Musical Starstreams originated and first aired in San Francisco on December 20th, 1981. Ronald Reagan had been President for just eleven months, interest rates were in the double digits and musical recordings were still sourced from vinyl, open reels and cassettes. There were no CDs yet!
This was our first ever broadcast heard only in the San Francisco Bay area. Although Forest actually uses the name Starstreams in the intro of the first set, he called it 'Music For Your Innerspace.' Musical Starstreams did not become the official name for the first time until April 25th of 1982
Forest did this show to see if people might be interested in this music on KTIM. There was no thought of creating a program for syndication. It was just to gauge interest. The phones at the station lit up that day. Lots of listeners sent mail supporting the show. The response was so great it became a regular offering on Sundays and then additionally on Weds nights!
