OK I'm listening to 98.1 right now, and it is playing some unreal stuff. Deep in your stomach soul. If you read this review now - def. tune in. Anyways...back to the review. When I used to live near Albertsons (now Lucky) there used to be this guy who would sell old records across the street. Amazing collectible stuff. I scored countless Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell, and other great records from him. Alot of times I would buy the records just for the record art. But after scoring some choice soundtracks, I knew I had to finally listen to my gems. After buying about close to 80 records, I figured it was time to buy a record player. So I went on craigslist and found a beautiful wooden record player console. It was and continues to be gorgeous. One of my favorite things in the world (outside of....) Nothing can really replicate the sound of slow turning vinyl. Nothing. Ipods can't do Janis Joplin justice, the way a record player can capture the rasp and angst of her voice. The great thing about this particular record player is that it also has a radio. A radio with taste. It's picky and only gets the quality stations - many of which happen to play alot of old school jams (old school is relative I guess...) One of them is Kiss 98.1. My record player radio adores 98.1. It beams as Whitney Houston, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Smoky Robinson, Prince, classic Santana, 90's Usher, and more greats (Usher's 90's stuff puts usher in this category) croon out of it's fabric covered speakers. Curled up onto my bed, I let 98.1 guide me. Last night, I pulled out all of my art supplies and began painting on an old pair of white leather funky boots, that I had bought the other day from a sidewalk sale. Once they're completed, I'm posting pictures and dedicating them to 98.1. As a tribute, to a station that continues to spread classic funk, R&B, and soul. Croon on............. read more

The Breeze 98.1FM - Boots inspired by 98.1! - Radio Stations Near Me - San Francisco, California

The Breeze embodies boring "easy listening" station, as much as its near twin 96.5 KOIT (now on endless Christmas music rotation) If you want to hear an endless marathon of Celine Dion's "My heart will go on",Hall&Oates, Rod Stewart, Foreigner, Toto- this is the station for you. An interesting sidenote is that Tony Sandoval, who sounds like a slick used car salesman, used to be a DJ in 98.1 FM's previous incarnation, KISS. Between him, Delilah, the Morning Breeze&Lisa St. Regis, expect the bland. While they tout that they're "less stressful" music for work, they're more likely to cure insomnia. Since they play the same songs endlessly, one is capable of doing karaoke, because you can practice the words. 99.3 The Vine out of Napa has more variety, along with local news&events, and 99.7 FM has new music, and the comedy of Fernando and Greg. If you've drank too much caffeine, the Breeze is a powerful antidote. I want to know what love is, I want you to show me. My heart will go on. read more

Here's another great "old school" radio station that I have added to my list. I just wish I had a stronger reception on my car radio. Static comes and goes at times because I live in Sacramento, but a definite station to keep in mind when traveling to the bay area. They play some good "back in the day" music for us old schoolers & baby boomers! I almost get this urge to put on a disco dress, platform shoes and big hair! Now if only there was a place for me to go without making a spectacle of myself! Maybe another Yelp event? :-) read more

One of the best radio stations, playing soft melodious music. In the Bay Area, this perhaps the best radio station. This is played at our bank, and surprisingly, even millennials like this music. Thank you, The Breeze! read more

Good ol school station , they do a great mix up too its not all old school, some great r n b, motown, every smooth song you wanna hear an not always on repeat thats what I like about these stations that go back at least they have a variety. THey have some great parties an contests also. I've been listening to kiss forever an glad they are still ticking. read more

Sorry but you wrecked my favorite station for this weak watered down easy listening CRAP! TOTAL THUMBS DOWN Over and Out! read more

I hope 98.1 management is listening. You took away the only Old School format that crossed-over generations. You "HAD" the loyalty of many. I can tell you my household will no longer listen, nor my siblings, cousins & their kids! But you must be ok with being an ordinary station. I assume you all did your marketing & checked with your listeners? Probably not, because that's what marketing fails to do. Hope you decide to come back to your senses. If anyone has a connection, I'd like to complain directly to the station. Meanwhile, Pandora does a decent job. I guess we need to be our own DJ's. Boo, 98.1! read more

I can't believe this station is gone. This morning I heard Michael Bolton. RIP KISS 98.1 FM *BTW, There's another Old School station you should check out that's called Steve Fox's Old School on the web. It's right here in the Bay Area and it's great! It's perfect for those who listened to 98.1 KISS FM. read more

Not the breeze I need, sorry! Bring back the iconic soulful tunes 98.1 was associated with please. I can't believe this has happened. The soul train has stalled please revive it. Kbay serves this genre and rightly so. Is this some kind of April fool's joke? Not funny ): read more

