm-7pm. The show was cancelled on April 25, 2007 and replaced by Generic Radio. The show, hosted by Howie and Pags, was an irreverent look at the stories of the day, including observational humor, intervviews and live in-studio musical performamces by many local acts.
On June 22, 2007 at 3PM (PDT) KSCF flipped to Oldies
as "K-Surf 103.7." The first song played was "Surfin' USA
" by The Beach Boys
. They were supposed to be the market's first FM Oldies outlet since 2005, when XHOCL
had the format prior to its flip to Regional Mexican
. The last song played in the short-lived oldies format was "Bobby's Girl" by Marcie Blane
. Following "Bobby's Girl" at 5PM (PDT), the Oldies format turned out to be a stunt as the station revealed its true format, a Modern AC as Sophie @ 103.7, adapted slightly from sister station KLLC
in San Francisco, which is known as Alice @ 97.3. Its first song under this format was Jack Johnson
's "Upside Down
" as the first tune, followed by Fall Out Boy
's "Thnks fr th Mmrs
."
, the station's ratings started to drop. In fall 2005, (when 103.7 became Free FM), ratings were 2.2, mainly due to Howard Stern
being the morning show host. In the beginning of 2006, 103.7's ratings dropped in half to a rating of 1.1, due to a much less popular Adam Carolla morning show. The ratings would later slip in Summer 2006 to a rating of 1.0, and remained at 1.0 in the Fall
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In the end, the attempt to make Free FM a success in San Diego had proven to be too difficult and like other Free FM
sister stations in New York City
(WFNY) and San Francisco (KIFR
), which returned to active rock
and classic hits
respectively, KSCF decided to switch formats in June 2007. To add to the demise of the Free FM
family of stations, Its sister station in Phoenix
(KZON
) flipped to Rhythmic Contemporary
at the same exact time as KSCF's format switch.
CBS Radio
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...
. "Now. New. Next" is the tagline of this San Diego radio station. The station broadcasts in HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
. The HD2 broadcast a simulcast of sister station KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM — branded 106.7 KROQ — is a commercial modern rock radio station licensed to Pasadena, California serving the Greater Los Angeles. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock." It is the flagship station of Loveline hosted by Dr...
/Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. House of Sophie is on the HD3 signal.
History
In the late 1970s, 103.7 was KOZN-FM playing a beautiful musicBeautiful music
Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
format. On May 20, 1979, the call letters were changed to KJQY
KJQY
There have been three different stations in San Diego called KJQY or K-Joy. The original was an easy listening music radio station based in San Diego...
and the station was known as "K-Joy". The station evolved into an adult contemporary
Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
format, then in 1995 it became "Rock Mix 103.7" KMKX, playing classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
music. On July 5, 1996, the call letters changed to KPLN and the station was known as "The Planet", still with a classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
format. At that time, it was the radio home of Cindy Pace, Jim McInnes, who now does the weekday 5pm to midnight news on AM 760 KFMB
KFMB (AM)
KFMB is a conservative talk radio station in San Diego, California, co-owned with KFMB-FM and KFMB-TV. KFMB is one of the few stations in the U.S. that increases power at night. The daytime power is limited due to KBRT , a religious-programming station with transmitters on Santa Catalina Island....
and is a traffic
Traffic
Traffic on roads may consist of pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using the public way for purposes of travel...
reporter on 100.7 Jack FM
KFMB-FM
KFMB-FM is a commercial radio station located in San Diego, California, broadcasting on 100.7 FM. KFMB-FM airs an adult hits music format branded as "Jack FM".-History:...
, Tony Martin, nighttime DJ on Sophie, and Mike Dawson, is now a producer
Radio producer
A radio producer oversees the making of a radio show. There are two main types of producer. An audio or creative producer and a content producer. Audio producers create sounds and audio specifically, content producers oversee and orchestrate a radio show or feature...
/announcer
Announcer
An announcer is a presenter who makes "announcements" in an audio medium or a physical location.-Television and other media:Some announcers work in television production , radio or filmmaking, usually providing narrations, news updates, station identification, or an introduction of a product in...
for The Adam Carolla Show, featured on former sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
KLSX
KLSX
KAMP-FM 97.1 FM, known on-air as 97.1 AMP Radio, is a Rhythmic Contemporary radio station in Los Angeles, California. The station is owned by CBS Radio.The station had long been known as KLSX before the call sign changed on June 30, 2009....
