Radio Dots & Dashes (August 30 Edition)

Dana Jang, familiar to radioheads for his work in the Southbay at KSJO and KOME (in addition to being one of the founders of Cupertino's KKUP), is returning to San Jose after seven years in Chicago to program KBAY/94.5 and Mix 106.5 (KEZR). Jang had been working for KBAY and KEZR's new owners, NextMedia, as director of programming and operations for its group of stations in the Chicago suburbs...

Jim Taylor (photo, right), KCBS' talented Santa Clara County bureau chief and co-anchor of the station's 5-6 a.m. newscast, has taken a one-year leave of absence to work and study in New York ... Salem Communications has applied to the FCC for permission to boost KNTS/1220's Class D 5,000 watt daytime power and puny 145 watts of nighttime power to a hefty 50,000 watts fulltime, joining KNBR, KCBS, KGO and sister station KFAX/1100 as the Bay Area's highest-powered AM stations...