Word spread rapidly that KNEW had " sex talk " on the radio, and the show was soon moved to weekdays 9AM-Noon where it became a phenomenon.

After college, Somers began hosting a news talk show on KNEW in San Francisco long before the talk radio format became popular.

Until September 10, 2009, KNEW was the " flagship station " for Michael Savage's The Savage Nation.

The TV station was purchased by Metromedia in 1968, when the call sign was moved to an FM station and the station re-christened KNEW-TV, to match its co-owned KNEW radio and to compliment Metromedia's flagship station in New York, WNEW-TV ( Now Fox-owned WNYW-TV ).

A decade later, KNEW was the show's Bay Area affiliate, so Casey was again heard on " Channel 91 ".

Consequently, on December 1, 2001, Mega began leasing WBPS to CNET, at which time the station adopted the technology news / talk format of " CNET Radio ," as a simulcast of KNEW.

During the years 1966-1977, KNEW was considered the Bay Area's top news station, known for its aggressive field reporting.

The unique mix of California Gold music format, personalities, news and talk made KNEW Channel 91 very popular.

While still predominantly progressive talk for most of the day, KNEW also carries the decidedly conservative Glenn Beck Program during morning drive as well as The Dave Ramsey Show in middays.

Rather than using the airport codes of ASD and KASD for the existing Slidell Airport, or NEW and KNEW for the original New Orleans Lakefront Airport, or even MSY and KMSY for the Louis Armstrong International Airport, NWSFO Slidell uses IATA airport code " LIX " and ICAO airport code " KLIX ", despite not corresponding to any actual airport.

MSY opened after World War II, replacing the older New Orleans Lakefront Airport ( which kept the NEW and KNEW airport codes and now serves general aviation ) as the city's main airport.

In 2009, John and Ken began airing on KNEW in Northern California.

Eventually, Scott's other duties as " Sunday Funnies " producer at KNEW, and Promotions Intern at KSAN, and other aspects of his personal life resulted in the end of his " reign of terror ", as he later jokingly called it.

KEWB DJs Ron Lyons and Ron Reynolds returned during the KNEW years.

In 1966, the station was purchased by Metromedia Broadcasting, which changed the call letters to KNEW ( purchased from a Spokane station for $ 75, 000 ) to match its New York station WNEW.

In 1971 general manager Ken Gaines transferred to KNEW from Metromedia station WHK in Cleveland.

Gaines and new program director John L. Hawkins quickly evolved KNEW to a fast-paced format of adult contemporary + classic hits (" oldies ") music hosted by humorous DJs.

The KNEW staff featured several KEWB veterans including air personalities Ron Lyons and Ron Reynolds, board operator Carl " The Caterpillar " Dahlstrom ( a nickname given him by Gary Owens ), and Casey Kasem's former operator Jim Tharp.

( Other KNEW air personalities during this period include Hal Pickens, Bob Raleigh, Harry Stephens ( Osibin ), and Eddie Alexander.

In 1972, KNEW general manager Ken Gaines and program director John Hawkins devised a " relationships " talk show that candidly focused on issues important to, and only accepted calls from, women.

They launched the idea as a variation on a Sunday morning public affairs show already hosted by Don Chamberlain, a part-time / weekend KNEW newscaster.

Later KNEW added evening show " California Guys " just for men, hosted by Dee Merritt.

Bill Collins remained with KNEW and learned how to be a country music DJ.

As part of a far reaching programming realignment, KNEW has obtained the rights to The Rush Limbaugh Show and has rebranded to KKSF ( NewsTalk 910 ) effective January 3, 2012.

One month into the season, Finley decided to keep the Athletics in Oakland and awarded the broadcast rights to KNEW.

It bought 910 AM KEWB which it renamed KNEW, because Metromedia owned WNEW in New York.

On July 1, 2003 he began his show on a different station: KNEW in San Francisco.

After 3DO's flagship video game console the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer failed in the marketplace, the company exited the hardware business and became a third-party video game developer.

