It was May 1, 1958, when San Francisco's 1260/KYA first burst on the Bay Area scene with the greatest Top 40 music played anywhere. Over the next quarter century, popular personalities like Emperor Gene Nelson, Russ "The Moose" Syracuse, "Big Daddy" Tom Donahue, Johnny Holliday, Tom Campbell, Bwana Johnny, Mike Cleary, Gary Shaffer, Ed Hider and Chris Edwards helped elevate the original 1260 KYA to legendary status.
In 1964 then radio Disc Jockey Casey Kasem of KYA Radio in San Francisco released a spoken word recording about a letter he recieved from a girl who's desire was to meet The Beatles. This was the prelude to the American Top 40 "Long Distance Dedication" feature on the sindicated show some six years later.
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The history of Top Forty radio and Music Surveys on hit radio stations.