106 KMEL 106.1 FM live

106 KMEL — said "One Oh Six, K-M-E-L" — is the San Francisco Bay Area's hip-hop and R&B station. It broadcasts as KMEL on 106.1 FM, is licensed to San Francisco and serves the Bay Area with the slogan "San Francisco Bay's Hip Hop and R&B". The station is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, and on this page you can listen to KMEL live online, free.

Hip-hop and R&B

KMEL airs an urban contemporary format: the newest hip-hop and R&B, along with the Bay Area sound.

The camel

The station signed on on November 30, 1960, as KFRC-FM. It was KFMS and KKEE and KFRC-FM again before becoming KMEL — from "Camel", the name of a former brand and mascot.

Sister stations

In the Bay Area, iHeartMedia also owns KIOI, KISQ, KKSF, KNEW, KOSF and KYLD.

Hip-hop, anywhere

Press play and KMEL starts in seconds — in Oakland, on the Bay Bridge or anywhere you are. The stream on this page carries the same music you hear on 106.1 FM.

A Bay Area name

The KMEL name has been on the Bay Area dial for decades.

For the Bay

From San Francisco and Oakland to San Jose and the East Bay suburbs, 106 KMEL brings hip-hop and R&B to the whole region.

How to listen

You can hear 106 KMEL on the radio on 106.1 FM across the Bay Area, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for a night out or the drive home, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find 106 KMEL's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

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