Wednesday, April 17, 2024

WOKT

WOKT is a Religious station in Huntington, West Virginia.  At some point they moved from 1040 AM to their current dial position at 1080 AM.  WOKT is licensed to Cannonsburg, Kentucky.
 

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

WGPR

WGPR FM is an Urban Contemporary station currently branded as "Hot 107.5".  (W) Grosse Pointe Radio (the location of their original studios) went on the air in Detroit, Michigan in 1961 and has aimed their programming at Black listeners for most of their existence.  Music genres played over the years include R&B, Soul, Gospel, Urban AC, Urban Oldies and Smooth Jazz.  The 50,000-watt station is owned by the International Free and Accepted Modern Masons.
 

Monday, April 15, 2024

KYPT



"96.5 The Point" KYPT was an All-1980s Hits station in Seattle, Washington from 1999 to 2003.

Sunday, April 14, 2024

KSIM


1400 AM KSIM is a News/Talk station licensed to Sikeston, Missouri.
 

Saturday, April 13, 2024

KHAK


98.1 KHAK is a Country station in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  For many years "K-Hawk" was simulcast on sister station 1360 AM which also had the call letters KHAK.  Both stations went on the air in 1961.

Friday, April 12, 2024

KCME


88.7 FM KCME is a listener-supported, Classical music station in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  They went on the air in 1977 and use their founders' initials as their call letters--(K) Charles M Edmunds.  KCME is licensed to Manitou Springs, CO.
 

Thursday, April 11, 2024

CJCL


1430 AM in Toronto, Ontario became CJCL in 1981 after dropping the CKFH call letters they'd used since 1951.  The initial format was Adult Contemporary but later they switched to Talk and then back to music with an emphasis on Oldies.  The top sticker is from 1985 when the were part of the syndicated Music of Your Life network playing Adult Standards.  CJCL became Canada's first all-Sports station in 1992 which constinues to this day.  A frequency shift to 590 AM took place in 1995 along with their new branding as "The Fan."

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

WLFN

1490 AM WLFN was on the air in La Crosse, Wisconsin from 1988 to 2020.  This magnet probably dates to when they carried an Adult Standards format or possibly Oldies.

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

WWFX

WWFX "100 FM The Pike" is a Classic Rock station in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Monday, April 8, 2024

WWTP

WWTP "89.5 The Presence" was a Religious station in Augusta, Maine.  In 2018 they were sold from one Catholic radio organization to another and are now part of the Relevant Radio Network.
 

Sunday, April 7, 2024

WRCT


Radio broadcasting at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania began in 1949 with AM carrier current station WRCT (W Radio Carnegie Tech--the school's name at the time) that only reached a few buildings on campus.  They moved to 88.3 FM in 1974 and boosted their power from 10 watts to 100 watts in the mid-1980s allowing for a wider listening area.  Another power boost took place in 1994 which provided city-wide coverage and beyond.  WRCT is a Free Form station staffed by students, faculty and community members.
 

Saturday, April 6, 2024

WNDR


1260 AM WNDR was on the air in Syracuse, New York for 50 years (1946-1996.)  They were a popular Top-40 station beginning in 1957 and carried an Oldies format when this sticker was printed

Friday, April 5, 2024

WKBX

"K-Bay 106.3" WKBX is a Country station licensed to Kingsland, Georgia.
 

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

WKBW

 




Buffalo, NewYork's WKBW went on the air in October 1926.  The 50,000-watt clear channel station was a powerhouse Top-40 from 1958 until 1981.  Their signal could be heard across the entire eastern United States at night.  Subsequent formats included Adult Contemporary, Oldies and Talk.  In 1986 they changed call letters to WWKB.  Another WKBW sticker can be seen here.

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

WFHG

980 AM WFHG was on the air in Bristol, Virginia/Tennessee from 1947 to 1992 and again from 2001 to 2017.  I'm going to guess that "Gold Rush" means that they carried an Oldies format at the time this undated sticker was printed (possibly airing the same songs they played as currents on this 1969 aircheck.)

Monday, April 1, 2024

WCDL

WCDL AM went on the air from (W) CarbonDaLe, Pennsylvania in 1950.  They currently simulcast the Oldies format of sister station WICK.  94.3 FM WCDL began broadcasting in 1974 and is currently Talk station WTRW.
 

Sunday, March 31, 2024

KVNA

600 AM KVNA is an ESPN Radio-affiliated Sports station in Flagstaff, Arizona.  They were a New/Talk outlet when the above sticker was new.

KRMS


93.5 FM KRMS is a Classic Rock station licensed to Osage Beach, Missouri. 


 

KNKX



88.5 FM KNKX airs National Public Radio programming along with Jazz and Blues from studios in both Seattle and Tacoma, Washington.  From 1966 to 2016 they had the call letters KPLU.
 

Friday, March 29, 2024

KRYE/KFCS

"Tigre Radio" is 94.7 FM KRYE licensed to Beulah, Colorado and 1580 AM KFCS licensed to Colorado Springs, Colorado.  They air a Regional Mexican format and are also heard on a translator at 101.5 FM.