KMEL (106.1) – San Francisco – 8/25/84 – Marvelous Mark McKay

31 years ago yesterday, Rock-formatted KMEL “Camel 106” came to an end, replaced by what would become a legendary CHR station. At its onset, the station’s nickname was “All Hit 106”; over time, it began to identify itself simply by its call letters.

The actual sign-on is posted at our sister site, Formatchange.com. The montage posted here represents the one hour+ that followed.

KMEL is now  an Urban station, resulting in a sound very different from its CHR days.