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KFMB

KFMB

KFMB is the callsign of the following broadcast stations in San Diego, California:
- KFMB-TV, channel 8
- KFMB AM, 760 kHz
- KFMB-FM, 100.7FM

Callsign

In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call) is a unique designation for a transmitting station. A call sign can be formally assigned by a government agency, informally adopted by individuals or organizations, or even cryptographically encoded to disguise a station's identity.

International series

International call signs are formal, semi-permanent, and issued by a nation's telecommunications agency. They are used for amateur, broadcast, commercial, maritime and sometimes military radio use (including television in some countries). Each country has a set of alphabetic or numeric International Telecommunication Union-designated prefixes with which their call signs must begin. For example:
- The United States uses the prefixes: W, K, N, and AAA to ALZ (only W and K are used for broadcast stations).
- Canada uses the prefixes: CF-CK, CY-CZ, VA-VG, VO, VX-VY, XJ-XO
- Mexico uses XA-XI
- The United Kingdom uses the prefixes: G, M, and 2
- France uses the prefixes: F, TM
- Germany uses the prefixes: DA-DR
- Chad uses the prefix: TT
- Italy uses the prefix: I

Aviation

Call signs in aviation are derived from several different policies, depending on the type of flight operation being conducted, and depending on whether the caller is in an aircraft or at a ground facility. In most countries, unscheduled general aviation flights identify themselves using the call sign correseponding to the aircraft's registration number (also called N-number in the U.S., or tail-number). In this case, the call sign is spoken using the ICAO phonetic alphabet. Aircraft registration numbers internationally follow the pattern of a country prefix (N in the U.S.), followed by a unique identifier made up of letters and numbers. For example, an aircraft registred as N9876Q conducting a general aviation flight would be use the call sign november niner eight seven six quebec. Alternatively, pilots may use the aircraft type in lieu of the N in the registration number, i.e. Cessna niner eight seven six quebec. After making initial contact to a ground facility, air traffic controllers may choose to use an abbreviated call sign (omitting all but the last two or three digits) for an aircraft under his or her control, so long as it is unambiguous. In the United States, a registration number begins with the letter N, followed by up to five digits and/or letters in one of these schemes: one to five numbers (N12345), one to four numbers and one suffix letter (N1234Z), or one to three numbers and two suffix letters (N123AZ). The numeric part of the registration never starts with zero. To avoid confusion with the digits 1 (one) and 0 (zero), the alphabetic letters I (india) and O (oscar) are not used in registration numbers. Commercial operators, including airlines, air cargo and air taxi operators, will usually use an ICAO or FAA-registered call sign for their company, which is used together with the flight number. For example, British Airways flight 75 would use the call sign Speedbird seven-five, since Speedbird is the registered call sign for British Airways. Air taxi operators sometimes do not have a registered call sign, in which case the prefix T is used followed by the aircraft registration number (i.e. tango november niner eight seven six quebec). Some variations of call signs exist to express safety concerns to all operators and controllers monitoring the transmissions. Aircraft call signs will use the suffix "heavy" to indicate a large aircraft, i.e. United Two-Five Heavy. For air ambulance flights, the callsign prefix Lifeguard is used before the normal callsign, i.e.Lifeguard three three alfa. Glider pilots often use a supplementary number (the competition number) in their call signs. Military flights use a variety of registered call signs with flight numbers, just like commercial operators. i.e. Navy Golf Alfa Kilo 21, REACH 31792. Ground facilities identify themselves by the name and function of the facility: i.e. Seattle Tower for the tower controller's position, or Boston Center for a en-route air traffic control facility.

Ships and Boats

Merchant vessels are assigned a call sign by their national licensing authority. In the case of states such as Liberia or Panama, which are flags of convenience for ship registration, call signs for larger vessels consist of the national prefix plus three letters (for example, 3LXYZ). United States vessels are given call signs beginning with the letter W.

Amateur radio

Amateur radio call signs are in the international series and normally consist of a one- or two-character prefix, a number (which sometimes corresponds to a geographic area within the country), and a 1, 2, or 3 character suffix. The number following the prefix is normally a single number (0 to 9). Some prefixes, such as Djibouti's (J2), consist of a letter followed by a number. Hence, in the hypothetical Djibouti call sign, J29DBA, the prefix is J2, the number is 9, and the suffix is DBA. The numbers are sometimes assigned geographically. In the Italian call sign, IK1TZO, IK is the prefix, the number component is 1 and corresponds to the Piedmont region, and TZO is the suffix. Another example is WB3EBO. WB is the prefix, the number 3 most often indicates that the station is located in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, or the District of Columbia, and the suffix is EBO. For district numbers within the United States, see [http://www.arrl.org/awards/was/map.gif ARRL map].

