Live 105 studio in San Francisco circa 2012, courtesy Dallas Osborn. The first discussions to bring back Live 105 happened just a few months ago. Station owner Audacy, which made the call in 2017 to drop popular San Francisco station KITS 105.3’s name for a more generic Alt-105, and…

Insert Foot rejoices at the return of Live 105 to the Bay Area radio waves. Dave is dead. Thank God. Dave FM was a dick. Dave had no respect for my ears. Dave told bad jokes he didn’t know were bad, and that’s coming from a dad who still…

Insert Foot vs. Dave FM. The Bay Area just lost a huge chunk of its musical soul—and just as big of a slice of its cool factor. San Francisco alt-rock station KITS-105.3 (Live 105/Alt 105; it switched names in 2017, but was always Live 105 to those remembering life…

Aaron Axelsen of FLOOD FM, courtesy. When ALT 105.3, previously Live 105, laid off music director and DJ Aaron Axelsen a year ago, it wasn’t a question of if he would be back on the radio, but when and where. That question was answered when he and music news…

DJ Aaron Axelsen performs at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2016. Alessio Neri/STAFF. Former longtime ALT 105 music director Aaron Axelsen, who was laid off last spring as part of numerous layoffs by owner ENTERCOM, has been named head of programming for a new streaming…

Aaron Axelsen performs at Live 105’s BFD 2017 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View on June 10, 2017. Alessio Neri/STAFF Entercom Radio on Thursday announced companywide layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts. The company operates numerous radio stations in the Bay Area and in 2017 purchased ALT 105.3 from CBS…

Photos: Alessio Neri MOUNTAIN VIEW — Thomas Mars and Phoenix brought their traveling Italian disco show to radio station Live 105’s BFD festival at the Shoreline Amphitheatre Saturday. The Parisians, the final of 25 acts to perform at the annual radio station start of summer show, played three songs off…