KOME 98.5 FM San Jose, California

08/18/2025

The Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame inducted Dennis Erectus in 2013. Now it's Jona Denz-Hamilton's turn ! This photo is from March 1982, when Jona had just given KOME notice, after 8+ years on KOME, ready to move on to program KLRB in Carmel/Monterey. Close pals, Mark Goldberg & Dennis Erectus marked the occasion. Thank you California Historical Radio Society for inducting another KOMEquat!
Other KOME personalities in the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame: Mikel Hunter, Laurie Roberts, Dana Jang, Lobster Paul Wells, Peter B. Collins.

07/29/2025

Ozzy Osbourne fans will be streaming his funeral procession through his hometown of Birmingham UK at 5am PT Wed. Members of Black Sabbath are rumored to be "playing" tribute. Here's the streaming site: https://blacksabbathbench.co.uk/ --Jona

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgeryx3j01go

07/27/2025

07/24/2025

JONA JOINS THE BAY AREA RADIO HALL OF FAME! Jona Denz-Hamilton's 9 years on KOME, 26 years on KBAY, and other stations earned her a spot in the BARHOF with KOME's Dennis Erectus, Mikel Hunter, Laurie Roberts, Dana Jang, Lobster, and Peter B. Collins. (Pictured are Hall of Famers Trish Bell, Lisa Carr, Jona Denz-Hamilton, Dana Jang, and The Lobster Paul Wells)

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06/11/2025

It's the end of an era with the passing of the incomparable musical genius BRIAN WILSON of the Beach Boys. He had dealt with mental illness for many years, then dementia. RIP 🎵🎶❤️. --Jona https://nypost.com/2025/06/11/entertainment/the-beach-boys-brian-wilson-dies-at-82/.

05/27/2025

Oh no! ROCKIN' RICK DERRINGER has died at 77, such a favorite in the 1970s. "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo"🎸⭐ 💔 --Jona

05/15/2025

UPDATE: If you joined the CHRS by May 17th, you will receive a ballot in your email to vote for this year's nominees for the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame. Let's wish our KOME team good luck! Voting is on for members til July 1st.

05/14/2025

Hey--FOUR KOMEers are nominated for the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame! Voting starts May 15th. Click for more www.californiahistoricalradio.com

05/04/2025

Happy Sunday 5/4...

04/29/2025

DO YOU BELIEVE...I got chills listening just now. SAMMY HAGAR wrote this after one of his dreams of EDDIE VAN HALEN and says he 100% collaborated on the song --Jona ... https://youtu.be/6ax4ZkwrXc4?si=WaPViSNLHr-s9WUA

Official Lyric Video for “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight.” written with Joe Satriani. Stream/buy “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight.”: https://bmlg.lnk.to/EncoreT...

01/30/2025

JAN 29th ONLINE AT 6 FIREAID BENEFIT FEATURING: Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Stephen Stills, Sting, Graham Nash, Joni Mitchell, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, John Fogerty, Rod Stewart, Billie Eilish, Earth, Wind & Fire, Jelly Roll, Olivia Rodrigo, Alanis Morissette, John Mayer, Green Day, No Doubt, P!nk, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Black Crowes, and MORE! STREAM for free on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Amazon Prime, Apple Music and the Apple TV app, Max, iHeartRadio, KTLA+, Netflix/Tudum, Paramount+, the Amazon Music Channel on Twitch, SiriusXM’s “LIFE with John Mayer” channel, SoundCloud, Veeps, and at select AMC Theatre locations in 70 US markets. It will also broadcast on more than 860 iHeartRadio radio stations as well as iHeart’s digital platforms and the iHeartRadio app.

01/22/2025

Who loves STEVE PERRY? we do!! Happy Birthday, Bay Area rockstar guy🎤❤️ Do you remember when Journey first added him to the band? I'd been a fan of Neal Schon and Greg Rolie's first few Journey albums, but things exploded with Steve. --Jona