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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in the mornings.
On October 25, 2005, the station changed formats from classic rock to an FM talk
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
format with the brand "Free FM
Free FM
Free FM was a short-lived, mostly-talk-radio format and brand name for eleven FM CBS Radio stations in the United States, and was created because of Howard Stern's departure to Sirius Satellite Radio in January 2006. Free FM was given its name to highlight that its stations broadcast free-to-air,...
", and their call letters changed on October 28 from KPLN to KSCF. In December 2005, Howard Stern
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
left the terrestrial airwaves and moved to Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
. At the beginning, Adam Carolla
Adam Carolla
Adam Carolla is an American radio personality, television host, comedian, and actor. He currently hosts The Adam Carolla Show, a talk show distributed as a podcast on the ACE Broadcasting Network...
was their morning show host. He started January 3, 2006, replacing Stern.
On March 1, 2006, The Phil Hendrie Show
The Phil Hendrie Show
The Phil Hendrie Show is a comedy talk radio program. The show is syndicated throughout North America on Talk Radio Network. It is known for outrageous guests, the majority of whom are fictional and voiced live by the host, Phil Hendrie...
was replaced by the Dick and Skibba Show
Dick and Skibba
The Dangerous Dick and Skibba show was a radio program on 103.7 Free FM in San Diego. The show aired from March 1, 2006 through February 14, 2007...
, a local show formerly from 97.1 Free FM
KLSX
KAMP-FM 97.1 FM, known on-air as 97.1 AMP Radio, is a Rhythmic Contemporary radio station in Los Angeles, California. The station is owned by CBS Radio.The station had long been known as KLSX before the call sign changed on June 30, 2009....
. The show aired in the 7pm-10pm time slot, then the only live and local talk show in San Diego in the evening. As a result, this pushed Phil Hendrie
The Phil Hendrie Show
The Phil Hendrie Show is a comedy talk radio program. The show is syndicated throughout North America on Talk Radio Network. It is known for outrageous guests, the majority of whom are fictional and voiced live by the host, Phil Hendrie...
to a later 10pm-1am time slot. Dick and Skibba were fired on February 14, 2007, according to program director
Program director
In service industries, such as education, a program director or programme director researches, plans, develops and implements one or more of the firm's professional services...
Jim Daniels, the show was too cerebral for San Diego.
On March 5, 2007, the Generation Y University show replaced the Dick and Skibba
Dick and Skibba
The Dangerous Dick and Skibba show was a radio program on 103.7 Free FM in San Diego. The show aired from March 1, 2006 through February 14, 2007...
show. The show was hosted by three 23-year-old men who were all Mt. Carmel High School alumni
Alumnus
An alumnus , according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is "a graduate of a school, college, or university." An alumnus can also be a former member, employee, contributor or inmate as well as a former student. In addition, an alumna is "a female graduate or former student of a school, college,...
who grew up in Rancho Peñasquitos
Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego, California
Rancho Peñasquitos is a community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego, California. It is named after the first Spanish Land Grant in the County - Rancho de Los Penasquitos. Peñasquitos means little cliffs in Spanish. It abuts Los Penasquitos canyon preserve - an open space...
. The show had previously aired on Sunday afternoons from 5pm-7pm. The show was cancelled on April 25, 2007 and replaced by Generic Radio. The show, hosted by Howie and Pags, was an irreverent look at the stories of the day, including observational humor, intervviews and live in-studio musical performamces by many local acts.
On June 22, 2007 at 3PM (PDT) KSCF flipped to Oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
as "K-Surf 103.7." The first song played was "Surfin' USA
Surfin' USA (song)
"Surfin' USA" is a song with lyrics written by Brian Wilson for The Beach Boys, set to the melody from Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen". Berry received co-writing credit for composing the song after litigating. "Surfin' USA" was recorded by The Beach Boys and released as a single on March 4,...
" by The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
. They were supposed to be the market's first FM Oldies outlet since 2005, when XHOCL
XHOCL-FM
XHOCL-FM is a Mexico-based radio station, currently programmed by MVS Radio. From January 5, 2004 until August 31, 2005, the format was Oldies known as KOOL 99.3. At 6 a.m., September 1, 2005, the format flipped to Spanish language oldies known as La Preciosa...
had the format prior to its flip to Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include Banda, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteña. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans in the United States....
