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WNFI

"I-100" WNFI was a Top-40 station licensed to Palatka, Florida from 1983 to 1993.  Their 1,300 foot tall tower and 100,000-watt signal allowed them to be heard in a huge area including Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, Gainesville and Orlando.
 

WKCR

Radio broadcasts from Columbia University in New York City go back to 1941 when WKCR AM went on the air.  (W) King's Crown Radio moved to 89.9 FM in 1956 with a 10-watt signal.  Fittingly, wideband frequency modulation (FM) radio was invented by Columbia University professor Edwin Armstrong in the early 1930s.  Today the 1,350-watt, volunteer-run station airs a mix of Jazz, Alternative Rock, Classical and Hip-Hop.  Former WKCR staff includes political advisor and ABC television host George Stephanopolous, NPR host Robert Siegel, novelist Erica Jong, jazz pianist Dick Hyman and singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell.

WFIW AM & FM

1390 AM WFIW went on the air in Fairfield, Illinois in August 1953.  Their 104.9 FM sister station followed 12 years later.  Today the AM is a News/Talk outlet and the FM plays Classic Hits.
 

WCDZ

95.1 WCDZ is a Classic Hits station licensed to Dresden, Tennessee.  They are now branded as "Star 95.1"
 

KYRS

88.1 FM KYRS is a non-commercial, community radio station licensed to Medical Lake, Washington near Spokane.  They went on the air in October 2003 as a Low Power FM station but increased their wattage to 6,800 in 2011.  They are also heard on a transmitter at 92.3 FM licensed to Dartford, WA.

KSJD

91.5 FM KSJD is a community radio station and NPR affiliate licensed to Cortez, Colorado.  Two relay stations and one translator help put KSJD's programming into parts of the Four Corners states of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.
 

KNMX

540 AM KNMX has been a Spanish-language station in Las Vegas, (K) New MeXico since October 1980.  The Station of the Year awards were given by the New Mexico Broadcasters Association.  KNMX has now won seven times.
 

The Foxes

KJFX - Fresno, California

WFXF - Dundee, Illinois

WMXT - Pamplico/South Carolina

WWWX - Oshkosh, Wisconsin
 

KCMT

102.1 FM KCMT is a Regional Mexican station licensed to Green Valley, Arizona near Tucson.
 

R.I.P. Stephen King's Radio Stations

Word came out earlier this week that Stephen King's Zone Radio Corporation will shut down all three of its radio stations in Bangor, Maine at the end of this month.  The best-selling author bought his first station in 1983 and changed the call letters to WZON after his science fiction thriller novel The Dead Zone.  King said that his decision to sell was prompted by his desire to get his business affairs in order.  Apparently the stations were never profitable and King personally made up for any monetary losses himself.  It's truly sad to see three locally owned, independent radio stations being shuttered forever.  If K-Love didn't already exist in Bangor, I'm sure they'd be swooping in to buy one or all of them.

100.3 FM WKIT is a Rock station that King bought in 1995.  The black and yellow, frequency-only sticker above has always bothered me because it's so generic (and why bother trademarking it?)  The top sticker featuring "Dougie Graves" is a perfect radio decal and as unique as the station's owner.

103.1 FM WZLO is an Adult Album Alternative station the King acquired in 2001. 

 

This plastic listener card is possibly from the late 1970s/early 1980s when it was a Top-40 station with call letters WLBZ.  Stephen King eventually bought them in 1983 and changed the call letters to WZON.  Various formats followed including Rock, Talk, Sports, Progressive Talk and currently Oldies.  They were even a non-commercial, listener-supported station for a time.  A sticker from their Sports format days can be seen here.  Another from their time as "The Pulse" can be seen here. 

CKRH

98.5 FM CKRH is a French-language community radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  They were founded in 1997 and are currently branded as "C98."
 

WYMJ

"Oldies 104" was on the air in Dayton, Ohio from around 1989 to 1992.  They would eventually become Alternative Rock WXEG and are currently Country-formatted WZDA.  WYMJ was licensed to Beavercreek, OH.  I found this magnet on the side of an ancient cabinet at work.  I love it when I find random radio items in the wild. 
 

KLBS & KSQQ

1330 AM KLBS and 96.1 FM KSQQ both broadcast in Portuguese and cover much of California's San Joaquin Valley.  KLBS is licensed to Los Banos and KSQQ is licensed to Morgan Hill near San Jose.  A similar looking sticker from a former sister station KRVE can be seen here.
 

KCRF

96.7 FM KCRF is/was(?) a Rock station licensed to Lincoln City, Oregon.  As of this posting the station is still licensed but the owner ceased operations almost a year ago according to this article.
 

CKJX

"Rock 104.5" CKJX has been on the air in Olds, Alberta since 2008.
 

WUSH

"US106.1" WUSH is a Country station licensed to Poquoson, Virginia.