KGFJ began in 1926 and by 1928 it was the first radio station ever to broadcast a 24-hour schedule on a regular basis. Ben S. McGlashan was an early owner. In 1954 KGFJ billed itself as "the original 24-hour station." In the daytime it played a mix of news and orchestral music at 1230 on the AM dial. At night the station played r&b music.

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KGFJ did not technically become the first regular 24-hour-a-day radio station until three months later, on March 1, 1928. Today, we take for granted the fact that our favorite radio stations in Southern California will be on the air all day and all night.

A video featuring the sound of L.A. radio station KGFJ.

For decades, KGFJ was the AM radio destination for soul music in Los Angeles. Between 1968 and 1974, the afternoon slot was held down by "The Boss" Tom Cross. This is a radio aircheck, digitized...

Morning Drive on the leading Soul station in Los Angeles May 1970

KYPA is one of four radio stations in the greater Los Angeles area that broadcast entirely in Korean; the others are KMPC, KGBN, and KFOX. The format includes various shows that serve the largest Korean population in the United States. They include talk shows, newscasts, variety shows, and popular music. KGFJ went on the air in 1926.

2014年2月7日 · Jim Hilliker has put together a monograph on a station of some consequence, he thinks, “KGFJ — Los Angeles, The Original 24-Hour Radio Station.”

Throwback survey during the summer of '67 of West Coast soul radio station, KGFJ 1230 AM in Los Angeles, CA.

2009年7月12日 · When KGFJ went on the air in 1927, the radio station explained that its call letters stood for “Keeping Good Folks Joyful.” Especially good insomniac folks, since it was L.A.’s first 24-hour...