The new weather jingle lasted one day — sometime during the day yesterday, KCBS switched back to the old one, which its sister TV station KPIX 5 also uses for its weather. Overall, I like the new set of jingles — they sound more optimistic. But since I’m not yet used to them, I think …
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More KCBS trivia
The evolution continues: sometime during the day yesterday, KCBS switched to a new set of jingles. This is the second major switch since I moved to the Bay Area in 1989, but they’ve managed to keep the same four-note sequence as the major theme over the years. Also, back in October or November, KCBS eliminated …
KCBS radio’s new tagline
This is one of those minor details that somehow I easily notice: this morning, KCBS 740 AM in San Francisco switched its tagline from “KCBS All News 74” to “All News 740 KCBS”. Presumably, this is due to all them newfangled digital radio displays that display the entire frequency, instead of leaving off the last …