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March 2000 - Radio Sausalito's first transmitter goes on the air serving up foot stompin' jazz to the residents on the north end of Caledonia Street. August 2000 - Radio Sausalito forms a Board of Advisors and decides to pursue non-profit status. September 2000 - "Scratched" our first locally produced show goes on the air. The first featured album is Guitar Galaxies by George Barnes. October 2000 - The Radio Sausalito logo makes its debut. The designer is John Martinko. February 2001 - Our first repeater, custom built in the UK goes on the air at 100 milliwatts serving the residents in the Old Town neighborhood. April 2001- Radio Sausalito moves into its current studios on Johnson St. under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce and teh Sausalito Police Department. May 2001 - Radio Sausalito becomes the official media outlet for Sausalito's Jazz and Blues by the Bay concert series, broadcasting and recording each of the concerts at no charge to the city. Also, Radio Sausalito coordinates and broadcasts the city's huge annual Fourth of July Fireworks display as a public service. August 2001 - Our third neighborhood repeater, also built in the UK, goes on the air serving residents of the marinship/houseboat community. An entry in the local paper profiles the station and its founder. October 2001 - Radio Sausalito serves as a critical audio link for the Chamber of Commerce's Classic Car Show along Bridgeway Avenue downtown. February 2002 - Radio Sausalito enters its first official partnership with the City of Sausalito to produce "Check It Out", a weekly show about the Sausalito Public Library. Also, a small repeater is set up for the residents of the Spring Street Valley neighborhood. June 2002 - Radio Sausalito airs the first free PSA (Public Service Announcement) promoting the events of fellow community non-profit orgainizations. Hundreds follow over the years. August 2002 - Radio Sausalito is featured in the Sunday Chronicle Magazine January 2003 - Radio Sausalito sends out its inaugal program guide. Issue #1 includes information for our 8 locally produced shows. February 2003 - Radiosausalito.org (this website) surpasses a thousand visitors per month. March 2003 - Radio Sausalito is asked by the Sausalito Disaster Preparadness Comittee to serve as the official communications infrastructure for resident emergency communication. A proposal requesting the appropriate equipment is presented to an enthusiastic city council. September 2003 - Radio Sausalito's "Happy Days" is featured in the SF Chronicle. October2003 - Radio Sausalito's "Jazz Kitchen" is featured in the Chron. January 2004 - Guitarist John LoGiudici is welcomed as Radio Sausalito's Music Director. February 2004 -The neighborhood of Western Belvedere receives its own repeater. March 2004 - Sue Rhine takes over the reins as host of "Jazz Legends". April 2004 - The Sausalito Waste and Recycling Commission partners with Radio Sausalito to produce "Jazzed about Recycling": Monthly tips on recycling in Sausalito. November 2004 - The Caledonia St. Blues Hour premiers and brings Blues to the Radio Sausalito lineup, Saturday and Sunday from 9pm to midnight. January 2008 - Sausalito Mayor Dennis Scremin continues the tradition of recording an official mayoral greeting on the station. February 2008 - Radio Sausalito Music Director John LoGiudici premiers daypart programming on the station - jazz is chosen to be ideal for the time of day it is played. "Sausalito Favorites" debuts in the mornings from 9-noon playing jazz standards and Big Band memories as a permanant tribute to KABL which leaves the air after more than 30 years. May 2008 - "Scratched", our first locally produced radio program airs its 200th show. June 2008 - California Senator Carole Migden announces an agreement with Comcast to carry Radio Sausalito programming. July 2008 - "Your Sausalito Music Scene" is made available to the world as our first internet download. July 2008 - construction begins on an AM broadcast station for sausalito information and Big Band music - hoping to partially fill the void left by the depature of KABL. August 2008 - Radio Sausalito profiled as a "Sprit of Sausalito". Front page Chronicle touts Radio Sausalito as one of only two radio stations in Marin County. September 2008 - Radio Sausalito begins Podcasting. Funding for the required licenses is generously donated by the Sausalito Art Festival. September 10, 2008 - KSAU begins testing at 1610 AM September 22, 2006 - Legal threats by a corporation which owns several radio stations bullies Radio Sausalito off the air. |
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