KUO, the Examiner Station
KUO
was the radio station of the San Francisco Examiner
newspaper. The Hearst paper installed the studio and
transmitter in a building constructed on the roof of the Hearst
Building, at Third and Market Streets, and the station went on the air
April 1, 1922. "Sparks" Gaal (seen here) was the
operator and sole member of the KUO staff during its entire
existence. By 1924, it was broadcasting programs on an
irregular basis, consisting largely of weather and farm reports, news,
sports and stock quotations. The Examiner began to quietly phase out
its broadcast operations, and by September, 1924, had taken the KUO
schedule off its own radio page. However, KUO continued to operate
until 1927, sending mainly weather and marine information to the San
Francisco pilot boat. In this 1929 photo, Roland Martin is operating
the Examiner's sister station, KUP, which was licensed only for private, point-to-point communications.