Broadcaster Comments

KQAK, the Quake, occupied 98.9 FM on San Francisco's airwaves from mid-to-late 1982 to June 1985.

The commercial but adventurous station played a mix of English pop (Duran Duran, A Flock of Seagulls, Bananarama), Two-Tone and ska (Madness, Bad Manners, Specials), American underground music (Dream Syndicate, R.E.M., The Replacements), '60s and '70s modern rock influences (Roxy Music, Lou Reed, Kraftwerk), local music (Robert Seidler, The Uptones, Romeo Void) and even some Dr. Demento fodder ("Time Warp," "Happy Boy," "Smoke Two Joints").

Plays Tracks Like

Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better (Extended) - 12" single

Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) - Ultimate 80's

Squeeze - Take Me, I'm Yours - U.K. Squeeze

The Clash - This Is Radio Clash - 7" single

Tones On Tail - Christian Says - 12" single

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