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James Gabbert
James Gabbert (born 1936 in Chico, California) is a radio and television engineer and entrepreneur, California Broadcasters Association 1994 Broadcaster of the Year, and past president of the National Radio Broadcasters Association.
He has owned and managed San Francisco Bay Area television station KOFY-TV and radio stations KIOI and KSOL, and Honolulu stations KIKI and KPIG-FM.
Gabbert lives in Sausalito.
Gabbert studied electrical engineering at Stanford University.
While in school in 1957, Gabbert founded KPEN-FM in Atherton. and in 1968 changed its call sign to KIOI ("K-101").
Gabbert moved K101 to San Francisco and purchased KSAY (1010 AM), changing its call letters to KIQI.
James Gabbert partnered with 'silent partners' to form "FM Broadcasting". In 1979, FM Broadcasting acquired Honolulu stations KIKI and KPIG-FM.
In 1986 Hispanic station KOFY 1050 AM was acquired by FM Broadcasting and merged in the same building with their television station now re-christened KOFY-TV "because people remember radio stations by call letters and TV stations by their channel number".
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James Gabbert
James Gabbert (born 1936 in Chico, California) is a radio and television engineer and entrepreneur, California Broadcasters Association 1994 Broadcaster of the Year, and past president of the National Radio Broadcasters Association.
He has owned and managed San Francisco Bay Area television station KOFY-TV and radio stations KIOI and KSOL, and Honolulu stations KIKI and KPIG-FM.
Gabbert lives in Sausalito.
Gabbert studied electrical engineering at Stanford University.
While in school in 1957, Gabbert founded KPEN-FM in Atherton. and in 1968 changed its call sign to KIOI ("K-101").
Gabbert moved K101 to San Francisco and purchased KSAY (1010 AM), changing its call letters to KIQI.
James Gabbert partnered with 'silent partners' to form "FM Broadcasting". In 1979, FM Broadcasting acquired Honolulu stations KIKI and KPIG-FM.
In 1986 Hispanic station KOFY 1050 AM was acquired by FM Broadcasting and merged in the same building with their television station now re-christened KOFY-TV "because people remember radio stations by call letters and TV stations by their channel number".