Classic KABL 960 Radio listen live

Standards radio has thinned out almost everywhere, which makes a station holding the line on big bands and crooners worth noting. The material sits mostly between the 1940s and the 1960s: orchestras, vocal groups and the singers who defined American popular song before rock reorganised the charts. An hour sampled recently ran Harry James and His Orchestra, which is a fair marker of the era being served.

The pacing is deliberately unhurried — no shouting, no clocked hooks, long instrumental passages left intact. It suits kitchens, workshops and offices, and it suits listeners who grew up with these records as well as newcomers arriving through film soundtracks.

Carrying a San Francisco heritage call sign, the station now reaches its audience through the stream, so you can listen live from anywhere the old 960 signal never covered.

Great easy listening music from the Big Bands, Sinatra, Sammy and all your favorite stars of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.