Two decades ago, Huey Lewis & the News sang the National Anthem, and said goodbye to rock station KMEL. A few minutes later, Billy Ocean sang “Caribbean Queen,” and launched a new generation of ...

Two decades ago, KMEL played the national anthem by Huey Lewis and the News to bid goodbye to its rock station history. A few minutes later, Billy Ocean’s song “Caribbean Queen” launched a new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sana G, the morning radio host on KMEL 106.1 FM, in her studio in San Francisco on Dec. 11, 2025. (Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE) For ...

There’s a new Program Director at iHeartMedia‘s R&B station serving the Oakland-San Francisco market. It’s a Bay Area native who has been holding down the midday shift. Earning the promotion is Sharon ...

For the first time in 20 years, Chuy Gomez will no longer be the morning radio host at radio station 106 KMEL. Gomez confirmed the news in a video posted on Instagram. “The rumors are true,” he said ...

It’s been a year and change since Sana G, happily hosting KMEL’s afternoon drive show, was suddenly bumped to the morning show. That’s because management had declined to renew the contract of veteran ...

iHeartMedia San Francisco has announced Sharon “Shay” Frank as the new Program Director of 106.1 KMEL. Frank, a Bay Area native, will continue hosting middays in addition to her new programming ...

Keyshia Cole is not happy with the disrespect that she feels was thrown to her by 106 KMEL. The Bay Area radio station just happens to count Oakland—Cole’s hometown— as its demo, but bumped the singer ...

With Christmas less than a week away, Santa Claus still needs help from the local communities. KMEL radio’s “Sana G Morning Show” is broadcasting live at San Leandro’s Bayfair Mall for the station’s ...

“We’re not in the streets touching people and checking on everyone,” Guzman says of the event, “and so we love when we get those opportunities, especially around holidays, like our Easter egg hunt ...

For the first time in 80 years, Santa Claus won't appear at Macy's Union Square in San Francisco, but Sana Claus will still make a live appearance in the Bay Area this week. Yes, Sana Claus is a woman ...