"Whether broadcasting online or over the airwaves, small community radio stations can wield big power. And no community radio station is more focused on using that power to help the Bay Area music scene thrive quite like San Francisco-based BFF.fm."
Thank you for voting BFF.fm Best Radio Station in San Francisco Bay Guardian's Best of the Bay!
It’s National Radio Day! And who better to celebrate with than Best Frequencies Forever (BFF.fm), San Francisco’s DIY community radio station.
"...it only seemed right to end the year with some song, album and show picks from the very BFF.fm DJs we’ve grown to count on all year long."
"This little independent radio station...has been voted SF Weekly’s Best Radio Station not once, not twice, but three times since its inception in 2013. Tune in for a taste of what your community, rather than your computer, has to offer."
Best Frequencies Forever (AKA BFF.fm) has become one of San Francisco’s strongest and most successful community radio outlets, playing everything from Indie Rock, current electronic, to Spooky Horoscopes and all things San Francisco.
"But San Francisco radio isn’t dead — it’s arguably closer to its roots than ever...online radio stations including...BFF.fm have brought the pirate radio vibe back..."
Highlights from Day 1 of Iceland Airwaves music festival. Amanda & Mai saw nearly a dozen bands in one day! (but don't worry, they narrowed it down for you.)
Beatrix Gravesguard and Shewolfe are two San Francisco DJ’s bringing some spookiness to the airwaves at BFF.fm., haunting from a discrete location where life-like papier-mâché trees creep up the walls and hang from the ceiling.
We're in the Chronicle! Check out which band on the Treasure Island Music Festival line up got the most spins on BFF.fm this summer, plus see who DJ Cosmic Amanda is most excited to see this weekend.
Compiled by Shewolfe and Beatrix Graveguard of Astral Projection Radio Hour, "this 14-song set is full of dance-worthy tunes, shout-it-out anthems and a handful of the “sonic spells” they’re famous for..."
We were picked for our stellar tweets on topics such as radio, music, DJing, the Mission, and community. If you don't follow us, get on that!
"BFF.FM gave us a taste of Melbourne-based Crepes by spinning their carefree guitar-pop single Stages Of Fear this week. Crepes debut EP Cold Summers is due out next week, and we are looking forward to hearing more jangly, laidback tunes..."
We're proud to get a shout out from asongaday.co in their Ultimate Music Discovery Guide, mentioned alongside NPR's All Songs Considered, Newtown Radio and KEXP!
Pssst...we're presenting one of them! "If you prefer your music with deafening electric guitars 60-70 seconds at a time, Tony Molina is the right act for you."
SFist officially proclaims BFF.fm Night at Pop's Bar a COOL THING TO DO. (Catch us every Thursday night!)
"[B]ecause we are online we don’t have to abide by any FCC laws...Sometimes you get so excited about a song you drop an F-bomb, and that’s okay.”
"BFF.fm...is a gardener of grooves, cultivating a flourishing community of music lovers, DJs, and other creative types."
"...we were stoked to discover a portal called BFF.fm that put us on the same frequency as San Francisco's most creative minds simply by turning on and tuning in."
"Woven in and around the songs are snack-based horoscopes (their patented Snack-o-Scopes™), tales of hiking through Muir Woods, forays to Oakland to catch new bands, or interviews with descendants of Anton LaVey."