Broadcast call signs

North America

Broadcast stations in North America generally use call letters in the international series. There are some common conventions followed in each country. In Canada, call signs begin with the letter C, except for four stations in St. John's which begin with the letters VO; three of these predate Newfoundland's union with Canada in 1949, and the fourth was given special permission to adopt the callsign in 1981 because of its ownership association with one of the pre-1949 stations. Mexican call signs begin with an XE for medium-wave radio stations and XH in other cases. In the United States, the first letter generally is K for stations west of the Mississippi River and W for those east of the Mississippi. There are a few exceptions-mostly with stations assigned call signs before the Federal Communications Commission devised the east/west split.

Australia

In Australia, broadcast call signs begin with a single-digit number indicating the state or territory, followed by two letters for AM stations and three for FM. Some AM stations retain their old call signs when moving to FM, or just add an extra letter to the end. Australian broadcast stations originally used the prefix VL-, but since Australia has no nearby neighbors, this practice was soon discarded. Television station call signs begin with two letters usually denoting the station itself, followed by a third letter denoting the state. For example, NBN's call sign stands for Newcastle Broadcasting, New South Wales. There are some exceptions:
- ABC television stations outside of state capitals add a fourth letter between AB and the state. This is used to denote the area, e.g. the Newcastle station is known as ABHN, standing for Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Hunter Valley, New South Wales. State capital stations follow the same rule as commercial stations.
- SBS television stations all use SBS in their call signs, regardless of the state.
- Commercial station Imparja Television uses IMP, even though they are based in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Letters and numbers used by Australian stations:
- Radio
- 1 - Australian Capital Territory (new designation)
- 2 - New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and some external territories
- 3 - Victoria
- 4 - Queensland
- 5 - South Australia
- 6 - Western Australia
- 7 - Tasmania
- 8 - Northern Territory
- Television
- N - New South Wales
- Q - Queensland
- V - Victoria
- S - South Australia
- C - Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory
- W - Western Australia
- D - Darwin and the Northern Territory
- T - Tasmania

Europe/Asia

In Europe and much of Asia, call signs are normally not used for broadcast stations. Japan, South Korea ,Philippine and Taiwan are exceptions to this general rule. Other countries have yet other formats for assigning call signs to domestic services.

Military call signs

In wartime, monitoring an adversary's communications can be a valuable form of intelligence. Consistent call signs can aid in this monitoring, so in wartime, military units often employ tactical call signs and sometimes change them at regular intervals. In peacetime, some military stations will use fixed call signs in the international series.

U.S. Army

The United States Army uses fixed call signs which begin with W, such as WAR, used by U.S. Army Headquarters.

U.S. Air Force

Fixed call signs for the United States Air Force stations begin with A, such as AIR, used by USAF Headquarters. The USAF also uses semi-fixed identifiers consisting of a name followed by a two or three digit number. The name is assigned to a unit on a semi-permanent basis; they change only when the U.S. Department of Defense goes to DEFCON 3. For example, JAMBO 51 would be assigned to a particular B-52 aircrew of the 5th Bomb Wing, while NODAK 1 would be an F-16 fighter with the North Dakota Air National Guard. The most recognizable call sign of this type is Air Force One, used when any Air Force aircraft is transporting the U.S. President. Individual military pilots or other flight officers usually adopt a personal aviator call sign.

U.S. Navy/Coast Guard

The United States Navy and United States Coast Guard use a mixture of tactical call signs and international call signs beginning with the letter N. For example, the carrier USS John F. Kennedy has the call sign NJFK.

Transmitters requiring no call signs

No call signs are issued to transmitters of long-range navigation systems (LORAN-C, Decca, Alpha, Omega) or transmitters on frequencies below 10 kHz, because frequencies below 10 kHz are not subject to international regulations. In addition, in some countries low-power personal and broadcast radio (Citizen's Band, Part 15, and the like) is allowed; a call sign is not always required for such stations, though especially on personal radio services it is considered a matter of etiquette to create one's own.