What a COMPLETE LOSS! The old KISS FM was filled with great songs, rhythm and blues, funk, oldies - this new stuff is ELEVATOR MUSIC! Bring the old Kiss FM back, please!!! read more

Tuned in to hear some jams on my drive home and what a disappointment! What happened with the ol school jamz?! Now I'm stuck listening to old boring people music. Like I ain't retired yet, folks! I don't feel like reminiscing about the Titanic every 10 minutes with Celine Dione, no offense. Maybe 30 years from now I'll be into this new change but not today or tomorrow. Sorry I reallY did give it a try but it was whack! This was my go to station for the drive home or when the other stations got too rap for me. Sad face read more

KISS 98.1 FM is number one on my radio station presets. They play a lot of 80's freestyle, funk and pop - exactly what my mom was listening to on the radio when driving me back & forth to school. But somehow I mostly missed out on perhaps the best group from that era: MIDNIGHT STAR I knew "Operator," but I had no knowledge of "Midas Touch," "Freak-A-Zoid," "Electricity" or "No Parking on the Dance Floor" until moving to Oakland from Santa Barbara about a year ago. These are now five-star songs in my iTunes library. And I take my song ratings very seriously. KISS also plays some modern pop, R&B and hip hop, with mostly positive results. Every once in awhile they eff up and sneak some Katie Perry and Jordan Sparks in there, at which point I switch to CD. Until these guys put together a rap station that sticks to 80s and 90s hip hop, there will be no competition for the top spot on my dial. read more

I have been feeling out of touch with the current jams since being hooked on my iPod. With my PowerBook's hard drive crashing, limiting my connection to the interweb, I've had more time to devote to my other sources of music: my vinyl and turntables and my transistor radio that I bought at a variety store on Clement for $3. I had a pretty shitty day at work yesterday and just wanted to lie down on my bed and listen to my radio... Powered by two AA batteries, I searched through the frequency modulation stations and came upon a familiar tune.... "to be my girl... you don't have to be cruel to rule my world...." I almost shrieked since Prince helped me lock down on this station. What station is this? "ninety eight point one.... kiss eff emm" AWWW YEAH! I kept listening... and oh my heck.... "between the sheets...." SLOW JAMZZ!!! how excited did I get when the robotic/industrial sounding first 5 notes played, followed by a series of beats and scratches... then the mechanic voice uttering.... "c.o.m.p.u.t.e.r.i.z.e.d."..... ohhh daynnggg! ZAPP AND ROGER! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBeUo9ahnfQ then Ready for the World came on.... "let me love you down..." ooooweeeee! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13D1eO5I-uQ bringing it back to the old school... and it was nice. read more

5/2/19 UPDATE: Ok. Apparently 98.1 has changed its format AGAIN. It is now called "The Breeze" which specializes in soft rock. I could of sworn I heard the song, 'Lady of My Heart' by Jack Wagner the other day while driving. Are any of you old enough to remember "Frisco" from General Hospital back in the 80's? Yep, that's him. And you'll hear a lot of this kinda mushy pop music on this station. I like soft rock but I'm not convinced we needed yet another station like this. Isn't that what we have KOIT for? And I'm pretty certain there are other soft rock stations out there...whatever. I'll update this review in another 2-3 years when I'm sure the format will be Death Metal or something ... read more

This is my old school plus contemporary R & B station when I am at home. This is the only time you would catch me singing in the privacy of my car with EWF, The Emotions, Luther, Whitney, Anita, Teddy, Barry and Chaka! I followed this station after KMEL 106.1, ended and before that, KSOL 107.7. When I leave the bay area and head towards Sacramento, I hit Benicia then I turn on KHYL FM V101.1. http://www.yelp.com/biz/v101-1-khyl-fm-sacramento#hrid:7Fv2clZF17yQrzP-LCheAA read more

The music on this new station sounds like a million other soft rock stations. I don't live anywhere near the Bay area but i constantly used to stream the old station cuz of the combination of 70 and 80s dance/hip-hop/R & B. Now I'll have to stream another station :( Anyone know of any? Please bring back the Bay Areas Old School read more

Welcome to Breeze FM, the gentrification station for the "Keep Bay Area Like The Suburbs" set. I mourn the loss of KISS FM, but when you can't really afford to live here, who needs to be attached to the radio anyways? read more

