[BC] WDIA & KDIA

[Steve Newman]

That Vallejo daytimer was KNBA. Knew the former owner. (the late Lou Rippa). 
Now I remember that one of the jocks on KDIA in its heyday, one Chuck 
Scruggs, transferred from WDIA when they were owned by the same company. 
This was in the 60's so was that when it was Sonderling? Probably.
So Disney sold that one, eh?

BTW, being from the bay area I remember KDIA. It was a great R&B station in 
its day.

Thanks Peter

Steve Newman
Steve Walker Productions
Opp, AL  36467

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "PeterH5322" <peterh5322 at rattlebrain.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] WDIA & KDIA


> What was KDIA has had many owners, including Sonderling, the Black mayor
> of Oakland in a partnership with a newspaper, and, most recently,
> ABC/Disney.
>
> The call is now attached to an ex-band station allocated to Vallejo, CA,
> which was allocated to replace a daytiimer on 1190.
>
> 1640 is using KDIA; 1190 is using KDYA.
>
> AFAIK, bother are still operating.
>
> KDIA recently tried all-Catholic programming, but it apparently failed.
>
> I don't believe this particular incarnation of KDIA (as KDYA/KDIA) claims
> Black ownership.
>
> WDIA is owned by CC, now.