KTRB

KTRB (860 AM) ESPN Deportes 860 is a commercial radio station in San Francisco, California. The station began in Modesto, California and was moved north to serve the San Francisco Bay Area in 2007. The station has a Spanish sports-talk format since June 27, 2011.

History

KTRB signed on in 1934, broadcasting to the Modesto, California, area until June 19, 2006. Pappas obtained permission from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move to San Francisco, California though this move meant the signal would no longer be heard in Modesto. (The station's owner, Pappas Telecasting, established KMPH at AM 840 in Modesto to replace the moved station.) During transmission testing in the Bay Area KTRB aired a classic rock music format on February 1, 2007 . In order to serve the Bay Area with a usable signal, but protect other stations on the frequency, a new transmitter site was constructed in Sunol which pointed its signal west over the Bay Area. This site is situated directly south of Livermore.