Saturday, July 3, 2010

Dog Days of Summer

According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, the dog days of summer in the northern hemisphere begin today and last until August 11th. This coincides with the rising--at sunrise--of the Dog Star, Sirius...hence the name "dog days."

"Big Dog 106" KIOC is an Active Rock station licensed to Orange, Texas.

"97.3 The Dawg" KMDL is a Country station licensed to Kaplan, Louisiana. The call letters came about because 97.3 appears in the MiDdLe of an analog radio dial.

WXLT was a Classic Rock station licensed to Carterville, Illinois. 95.1 FM is currently WUEZ "Magic 95.1," an Adult Contemporary station.

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