Is this the only station in the bay area that calls themselves an "old school" station? I'm a 50 year old Filipino American and I love old school music, especially hard core black old school Where is The Natural Four, Brass Construction, The Jones Girls, Pockets, Latimore, and so on. Songs? Where's Gigolette by Ozone, Hear Comes the Sun by Fat Larry's Band, Let Me Put Love on your Mind by Confunkshun, Pillow Talk by Sylvia?...and so on. Like the Commodores have almost 20 years of hits and what do we mostly get? Brickhouse.....grrr This is what happens when a corporation and sponsors runs a station I guess, This is another reason I may switch to XM digital radio, and listening to my own collection. Sorry KISQ, old school fail!! read more

It's a cool radio station if you want to hear some "relaxing" music for a while. It isn't really "easy listening", because the "easy listening" genre is generally instrumental. But it's "soft rock" like Air Supply etc. Some sources say they are broadcasting HD Radio, but my HD Radio doesn't detect a digital music signal, just RDS (Radio Data Service) that displays the call letters and current song being played. If anyone is looking for "rhythmic oldies" that used to be on 98.1 FM, apparently the place for that in Bay Area radio is now 102.1 KRBQ, as of 22 December 2019. read more

I listened to this radio station this past summer when I was visiting San Jose, CA. I loved the music they played on this station. They have good soft rock music. They play music from a variety of groups. I sure wish I had a soft rock station like this one here in Las Vegas. read more

I too love this station, but only when Tony Sandoval is on or Morris Knight. The music is happening if you love old school R&B/soul. It's definitely my mid-day jam station. Thank God we can still listen to them via the internet after we move. read more

A solid radio station that will more often than not have something for you to groove to. Great for the car for a semi-long trip (a few hours). However, much longer than 4 hours (give or take) and they start doing repeats or one full hour will be bunk. I will be mid-groove to Michael Jackson or old school Madonna and then they will throw three flop songs on in a row and it kills my buzz. Another thing to mention/notice is that they basically play the same rotation of songs daily. I would hate to have to listen to this at work daily, because the same songs are on loop. My favorite thing about KISS is the Sunday Night Oldies Show. I listen every week. I used to have Sirius, and this oldies program is almost as good. One of my favorite things about the Oldies Show are all the cholos and cholas calling in with their dedications. One night I counted 5 people sending out shout out to their homies in prison and a couple of break-ups. That is the ish that keeps me coming back for more, even if the host of the show, Tony Sandoval talks like he is from the brownest hood of East L.A. and over pronounces everyone's name. Throw in some more tunes, KISS and you'll be a true 5 star station. read more

Won a Christmas tree and $100.00 Kissmas cash - really? Not so fast. Not that I don't appreciate the great gifts. You get a $100.00 gift card to Home Depot to buy the tree and have to fill out a w-7 form to claim the $100.00 in the form of a check that I was told will take 2-3 weeks but do not come until I am called. Or, you can request it mailed by emailing the promotion person. I'm okay with this but listening to the other winners sound so exicted about getting money for Christmas makes me wonder how disappointed they will be wondering if they will get it in time for Christmas. Some winners say how they'll buy gifts for thier kids, etc. but they may not get the check (not cash) in time. It's a great prize but try not to be disappointed if you win! read more

I don't dance. I boogie. And that is why this station talks to me. It's what I play on my rundown boombox in my garage when I'm doing chores/yard work. Kool and the Gang, Earth-Wind & Fire and Michael Jackson (back when he was Black, you know "Off the Wall" MJ) This is some serious groovin stuff. They'll even mix in some old school slow jams of the Delfonics, Atlantic Starr, Marvin Gaye and the unforgettable Luther Vandross. If you are familiar with hip hop music then you will learn where all those samples and bites come from. Hip hop has made it's identity through sampling from this era of music and it's actually fun to play a game of trying to match the original song to the hip hop song that eventually sampled it. It's amazing, it seems like more than half the songs on their play list have been sampled. Also commercial jingles have borrowed many of these tunes. I was just in my car listening to this disco tune and I thought "hey, this is on a cream cheese commercial". So while listening to this station, just remember the impact these classics had on our pop culture. It is literally woven into the fabric of our society. And also, while listening to this station, please, and I repeat, please, do get up and get down. Boogie that is, shake what yo momma gave ya. Lord have mercy. read more