References

- United States Federal Aviation Administration, Aeronautical Information Manual, Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures, 2004. [http://www.faa.gov/ATpubs/AIM/Chap4/aim0402.html Chapter 4, Section 2]

External links

- [http://earlyradiohistory.us/recap.htm United States Call Sign Policies]
- [http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/callsign/prod/main.html United States "FCC" callsign search]
- [http://www.ac6v.com/prefixes.htm Amateur Call Prefixes]
- [http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/DX_Resources/Callsigns/ Ham Radio call signs] Category:Amateur radio Category:Call signs Category:Telecommunications law Category:Wireless communications ja:識別信号

Broadcast station

A broadcast station may be:
- a radio station
- a television station It does not include television networks or radio networks. See also: broadcasting

San Diego, California

:"San Diego" redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal southern California city located in the extreme southwestern corner of the continental United States. It is the county seat of San Diego County. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,223,400; as of 2005, the California Department of Finance estimated the city to have 1,305,736 residents. The city is the second-largest in California and the seventh-largest in the United States and is noted for its temperate climate and many beaches. It is also the home of many U.S. military facilities, including U.S. Navy ports, Marine Corps bases, and Coast Guard stations. It is the home port of the largest naval fleet in the world, including two Navy supercarriers (the USS Nimitz and the USS Ronald Reagan) five amphibious assault ships, several Los Angeles-class submarines, and many smaller ships. One of the Marine Corps' two Recruit Depots is located here. San Diego is also known as the "birthplace of naval aviation," though Pensacola, Florida makes a rival claim. Several Navy vessels have been named USS San Diego in honor of the city.

History

The area has long been inhabited by the Kumeyaay people. The first European to visit the region was Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, sailing under the flag of Spain, in 1542. He named it San Miguel. The San Diego Bay and the area of present-day San Diego were given their current names by Sebastian Vizcaino when he was mapping the coastline of Alta California for Spain in 1602. The explorers camped near a Native American village called Nipaguay and celebrated Mass in honor of San Diego de Alcala (Saint Didacus of Alcalá). California was then part of the colony of New Spain. In 1769, Gaspar de Portolà and his expedition founded the Presidio of San Diego (military post), and on July 16, Franciscan friars Junípero Serra, Juan Viscaino and Fernando Parron raised and blessed a cross, establishing the first mission in Upper California, Mission San Diego de Alcala. Colonists began arriving in 1774; the following year, the native people rebelled. They killed the priest and two others, and burned the mission. Father Serra organized the rebuilding and two years later a fire-proof adobe structure was built. By 1797 the mission had become the largest in California, with over 1,400 natives associated with it. In 1821, Spain recognized Mexico's independence. The governor of Alta California and Baja California moved the capital to San Diego from Monterey. The mission was secularized in 1834 and 432 people petitioned Governor José Figueroa to form a pueblo. Commandant Santiago Arguello endorsed it. Juan Maria Osuna was elected the first alcalde (mayor), winning over Pio Pico in the 13 ballots cast. However, the population of the town shrank to little over a hundred persons, and by the late 1830s it lost its township until the province of Alta California became part of the United States in 1850 following the Mexican defeat in the Mexican-American War. The village was designated the seat of the newly-established San Diego County and incorporated as a city. In 1885, San Diego was linked to the rest of the nation by railroad. San Diego was reincorporated as a city in 1886. Significant U.S. Naval presence began in 1907 with the establishment of the Navy Coaling Station. San Diego hosted two World's Fairs, the Panama-California Exposition in 1915 and the California Pacific International Exposition in 1935. Since World War II, the military has played a leading role in the local economy. Following the end of the Cold War the military presence has diminished considerably. San Diego has since become a center of the emerging biotech industry and is home to telecommunications giant Qualcomm. Largely because of their city's strong military presence, San Diegans have a reputation for being more politically conservative than residents of California's other two large coastal cities. This reputation is still true when San Diego is compared to San Francisco and Los Angeles, but the city is changing and it is not nearly as conservative as Orange County to the north, or even the northern portion of San Diego County itself. Indications are that while suburban areas of San Diego County are fairly Republican, the city of San Diego itself tilts toward Democrats, for example Al Gore and John Kerry both won the city of San Diego despite losing San Diego County narrowly; notably, reports [http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/voters/Eng/reports/current_reg_report.pdf] show that as of 2005 registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans, 39% to 34%, within the city itself. Beginning in 2003, the public became aware of an ongoing pension fund scandal which has left the city with an estimated $1.4 billion pension fund gap. Despite mounting problems with city finances the incumbent Mayor Dick Murphy narrowly won re-election with a plurality of votes. Some controversy ensued during and after the election when, contrary the San Diego City Charter, current city councilmember Donna Frye was allowed to run as a write-in candidate one month before election day. While more may have intended to vote for her than Dick Murphy, many did not fill in the "bubble" next to her written name and thus these were not counted as legitimate votes. With mounting pressure, Mayor Dick Murphy, in April 2005, announced his intent to resign by mid-July. A few days after his resignation two city councilmembers, Ralph Inzunza and deputy mayor Michael Zucchet, who was to take Murphy's place, were convicted for taking bribes in a scheme to get the city's "no touch" laws at strip clubs repealed. Both subsequently resigned. On July 26, 2005, city councilmember Donna Frye finished first in the special election to replace Dick Murphy with 43% of the vote, but was without the majority required to win outright. She lost the run-off election to the second place finisher, former San Diego police chief Jerry Sanders on a November 8, 2005 ballot. Because of its many recent scandals, San Diego briefly removed references to its longtime nickname, "America's Finest City," from its [http://www.sandiego.gov/ official city website], as [http://www2.dailynews.com/news/ci_3279196 reported] by the Associated Press. As of December 5, 2005, the nickname [http://www.fox6.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=2A8604B3-615C-44D2-A1F7-B00EFA827172 appeared] on San Diego's website once again, as pledged by mayor Jerry Sanders at his inauguration ceremony.

