KDFC Classical Radio Station Heard Again in Pacifica: Loud and Clear in Most Locations

Classical-music lovers on the coastside have been without an audible signal from KDFC since the radio station sold its valuable 102.1 frequency last year and gave up its commercial sponsors, becoming a listener-sponsored station at a much weaker position on the FM dial. But recently it moved its transmitter from atop the USF campus to a Sausalito hilltop. Now 90.3 comes in nicely (at least on the car radio and Sangean digital portable radio) around Linda Mar and Sharp Park (other parts of Pacifica still to be heard from; let us know if you are getting a signal in your neck of the woods—just click our Comment button below). Strangely, reception is lousy inside the house, so we stream KDFC on iTunes (under classical radio, left sidebar) on a MacBook played through a Bose Wave radio. You also can stream it with the free Triton player at KDFC.com or Comcast cable channel 981. Other listening options are available at:

CLICK FOR KDFC CLASSICAL MUSIC

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[todd bray]

Great station, John. I also go to a Blues station, BIG R RADIO, six stations from the top of the category. The first station of the Comedy category is dedicated to the 1950s BBC radio comedy, the GOON SHOW.

[John Maybury]

Correct! If you look on the left-hand sidebar of iTunes, you will see a listing for Radio. Click that and you will get a menu of musical categories, including classical, jazz, country, rock, and several more. Within each category you will find dozens of different streams, from radio stations to Internet-only feeds from all over the world, mostly noncommercial. One of my favorite classical streams comes from France, so I get an hourly French lesson when the announcer comes on to deliver a brief news summary. By the way, I stream my iTunes through a Bose Wave radio, which sounds great.

[todd bray]

ITUNES has a radio feature that we use remotely throughout the house and garage. It's amazing.