KCBH-FM Beverly Hills
98.7FM
Historical website with photos!
Scroll down to view... The KCBH-FM Tower high atop Beverly Hills overlooked all of Los Angeles. Our 75,000 watt stereo signal was propelled by the salt water of the Pacific Ocean and heard from BaJa Mexico to Santa Barbara, California. Announcer Marv Collins at the controls. Marv Collins, who started at KCBH-FM in 1954 later went over to KPOL 1540-AM in 1957. Rog Martin, who was the first DeeJay to host his Top Forty program in stereo during the late 1960s over KCBH-FM Hamilton Williams, Classical Host, who announced his legendary program Concerto From Coldwater Canyon to all of Los Angeles weeknights at 8:00PM. Doug Nelson...on the board at KCBH-FM John Davis, genius engineer, who kept us on the air, and also host his own programs. Everyone loved Sissy, the owners' beagle and KCBH-FM mascot. Our proud award! The KCBH-FM Control Room where the announcers sat and our programs aired. Note the announcer's mike, the reel-to-reel audio tape deck that contained some commercials, the FCC Station Log, the Empire turntables and the Control Board by General Electric. Western Union Telegram
"Above Telegram was sent to the FCC informing them that we went on the air May 27, 1948 as KMGM-FM and later KCBH-FM, Los Angeles. Permission was later granted by the FCC to announce on the air that we were in prestigious Beverly Hills, considering our station's very close proximity to the Beverly Hills City Limits. Credit for that was proudly obtained by Arthur and Jean Crawford who bought the station from KMGM-FM after they had owned Crawfords of Beverly Hills Record and Hi-FI store
at 347 N. Rodeo Drive where all the stars shopped. Gucci is located there now"