Geography and climate

San Diego is located at 32°46'46" North, 117°8'47" West (32.779541, -117.146344) (about 100 miles south of Los Angeles). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 963.6 km² (372.0 mi²). 840.0 km² (324.3 mi²) of it is land and 123.5 km² (47.7 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 12.82% water. The city's borders are very irregularly shaped because of the absorption of many suburbs into the city limits. Additionally, the numerous canyons that run through the city create natural boundaries and obstacles to development. When conjoined with Tijuana, the San Diego-Tijuana metropolitan area has 4,688,762 people, making it the 21st largest metropolitan area in the Americas. San Diego is famous for its temperate climate. Onshore breezes from the Pacific Ocean tempers the local climate so that the summers are cooler and the winters are warmer. The average summer daytime highs are 25°C (76°F) with overnight lows of 19°C (66°F). Average winter daytime highs are 19°C (66°F) with overnight lows of 9°C (49°F). San Diego averages 10 inches of rain per year, with most of it falling from November to March.

Demographics

largest metropolitan area in the Americas As of the census of 2000, there are 1,223,400 people, 450,691 households, and 271,315 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,456.4/km² (3,771.9/mi²). There are 469,689 housing units at an average density of 559.1/km² (1,448.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 47.18% White, 9.86% African American, 1.62% Native American, 13.65% Asian, 0.48% Pacific Islander, 12.39% from other races, and 4.83% from two or more races. 25.40% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. The city's Asian ethnicities breakdown accordingly: Filipino (6.1%), Vietnamese (2.2%), Chinese (1.9%), Other Asian (1.5%), Japanese (0.8%), Korean (0.6%), Asian Indian (0.6%). There are 450,691 households out of which 30.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% are married couples living together, 11.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% are non-families. 28.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.61 and the average family size is 3.30. In the city the population is spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.4 males. The median income for a household in the city is $45,733, and the median income for a family is $53,060. Males have a median income of $36,984 versus $31,076 for females. The per capita income for the city is $23,609. 14.6% of the population and 10.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 20.0% of those under the age of 18 and 7.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Current estimates

According to estimates by the San Diego Association of Governments, the median household income of San Diego in 2004 was $56,438 (not adjusted for inflation). When adjusted for inflation (1999 dollars; comparable to Census data above), the median household income was $50,543.

