CFRB

1010 AM CFRB airs a News/Talk format in Toronto, Ontario.  The 50,000-watt, clear-channel station went on the air in 1927 making it the oldest broadcaster still operating in the city.  Their signal has been simulcast on shortwave station CFRX since 1937.
 

Unser Radio

Unser Radio went on the air in July 1987 and is based in Passau, Germany.  They are heard on 9 different frequencies in the region of Lower Bavaria.
 

Stan Steele / KTCS / KFSA

Recently I received an excellent package of vintage stickers and photographs from Joanna Wagner.  Her father Joe B. "Stan" Steele worked at various stations in Arkansas beginning in the late 1950s including KXLR, KFSA and KTCS as well as being a weatherman on KLMN-TV.  Joanna also included a handwritten letter about her dad's career which she kindly allowed me to include in this post. (click the images to enlarge)  

Thanks Joanna!

950 AM KFSA is a News/Talk station in (K) Fort Smith, Arkansas.  They've been on the air since 1947.

AM 1410 KTCS began broadcasting in 1956 also in Fort Smith, AR.  They currently simulcast the Country format of sister station 99.9 KTCS-FM.

Alaska/Canada Day 12

The ship was now docked in Vancouver, British Columbia and our Alaskan adventure was over.  We boarded a bus to the airport where I saw a CJJR sticker on a luggage cart.  Then we flew back to Dayton with a quick stopover in Chicago.  We arrived home near midnight and it was nice to see true darkness again as it wasn't something we'd seen in the 49th state.  It was a great trip and we hope to return someday to do a few of the things we missed this time--dogsledding and whale watching foremostly.

CKPK "102.7 The Peak" is an Alternative Rock station in Vancouver, British Columbia.  They switched dial positions from 100.5 FM to 102.7 FM in 2010.

 

In July 2022 CKPK flipped to an Adult Hits-leaning Adult Contemporary station rebranded as "102.7 Now! Radio"

Alaska/Canada Day 11 - CJVI

Before our trip started and without giving a reason, Princess Cruises changed our ship, took Ketchikan, Alaska off the itinerary and added Victoria, British Columbia.  One thing we hadn't done yet is do any whale watching.  The excursions through Princess were booked but my wife was able to find an outside company who promised they could get us back to the ship in time.  Then we noticed on the TV in our room that we needed to be back an hour earlier than we were originally told.  No problem...the tour company said they could still get us back in time.  We were scheduled to leave the ship starting at noon but Canadian authorities wouldn't greenlight it until 1 PM (probably because some people hadn't filled out their immigration paperwork.)  Our whale watching tour was canceled as there wasn't enough time which was a real frustrating bummer.  We still had 3 1/2 hours to kill so we took a nice walk from the dock to Government Street and into the heart of beautiful Victoria.  We ended up in Chinatown where I found The Turntable in a narrow alleyway.  There wasn't enough time to do any proper browsing but it's always fun to unexpectedly find a record store.

"Oldies 900" CJVI was on the air from the late 1980s until around 1997.

Alaska Day 10 - KRNN

Today was entirely spent at sea as our cruise ship headed from Juneau to Victoria, British Columbia.  We gambled and ate ourselves silly for the most part and then the creeping sadness set in that our dream trip was soon to be over.  Here's a random picture of some moose that we saw earlier near Denali.

102.7 FM KRNN is a non-commercial, public radio station in Juneau, Alaska.

Alaska Day 9 - KJNO

Today we're in Alaska's capital of Juneau, a city accessible only by plane or by boat.  A few miles out of town we canoed across Mendenhall Lake to Nugget Falls and then to the terminus of Mendenhall Glacier.

It was yet another beautiful scene but a lot of work paddling across that lake!  As we got nearer to the glacier we could feel the cool breezes coming off of it.  Mendenhall Glacier is retreating rapidly and the face of it is expected to pull out of the lake soon.  It was crazy to see how far away the visitors center was from the current location of the glacier.  The center was built in 1962 and we were told you were able to touch the glacier from the parking lot back then.

630 AM KJNO is a News/Talk/Sports station in--you guessed it--Juneau, Alaska.

Alaska Day 8 - KNBA

Today's stop was in Skagway, a one-time boomtown due to the Klondike Gold Rush.  We got off the ship and was met by our tour operator who gave us the bad news that weather wouldn't permit us to helicopter to the glacier for dog sledding but we would be able to fly on to another glacier at a lower elevation.  Sounds good!  Off we went with our spiked boots and trekking poles for an unbelievable experience.

 

A "glacial facial."  The guide told us the crunchy ice was sharp enough to cut to the bone so she put two rocks down to lean on.  The water tasted great and was cold (obviously) and clean despite the dirty glacier around it.

 

Later we walked around Skagway and got the obligatory post office photo.  Another great day in the books.

90.3 FM KNBA airs public radio programming along with Adult Album Alternative music in Anchorage, Alaska.

Alaska Day 7 - KMXT

Our next stop was Glacier Bay National Park, one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen.  Highlights were Margerie Glacier and Lamplugh Glacier.  Photos don't do it justice.

100.1 FM KMXT is a non-commercial station in Kodiak, Alaska.

Alaska Day 6 - KFAR

We sailed south overnight to Yakutat Bay and saw Hubbard Glacier.  This glacier is 76 miles long and it takes about 400 years for the ice to traverse its full length and calve off into the water.  Most of the ice at the foot of the glacier is underwater and chunks that break off can shoot up dramatically although we didn't get to see that unfortunately.  A few days after our trip ended a Royal Caribbean cruise ship hit an iceberg while heading toward Hubbard Glacier in heavy fog.  The ship then sailed to Juneau to assess the damage where they decided to end the cruise.  What a bummer.

660 AM KFAR airs a News/Talk format in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Alaska Day 5 - KIAK

The land portion of our trip came to an end with an 8 hour train trip from Denali Park to Whittier.  The double decker train cars had dining areas on the bottom and "Ultra Dome" seating on the top giving us 360-degree views of endless stunning scenery (including mountain goats!)

102.5 FM KIAK is a Country station in Fairbanks, Alaska.