KFBK in The Fifties and Sixties
As television took over network programming, KFBK would reinvent itself as a news, information, sports, and entertainment station. Because of its 50,000 W signal strength and location in the heart of the Central Valley, the station became the chief method by which farmers obtained weather, prices and other vital farming information. KFBK carried CBS Radio programming including top-of-the-hour newscasts, plus specialized reports from Edward R. Murrow and Lowell Thomas. Local news programs included the Richfield Reporter. Tony Koester was both the long-time voice of the minor league Sacramento Solons and the station's sports directOR. When the San Francisco Giants arrived in 1958, the station began a long partnership carrying their games. Entertainment programming included Arthur Godfrey and Doug Pledger.
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