Neighborhoods

Census Northwestern: Bay Ho, Bay Park, Carmel Valley, Clairemont, Clairemont Mesa, Del Mar Heights, Fairbanks Country Club, La Jolla, La Jolla Shores, La Jolla Village, Linda Vista, North City, North Clairemont, Pacific Highlands Ranch, Sorrento Hills, Sorrento Valley, Torrey Hills, Torrey Pines, University City, Via de la Valle North Central: Kearny Mesa, Mission Village, Serra Mesa, Birdland, Murphy Canyon Northeastern: Carmel Mountain Ranch, Miramar, Miramar Ranch North, Mira Mesa, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Peñasquitos, Sabre Springs, San Pasqual, Santa Luz, Scripps Ranch (Scripps Miramar Ranch), Sorrento Mesa, West Bernardo Eastern: Allied Gardens, Del Cerro, East Elliott, Grantville, Lake Murray, Mission Valley East, Navajo, San Carlos, Tierrasanta Western: Crown Point, La Playa, Loma Portal, Midtown, Midway, Mission Bay Park, Mission Beach, Morena, Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach, Peninsula, Point Loma, Point Loma Heights, Roseville-Fleetridge, Sunset Cliffs Central: Balboa Park, Banker's Hill, Centre City, Core-Columbia, Cortez, Gaslamp Quarter, Golden Hill, Grant Hill, Hillcrest, Harborview, Horton Plaza, Little Italy, Logan Heights (Barrio Logan), Marina, Memorial, Mission Hills, Mission Valley West, Mountain View, North Park, Old Town, Park West, Sherman Heights, South Park, Stockton, University Heights, Uptown Mid-City: City Heights, College Area, Chollas Creek, Darnall, El Cerrito, Gateway, Kensington, Normal Heights, Oak Park, Rolando, Talmadge, Webster Southeastern: Alta Vista, Broadway Heights, Chollas View, Emerald Hills, Jamacha, Lomita, Lincoln Park, Mountain View, Mt. Hope, North Bay Terraces, North Encanto, Paradise Hills, Shelltown, Skyline, South Bay Terraces, South Encanto, Southcrest, Valencia Park Southern: Egger Highlands, Nestor, Ocean Crest, Otay Mesa, Otay Mesa West, Palm City, San Ysidro, Tijuana River Valley

Economy

Tagged as one of six centers of innovation, San Diego community business entrepreneurs and civic entrepreneurs are building one of the great technology regions of the twenty-first century. San Diego's leaders made a commitment in the 1980s to diversify the economy and encourage the growth of high technology companies. They were motivated by the desire to move away from the boom or bust cycles that dependency on just two core industries had created. No one could have predicted the success with which the region has developed key technology industries. Developing in parallel, and in today's technology environment, finding more and more cross-fertilization opportunities, San Diego's core technology sectors have become leading centers for biotechnology, communications and software development. Fueled by the research being done at San Diego's world class universities and institutes, and supported by a business-friendly public sector, the San Diego region is now recognized as a hotbed for new companies. San Diego's biotechnology community is the third largest in the country. San Diego's communications industry is one of the fastest growing in the country and has earned the title of wireless communications capital of the world.

Crime

San Diego has had a declining crime rate since the early 1990's. In 1991 the number of murders was 167, in 2004 the number of murders was only 62. San Diego is now one of America's safest cities.

Education

- San Diego State University, (SDSU) (California State University)
- University of California, San Diego, UCSD (University of California)
- University of San Diego, USD (Roman Catholic)
- Alliant International University, AIU (Formerly United States International University-USIU)
- Point Loma Nazarene University, PLNU (Nazarene)
- National University
- San Diego Community College District, (San Diego City College, San Diego Mesa College, San Diego Miramar College) Accredited Law Schools in San Diego include(alphabetical):
- California Western School of Law
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law
- University of San Diego School of Law - [http://www.sandiego.edu/usdlaw University of San Diego School of Law Website]

