KCBS Radio

NPR with different commercials.
The usual left leaning liberal crap.

Their traffic reports are very hit or miss. I am often stuck in gridlock where 280 splits from 101 in San Francisco in the morning and it is never mentioned on KCBS’s traffic reports.
But their big miss came last Friday night (¹⁰⁄₂₅) I listened to their 7:48 pm report to see if the Octavia on ramp was clear. There was no mention of a problem, so I got on, instead of taking Market to Dolores to get to 280. Big mistake! I immediately hit gridlock. It took 16 minutes to get from the on ramp at Octavia and Market onto 101 southbound (less than one mile). A bus had broken down and was blocking the right lane. I listened to the traffic report at 8:18 pm, and they were still not mentioning this major problem.
That is an embarrassing level of incompetence. A Magic 8 ball would give me better info than KCBS traffic on the 8s!
I have unsaved them from my car radio and will never listen again.

If you want up-​to-​date news and traffic reports every 10 minutes KCBS can’t be beat. Great anchors, John Madden in the AM (and I am not a sports person-​I like the repartee)), breaking news, one-​on-​one in depth interviews (with experts from all over the US). 60 minutes on Sunday eve., Stardate, Larry Magid, etc. Keep up the good work!

I really like this radio station for their traffic reports. I also rely on them for the correct time. I have to say though they are usually right on but when it comes to the traffic reports they are usually a minute or two late, but they will still tell you it’s 10:08 when it’s really 10:09 or 10:10 already and they were late in reporting it. Happens every night for the 10:08 and 10:18 times and maybe I listen to them too much but it seems like they tell the same news stories for 2 – 3 days.

I, too, echo the praises of their traffic reports. Knowing that I get traffic and weather reports every 10 minutes every day has helped me out on more than one occasion. Since they’re on FM as well as AM, I can listen from my MP3 player at work.
And Jan Wahl, as crazy as she may seem with those hats of hers, is a movie reviewer I can trust to keep me from spending cash on something that I might as well Netfix.

News and information when you want it; how much better can it get? I love listening to them especially when driving as — unlike other local stations — they broadcast every 10 minutes road traffic conditions every DAY! Most will broadcast that info during the work-​week BUT KCBS does it everyday!!! The best is being able to call them at 415−495-KCBS (5227) and reporting road conditions, so normal people cruising around who are in a traffic jam or view an accident can report it to warn others — how great to interact with the general public and help others! I think that’s great!!! Thanks for the news and traffic updates!
I listen whenever I am on the road needing to know of any traffic conditions to avoid. If you’re on the road a lot, this will help you get where you’re going quickly!
NOTE: I was at a job fair a few months ago and THEY were the only ones who showed up at the event to report!