Man while painting a room yesterday I listened 2 the Sunday night oldies show and it took me way back and beyond since I was @ my aunties house I got her 2 tell me some of her old childhood stories from way back in the day from Fillmore the music was great and the stories were even better. Imma listen again on a sunday it had me wanting to bring back the old school slang Like Right on That's Righteous man Later blood (what I still say that lmao) or one my friend Deb posted on my facebook page- yeah it's copacetic my soul sistah or any one of the ones Stacey Posted-Y them frm.Shaft;) wuzabadmotha^shutyomouth. Haha ican diggit.Whatbout. Slick?or oooh uhhah'uhhah.or dynomite?haha;) OUTTASIGHT~PEACE read more

Love Kiss FM and Renel! Good quality old school and R&B.. Not the garbage that's played on the air nowadays. Keep up the good work! read more

This tacky station keeps calling our business to try to sell us something. I tried very nicely yesterday to try to convey to the cold-caller Alex, to please not contact us. When she called today, she was verrrrrrry snotty. How about not calling random people? read more

Yaaaaay!!! I love this radio station for all of its goodies!!! I always put this station on everyday for hours and hours and hours!!! Whether it's Renel in the Morning, The Kiss old school lunch hour. The drive at five,80's at 8pm, sunday super oldies, disco saturday night, or night grooves, I just truly love it all. I love everyone who works there whether they aren't the ones who broadcast or if they are. Renel, Lisa, Morris, and Tony!!! I love listening to them all!!!! It's a good thing that they stopped adding Lady Poo Poo's "Just Fart" in there and continued to keep jammin' it as "The Bay's Oldschool." Great job and keep up the great work KISQ 98.1 Kiss fm. Forever, you will always be the only Bay's Oldschool. I'm listening to it right now!!!! read more

Traditions ruined. The only reason this account has more than 1 star is because they have all KISS FM's 5 star reviews on here. The Breeze sucks and very depressing. read more

radio station sucks!! you got rid of sunday night oldies. That has been a weekly tradition of mine for years. why would you get rid of the most popular program like that. read more

Love this radio station! Great music for all occasions and any mood. I listen and sing along at home and while driving.

Unlike most of the negative posts I like the Breeze's playlist A LOT more than the earlier playlist. I got tired of Michael Jackson. I knew most of the songs and wanted to hear some newer tunes. I have an unusual situation. I have an old 1990 Toyota Corolla. When I bought it used it had 150,000 miles on it. The radio only has 2 stations on it-98.1 and KOMO-Seattle!! KOMO only comes in at night. So obviously I want 98.1 to be a station I can tolerate. It's not one I would normally listen to. My favorite station was KKSF-talk about annoying a HUGE following.It was the only station with alternative, new age, jazz, mellow music. There were already plenty of Rock and Roll stations. KKSF was unique. So the Breeze offers more relaxing music making being stuck in traffic a little less frustrating! read more

I listen to your station whenever I'm awake except for the hours that Delilah is on. I don't listen to Delilah for the following reasons (1) her voice is annoying, (2) the callers don't sound like they're actually talking on the phone, (3) the callers are never identified, not even by where they are calling from, (4) some of the calls sound phony - like situations contrived for ratings purposes, and (5) the songs she plays are pretty much your station's standard fare and aren't always the best response for the caller's (or contrived) situation. I'd rather listen to the music without the Delilah interruptions, thank you. Jim H. read more

Bring back the old format......I'm talking about Toney Sandoval's oldies but goodies.....I think you lost a lot of dedicated listeners!!!!!!!!! read more

You turned good for the soul Wheat Bread into Wonder Bread. Congratulations you turned 22 years of an another awesome station into Musack

I'm not quite sure what drove the business decision to replace a viable and pleasant 80's R&B music format (and great DJs) to ELEVATOR music, but it was a poor choice. I'm gone, searching for a replacement for my commute. Jim Croce, Time in a Bottle? I think not... read more

I moved to Sacramento and I would listen to 98.1 on IHeart Radio every chance I got. Then got totally thrilled when I was able to pickup the station in my car. And now it's gone. This was one of those little things in life that put smile on my face and brought back so many fun memories and now it's gone. What a waste, to be replaced by another typical same ole music on every other channel. read more

I can't believe you took the best station in the bay and replaced it with this generic format. There is now less and less variety on Bay Area Radio, and it makes me really sad. My favorite frequency for the commute, it really kept my spirits up during rush hour. Not cool at all. Ps. If I could have given zero stars, I would. Booooooooooooo!!!!! read more

What happened to oldies on Sunday? Boooo!!!! We so looked forward to Sunday evening... Taking 98.1 off my favorites. Darn it, I'm so disappointed! read more

Sorry, not breezin with The Breeze! 98.1 is no longer part of presets on any of my listening devices! Please bring back the old format... PLEASE!!!!! read more