Culture

Cuisine

Owing to its privileged position on the Pacific Ocean and its warm Mediterranean-style climate, San Diego enjoys an abundance of quality produce and dining. With a myriad ethnic and cultural mix, San Diego is well known for its wide selection of cuisines. One can find excellent Mexican, Italian, Greek, Latin, Central and East Asian, Middle Eastern and Pacific Islander food throughout the city. The city's long history and close proximity to Mexico has endowed an endless array of Mexican cafes and restaurants. Regional homemade specialties, border fare and haute cuisine are all easily available. San Diego's warm, dry climate and access to the sea have also made it a natural center for the production of fruit and vegetables. Long a center of the tuna industry, San Diego benefits from an abundant seafood supply. Several of the finest choices of dining can be found in the Gaslamp Quarter, Little Italy, La Jolla and Old Town. The city's many immigrant and ethnic groups have heavily influenced local eating habits and tastes. Local specialties include:
- Mexican cuisine (including carne asada, burritos, fish tacos, enchiladas, and ceviche)
- Woodfired, California-styled Pizza
- Wide variety of salads made from fresh, local produce (including Caesar, Greek, Mixed, and Caprese Salads)
- Southern Italian-styled pastas, panini, and pizzas
- Varieties of shish kebabs, shashlyk, and Gyros
- Southeast Asian specialties including spring rolls,egg rolls and pho
- Locally produced, artisan bread
- Local Wines (San Pasqual Valley, Rancho Bernardo)
- Locally produced (from the mountains near Julian) hard and sweet apple cider
- Various fruits and vegetables (including avocados, tomatoes, mushrooms, olives, eggplant, oranges, lemons, limes, strawberries, grapefruit, grapes, apples, pomegranates, persimmons, and melons) Several chain restaurants have gotten their start in San Diego. These include Jack in the Box, Pat & Oscar's, Souplantation (March 1978), Rubio's, and Anthony's Fish Grotto. Rubio's fish tacos were also featured at the 1996 Republican National Convention.

Events

- Comic Con
- Holiday Bowl
- Poinsettia Bowl

Shopping malls

- Fashion Valley
- Westfield Shoppingtown, Mission Valley
- Westfield Shoppingtown, Horton Plaza
- College Grove
- Westfield Shoppingtown, University Towne Centre
- The Shops at Las Americas (also a U.S.-Mexico Port of Entry walkway and Duty-Free centre)
- The San Diego Factory Outlet

Sports

San Diego has several sports venues. Jack Murphy Field at Qualcomm Stadium hosts football and soccer games. Baseball can be seen at Petco Park and Tony Gwynn Stadium. iPayOne Center, formerly the San Diego Sports Arena, hosts hockey, arena football, and basketball, which is also hosted at Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl. Jenny Craig Pavilion at the University of San Diego hosts basketball and volleyball games. SDSU Aztecs (MWC) and the USD Toreros (WCC) are NCAA Division I teams. The UCSD Tritons (CCAA) are members of the NCAA Division II while the PLNU Sea Lions (GSAC) are members of the NAIA.

San Diego in popular culture

- San Diego is the primary setting and filming location for the 1986 movie Top Gun about the real-life TOPGUN program. At the time the movie was made, the TOPGUN program was based at the former Naval Air Station Miramar, which is currently the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, in San Diego. The bar featured in the movie's piano scene, Kansas City BBQ, is on the corner of Kettner Boulevard and West Harbor Drive (near the Manchester Grand Hyatt hotel) and contains memorabilia from the film.
- San Diego and Los Angeles are part of the futuristic utopian megacity San Angeles in the 1993 movie Demolition Man.
- San Diego is home to the 2004 season of MTV's reality series The Real World.
- In the comic book series Aquaman, half of San Diego was plunged into the Pacific Ocean by an earthquake.
- The fictional town of Neptune, California (as portrayed in the hit television show Veronica Mars) is said to be a suburb of San Diego.
- San Diego of the 1970s is the setting for the 2004 comedy film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy starring Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy. The Burgundy character is partially inspired by former San Diego television news personalities.
- In Jurassic Park II, a T-Rex rampaged through the city.
- The Season Two finale of television series Quantum Leap, "M.I.A", was based around San Diego's Naval Base.
- Writer/Director Cameron Crowe attended University of San Diego. He later went "undercover" at Clairemont High School as a student to oberve the students, who were the basis for his book and screenplay Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The semi-autobiographical Almost Famous, which Crowe also wrote and directed, shows shots of San Diego and the Ocean Beach Pier, where main character William Miller grew up.

Transportation

Public mass transportation

Almost Famous San Diego has trolley (LRT), bus [http://www.sdcommute.com/Rider_Information/bus/], Coaster [http://www.gonctd.com/], and Amtrak service. However, these systems serve limited routes and schedules; the vast majority of transportation in San Diego is by private automobile.

