Kevin Klein Live announces departure from Live 105 as radio station rebrands as Alt 105.3

Arctic Monkeys perform at Live 105's Not So Silent Night concert at Oracle Arena in Oakland on December 6, 2013. Arctic Monkeys perform at Live 105's Not So Silent Night concert at Oracle Arena in Oakland on December 6, 2013. Photo: FilterlessCo Photo: FilterlessCo Image 1 of / 7 Caption Close Kevin Klein Live announces departure from Live 105 as radio station rebrands as Alt 105.3 1 / 7 Back to Gallery

UPDATE: On Wednesday morning, Live 105 morning show host Kevin Klein posted a video announcing the cancelation of his show, Kevin Klein Live.

"I regret to inform you that Kevin Klein Live will no longer be heard on 105.3, effective immediately," he said. "We did so many questionable things on the air over the last few years that I always knew I would say this, but it still stings."

Klein does, however, hint at some semblance of a future for the show away from Alt 105.3, and asks listeners to follow their social media channels. He adds, "We look forward to filling your ear-holes again in the future."

Original story below.

Nearly 30 years of "Live 105" were washed away in an instant just before Christmas, as the longtime rock station brusquely rebranded as "Alt 105.3."

The change was announced largely by two of the station's radio personalities, show host Dallas Osborn and music director Aaron Axelsen.

"Goodbye Live 105, you'll always have a place in my heart," wrote Axelsen on Twitter. "Now a big emphatic hello to the new ALT 1053, The Bay Area's Alternative!!"

Osborn tweeted a similar message.

It’s a thing we’re doing now & we hope you like it. LIVE105 is dead. @alt1053radio is here. pic.twitter.com/TUVlkOd90o — Dallas Osborn (@DallasSF) December 23, 2017

The radio station has been known to put on large-scale live events, like the long-running, one-day summertime festival BFD and the multi-day December concert series Not So Silent Night.

Fortunately for its fans, the radio station doesn't appear to be changing its musical programming or cutting down on those concerts. The station recently posted a photo of previous BFD artist Twenty One Pilots with the caption, "New name. Same big shows. BFD 2018."

However, it does appear there have been changes made to the roster of on-air personalities. Most notably, Kevin Klein Live, the station's irreverent morning show featuring comedic personalities Kevin Klein and Ally Johnson, seems to have been canceled following more than three years on the air. That show's webpage is now missing from Alt 105.3's website, and Klein and Johnson, as well as Danica Lopez, have been removed from the site's on-air schedule.

This news is just the latest change for CBS Radio in 2017. In February, the company announced it would be merging with Entercom; the merger was approved last month.

If any personnel changes have been made in recent days, Alt 105.3's personalities are remaining quiet. Requests for comment from SFGATE have yet to be returned, and social media pages have not reported any staff changes.

Alyssa Pereira is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at apereira@sfchronicle.com or find her on Twitter at @alyspereira.