Newcastle Brown Ale became a brand of Scottish & Newcastle after the merger of Scottish Brewers with Newcastle Breweries in 1960 where it became a flagship brand alongside McEwan's Export and Younger's Tartan Special.

Gradually, the network moved its operations to St. Paul, and KSJN became the flagship station.

In 1957, he became a key member of the CBC's public affairs flagship program, Close-Up, and a permanent panelist on the popular television show Front Page Challenge.

Legal issues and financial obligations became overwhelming and coupled with the decline of the Sonoma County Crushers, another of the WBL flagship organizations, the Western Baseball League was dealt a critical blow, and folded shortly after the 2002 season.

Replacement Lens Insurance, Inc. ( now known as RLI Corp .) phased out its original flagship product in 1994 after contacts became more affordable and easier to replace.

In the 18th century Leuven became even more important as a result of the flourishing of the brewery now named AB InBev, and whose flagship beer, Stella Artois, is brewed in Leuven.

The show's mixed media format stood out from the rest of the Disney Channel's programming of the time and, in essence, became the channel's flagship and definitive show of the early 2000s ( decade ).

Blue Note Records became the flagship jazz label for Capitol Jazz and Classics and was the parent label for the Capitol Jazz, Pacific Jazz, Roulette and other labels within Capitol's holdings which possessed a jazz line.

In the early 1940s, the DC Comics line was dominated by super-power endowed male characters such as the Green Lantern, Superman ( its flagship character ), as well as Batman who became known for his high tech gadgets.

Their flagship product, " The Universal Nightshirt " became enormously popular throughout the country.

Although reduced in size from the L Outfit, the No. 10 Outfit became Meccano's flagship set and remained relatively unchanged until it was discontinued a half-century later in 1992.

The show, which was based on the series Het Huis Anubis which aired on an international version of Nickelodeon in The Netherlands, became the first original scripted series to be broadcast in a weekdaily strip ( in a similar format to a soap opera ) and the first original series produced by the flagship Nickelodeon in the United States not to be produced in the United States or Canada.

The menu, which was previously focused on hamburgers led by the flagship Jumbo Jack, became much more diverse, including such items as salads and chicken sandwiches ( at least two new menu items were introduced per year ), at a time when few fast-food operations offered more than standard hamburgers.

David Syme and Co. became a subsidiary of John Fairfax and Co. Macdonald was denounced as a traitor by the remaining members of the Syme family ( who nevertheless accepted Fairfax's generous offer for their shares ), but he argued that The Age and Fairfax flagship The Sydney Morning Herald were natural partners and that the greater resources of the Fairfax group would enable The Age to remain competitive.

The Skyline GT-R became the flagship of Nissan performance, showcasing many advanced technologies including the ATTESA-ETS 4WD system and the Super-HICAS four-wheel steering.

The Tribune stations ( which included the television group's flagship station WGN-TV in Chicago, as well as WPIX in New York City and KTLA in Los Angeles ) became de facto owned-and-operated stations of the network through Tribune's minority interest in the network.

It became the flagship of the Admiral of the convoy, Sir George Somers.

In the early years of diet soft drinks, Pepsi became the first major soda manufacturer to give its diet product the same name as its flagship product.

When Sybase launched its mobility subsidiary, Sybase iAnywhere, in 2000, SQL Anywhere became its flagship relational database management system ( RDBMS ) and helped the company to become the leader of the mobile database market.

The Post became Black's national flagship title, and massive amounts of start-up spending were dedicated to the product in its first few years under editor Ken Whyte.

Mudhoney quickly became Sub Pop's flagship band.

Featuring a black and white LCD screen, handwriting recognition, and optical communication capabilities among its features, the Zaurus soon became one of Sharp's flagship products.

Beginning in 1944, the CBC operated two English-language radio services: the original network became the Trans-Canada Network, and a second network, the Dominion Network, was established with CJBC in Toronto as its flagship.