KMPH & KTRB Modesto Are History
This photo of the original studios of KTRB Modesto, and the mobile business trailer of KMPH on Norwegian Ave. in Modesto, CA,  show both businesses are vacant and the property has been up for sale for over a year when this photo was taken on Oct. 16, 2010.  KTRB 860 kHz, was moved to San Francisco and replaced with KMPH 840 kHz on July 10, 2006.   KMPH failed and was taken off the air August 31, 2010 while KTRB San Francisco was taken over by the bank on September 10, 2010.  A sad time for all concerned. The last we heard the asking price for the property, not including the mobile trailer and the cell site, was just under 1 million dollars with very little interest. The site is owned by Harry Pappas or Reno, NV and was to be the home of the Modesto Radio Museum until the recession hit and Mr. Pappas was forced into bankruptcy.  According to Harry Pappas the property on Norwegian,  KTRB SF and KMPH were not included in the original bankruptcy proceeding against his company, but it certainly added to the woes of the company.