. The last song played in the short-lived oldies format was "Bobby's Girl" by Marcie Blane
Marcie Blane
Marcie Blane is an American female singer who recorded pop music. The Seville record label issued a demo performed by the high school student as a favor for a friend. The song was "Bobby's Girl", which was followed by "What Does a Girl Do" and several other singles...
. Following "Bobby's Girl" at 5PM (PDT), the Oldies format turned out to be a stunt as the station revealed its true format, a Modern AC as Sophie @ 103.7, adapted slightly from sister station KLLC
KLLC
KLLC is a commercial radio station located in San Francisco, California, broadcasting to the San Francisco Bay Area. KLLC airs an Adult Top 40 music format same as KZZO in Sacramento and on 97.3 HD-2 is Chill With Alice, a Chill format channel...
in San Francisco, which is known as Alice @ 97.3. Its first song under this format was Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson (musician)
Jack Johnson was born May 18, 1975 is an American folk rock singer-songwriter, surfer and musician known for his work in the soft rock and acoustic genres. In 2001, he achieved commercial success after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales. He has since released four more albums, a...
's "Upside Down
Upside Down (Jack Johnson song)
"Upside Down" is a song written and played by Jack Johnson. It is the first track on the album Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George, which was released in February 2006. It was also released as a single in February 2006. It peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was Johnson's...
" as the first tune, followed by Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist, guitarist and composer Patrick Stump, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five studio albums from 2003–2008...
's "Thnks fr th Mmrs
Thnks fr th Mmrs
"Thnks fr th Mmrs" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released March 27, 2007, as the second single from their fourth studio album, Infinity on High...
."
Demise of the "Free FM" format
At first, CBS Radio had high hopes for KSCF with extensive marketing aimed at attracting the adult male demos, but ever since they switched formats from KPLN to Free FMFree FM
Free FM was a short-lived, mostly-talk-radio format and brand name for eleven FM CBS Radio stations in the United States, and was created because of Howard Stern's departure to Sirius Satellite Radio in January 2006. Free FM was given its name to highlight that its stations broadcast free-to-air,...
, the station's ratings started to drop. In fall 2005, (when 103.7 became Free FM), ratings were 2.2, mainly due to Howard Stern
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
being the morning show host. In the beginning of 2006, 103.7's ratings dropped in half to a rating of 1.1, due to a much less popular Adam Carolla morning show. The ratings would later slip in Summer 2006 to a rating of 1.0, and remained at 1.0 in the Fall
Autumn
Autumn is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter usually in September or March when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier....
2006. http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DetailsPage.aspx?MID=227&RY=2007&RQ=1&MP=2&OTHER=2&MN=San%20Diego&MS=CA&MR=17&12P=2497000&UP=4/4/2007%2012:00:00%20AM&SU=CM&BPER=5.6&HPER=27.1&OPER=&NSD=5/1/2007%2012:00:00%20AM&CE=0
In the end, the attempt to make Free FM a success in San Diego had proven to be too difficult and like other Free FM
Free FM
Free FM was a short-lived, mostly-talk-radio format and brand name for eleven FM CBS Radio stations in the United States, and was created because of Howard Stern's departure to Sirius Satellite Radio in January 2006. Free FM was given its name to highlight that its stations broadcast free-to-air,...
sister stations in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
(WFNY) and San Francisco (KIFR
KFRC-FM
KFRC-FM is a commercial radio station in San Francisco, California, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It simulcasts sister station KCBS, which carries an all-news format...
), which returned to active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
and classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
respectively, KSCF decided to switch formats in June 2007. To add to the demise of the Free FM
Free FM
Free FM was a short-lived, mostly-talk-radio format and brand name for eleven FM CBS Radio stations in the United States, and was created because of Howard Stern's departure to Sirius Satellite Radio in January 2006. Free FM was given its name to highlight that its stations broadcast free-to-air,...
family of stations, Its sister station in Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
(KZON
KZON
KZON is a commercial radio station located in Phoenix, Arizona, broadcasting on 101.5 FM. KZON airs a Rhythmic CHR format branded as "101.5 Jamz".-Before 101.5:In the 1960s the station signed on the air as KHEP-FM and aired a classical music format...
) flipped to Rhythmic Contemporary
Rhythmic Contemporary
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...
at the same exact time as KSCF's format switch.
External links
- Sophie @ 103.7
- Sophie @ 103.7 on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- San Diego Radio News site
- Former Free FM website
- Radio Sophie Playlist