List of radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area

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The San Francisco Bay Area is currently the fourth-largest radio market in the United States. While most stations originate in San Francisco, this list includes stations from San Jose, which ranks as the 37th largest radio market but is also considered an embedded market within the Bay Area.

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Currently, radio stations that primarily serve the San Francisco Bay Area include:

Broadcast radio

AM stations

1 clear-channel station
2 daytime-only station

FM stations

Asterisk (*) indicates a non-commercial (public radio/campus/educational) broadcast.

Defunct

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