AM 1490 KLGR went on the air in Redwood Falls, Minnesota in November 1954. Their FM sister began broadcasting 20 years later. The AM half currently carries a Country format while the FM is a "Jack FM" Variety Hits outlet.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Monday, September 28, 2020
KAWL
1370 AM KAWL went on the air in York, Nebraska in September 1954. They currently simulcast a Classic Hits format branded as "Kool FM" that is also heard on translator station 103.5 FM K278CI.
Sunday, September 27, 2020
KNBL / KEII / K266AF
"Cannonball 101" airs a Variety Hits format in Idaho Falls/Blackfoot/Pocatello, Idaho. They are heard on 1260 AM KNBL, 690 AM KEII and translator station 101.1 FM K266AF.
Saturday, September 26, 2020
WRPI
91.5 FM WRPI is run by the students at (W) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York near Albany. They went on the air in 1957 although radio broadcasting on the campus of RPI goes back to AM station WHAZ in the early 1920s.
Friday, September 25, 2020
KUZZ
KUZZ AM 550 and FM 107.9 are simulcast Country stations in Bakersfield, California. Their call letters refer to "Cousin" Herb Henson, a country music performer and local television celebrity who was the station's manager in the early 1960s. In 1966 the late country legend Buck Owens bought KUZZ and his estate still owns them today.
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
KCRC
1390 AM KCRC (K Champlin Refining Company) went on the air in Enid, Oklahoma in 1926. The sixth oldest radio station in the state currently carries a full-time Sports format.
Monday, September 21, 2020
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Saturday, September 19, 2020
Friday, September 18, 2020
KRMG
740 AM KRMG airs a News/Talk format in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They went on the air in December 1949 and were originally owned by Robert S KerR and Dean McGee. Talk show host John Erling was on KRMG for almost 30 years. Sometime around 1976 Erling created the fantasy/joke about the non-existent Tulsa Mountains.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
KAKC
1300 AM KAKC is a Sports station in Tulsa, Oklahoma currently branded as "The Buzz." The top sticker dates to 1999 when they were a Spanish-language outlet.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
KADA
1230 AM KADA went on the air in Ada, Oklahoma in 1934. They currently air an Active Rock format branded as "Pirate Radio" which is also heard on translator station K272FW at 102.3 FM. KADA is owned by the Chickasaw Nation.
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
CKMX
1060 AM in Calgary, Alberta went on the air in 1922 with the call letters CFCN. In 1994 they switched calls to CKMX and played Hot Adult Contemporary music. Later format flips included Alternative Rock, Adult Standards, Classic Country and, as of today, all-Comedy.
Monday, September 14, 2020
Sunday, September 13, 2020
WUFN
A sticker and bookmark from 96.7 FM WUFN in Albion, Michigan. They are one of about 11 stations in the Family Life Radio network based in Tucson, Arizona.
Saturday, September 12, 2020
WFON
A plastic keychain tag from "Music 107" WFON in (W) FONd du Lac, Wisconsin. My guess is that they were a Top-40 or Adult Contemporary station circa the late 1980s. If you know for sure, leave a comment.
As of this posting, WFON carries a Country format as "107.1 The Bull."
As of this posting, WFON carries a Country format as "107.1 The Bull."
Friday, September 11, 2020
CJRT
91.1 FM CJRT (C Journalism, Radio, Technology) is a full-time Jazz station in Toronto, Ontario. They originally went on the air in 1949 as an educational radio station for students at what is now Ryerson University.
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
WSPK
"K104.7" WSPK (W Stereo PoughKeepsie) is a Top-40 station in Poughkeepsie, New York. These stickers might be from WSPK too.
Monday, September 7, 2020
RTL
RTL (Radio Television Luxembourg) is an international media company based in Kirchberg, Luxembourg. They operate radio stations in multiple countries including Germany, France, Belgium and Spain. These stickers may or may not be exclusively from RTL operations in Luxembourg--it's hard to tell when they all use the same logo.
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