This is a HUGE loss for San Francisco. Apparently the station was recently bought out, and the new owner plans to totally revamp it -- a plan that includes firing all the staff (including Fernando and Greg). I LOVED Energy 92.7, even if they did occasionally play the same eight songs over and over and over again (but what radio station doesn't). Here's the official story:
Big changes are in store for San Francisco radio station KNGY-FM 92.7 ("Energy"), but the full ramifications aren't clear yet. Touted as one of the few expressly gay-oriented stations in the country, Energy has a new owner and is reportedly about to switch to a new format. And it was widely reported on Internet sites Friday that many staffers, including the popular morning team of Greg Sherrell and Fernando Ventura ("Fernando and Greg") had been fired.
On the station's Facebook followers' page Friday, one posting announced, "We are over everyone," and a later item read, "Thank you everyone for the kind words and memories. It is a sad day for radio, for dance music, for the LGBT community, for our staff, and for YOU, the listeners."
As of Friday afternoon, the station was still playing dance music and there was no word of an impending format change (then again, there never is in the radio business). Calls to the station were not returned.
OMG, Mitchel and I turned it on this morning to just see what the new station is like. Terrible! It's complete top 40 drivle. WHY?!