Private motoring

San Diego includes a comprehensive collection of freeways, highways, major arterial roads, and streets that forms circles around the interior and outlying areas in the county. Almost every major freeway in the county crosses through the city, but all are important to the flow of goods and people into and out of the city. Of note is that San Diego is the only major California metropolitan area to have its freeway system completed as originally planned, except for Routes 125 and Route 56.

Cycling

San Diego's roadway system provides an excellent network of routes for travel by bicycle. The climate in San Diego makes cycling a convenient and pleasant year-round option. Many San Diego cyclists belong to the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition which represents the rights and interests of cyclists throughout the county.

Air

San Diego International Airport, also known as Lindbergh International Airport or Lindbergh Field, is the primary commercial airport serving San Diego. It is one of the busiest single-runway airports in the nation, serving over 16 million passengers every year. Other airports include Brown Field Airport (Brown Field) and Montgomery Field Municipal Airport (Montgomery Field).

Sea

The Port of San Diego manages the maritime operations of San Diego harbor and the airport. San Diego has a growing cruise ship operation and cargo operations are also a major sector with produce imports from South America, vehicle imports from Germany and Japan and Mexico and other trade operations.

Military institutions

- [http://www.nasni.navy.mil/ Naval Air Station North Island]
- [http://www.nasni.navy.mil/ Naval Amphibious Base Coronado] (Both NAS North Island and NAB Coronado are consolidated into one base known as Naval Base Coronado)
- [http://www.navstasd.navy.mil/ Naval Station San Diego] (Naval Station also has the nickname of Naval Station 32nd Street, due in part to its location at 32nd Street and Harbor Drive in San Diego)
- [http://www.cnrsw.navy.mil/subase2/index.asp Naval Base Point Loma] - Submariners
- [http://www.mcrdsd.usmc.mil/ US Marine Corps Recruit Depot]
- [http://www.miramar.usmc.mil/ US Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar]
- US Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
- [http://enterprise.spawar.navy.mil/ SPAWAR] (Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command)
- [http://www.militarymuseum.org/FtRosecrans.html Fort Rosecrans Military Reservation]

Sister cities

San Diego has fifteen sister cities, as designated by [http://www.sister-cities.org/ Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI)]: Alcalá de Henares (Spain), Campinas (Brazil), Warsaw (Poland), Yantai (China), Yokohama (Japan), Taichung City (China), Jalalabad (Afghanistan), Cavite City (Philippines), Jeonju (South Korea), Edinburgh (Scotland, United Kingdom), León (Mexico), Perth (Australia), Tema (Ghana), Tijuana (Mexico), and Vladivostok (Russia).

External links

- [http://www.sandiego.gov/ City of San Diego Official Website]
- [http://www.aroundandaboutsandiego.com/ Where to go and what to see in San Diego]
- [http://www.sandiego.org/ Official tourism site]
- [http://sandiegohistory.org/index.html San Diego History]
- [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?papr:1:./temp/~ammem_28aA:: Movie of the San Diego Exposition, 1915]
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KFMB-AM

KFMB 760 AM is a talk radio outlet. From 1978 to 1999 it was the broadcast home for the San Diego Padres baseball franchise. From 1998 to 2004 it was the broadcast home of the San Diego Chargers National Football League team. It has also been the San Diego, USA affiliate of the CBS radio network. The station is the San Diego home of Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, Bill O'Reilly, Jerry Doyle and others. Local programming includes Rick Roberts from 6 to 10 a.m., weekdays. In June 2005, KFMB became the San Diego broadcast home for Paul Harvey.

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KFMB-FM

KFMB-FM 100.7 is a Jack FM radio station in San Diego, California, USA.

History

This station was previously known as "B-100", and "Star 100.7". Star 100.7 aired the Bob and Sheri syndicated morning drive show in the early morning hours. The format was previously a hot adult contemporary station. Local hosts, Jeff and Jer left the station in August 2005 and moved across town to Star 94.1 The station is conducting a nationwide search for a morning show, with a $1,000,000 five year contract. It is anticipated that Tracy Johnson, President of the radio division of Midwest Television, will announce the 'winner' in 2005. According to their online poll on 100.7 Jack FM Online, most San Diegans want their morning show with no DJs, frequent traffic reports, few commercials, and lots of music. In the 1980s, KFMB-FM was known as B100, and had a popular morning show full of gag callers and comedy.

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- [http://www.sandiegojack.com/ 100.7 Jack FM]
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