Thursday, August 31, 2023

KPLM

106.1 FM KPLM has been a Country station in (K) PaLM Springs, California since 1994.  They are currently branded as "Big 106"

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

KLNN

KLNN "Luna 103.7" is an Adult Contemporary station licensed to Questa, New Mexico.  They are also heard on translator K244FD at 96.7 FM in Taos.  KLNN went on the air in 2006.
 

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

KACE


103.9 FM KACE was on the air in Los Angeles, California from 1976 until 2000.  The station was Black-oriented for its entire history, offering up format variations including R&B, Urban Contemporary, Hip-Hop and Oldies.  KACE was once owned by former Green Bay Packer defensive end Willie Davis.  In 1997 they added KRTO, a simulcast at 98.3 FM to better cover LA's eastern suburbs.

Monday, August 28, 2023

KDUO

Riverside, California's 97.5 FM KDUO was on the air from 1959 until 1992, most of those years as an Easy Listening station.

Sunday, August 27, 2023

Radio RTK

Radio RTK began broadcasting from the Mediterranean island of Malta in 1992.  The Religious station was owned by the Catholic Church in Malta.  They rebranded in 2019 as "103 Malta's Heart" and carries a Christian-based music and talk format.

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Radio M**Bun

The first Mac Bun restaurant opened in Tivoli, Italy in 2009.  They specialize in hamburgers using 100% locally-sourced beef and other products derived from the area to make up their menu of "slow fast food."  Inevitably, a burger joint with the word "Mac" in its name soon received a trademark infringement warning from McDonald's which resulted in Mac Bun changing their name to M**Bun.  Radio M**Bun is an online station promoting "the most interesting artists and professionals of the moment" especially those from Tivoli, Turin and other locations in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy.
 

Friday, August 25, 2023

WPUP

"Bulldog 103.7" WPUP was a Rock station licensed to Royston, Georgia circa the mid-to-late 1990s.  Their branding matches that of the mascot for the University of Georgia in nearby Athens.
 

Thursday, August 24, 2023

KYNO



1300 KYNO signed on the air in Fresno, California in 1947.  In the 1960s and 70s they were a successful Top-40 station and the first of a handful of "Boss Radio" stations that then spread to other markets including Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego. 
 

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

WWWD


"3WD" 1240 AM WWWD began broadcasting in 1976 from Schenectady, New York with a hybrid Oldies/Top-40 format.  In the 1980s they began adding large amounts of off-track betting horse racing to their schedule.  They changed call letters to WVKZ in 1988.

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Mystery Sticker

This mystery Mix sticker is most likely either from WWMX in Baltimore, Maryland or 2WFM in Sydney, Australia (whose Wikipedia page says adopted both WWMX's name and logo.....which makes it almost impossible to identify definitively)  If you happen to know, leave a comment.
 

Monday, August 21, 2023

WRWD




107.3 FM WRWD plays Country music in Poughkeepsie, New York.
 

Sunday, August 20, 2023

KOOV

103.1 FM KOOV was a Country station from 1977 until 2000.  They were licensed to Copperas Cove, Texas which is part of the Killeen/Temple radio market.
 

WRUF AM & FM



WRUF AM signed on the air from Gainesville, Florida in October 1928, making it the fifth oldest radio station in the state.  The 5,000-watt outlet is owned by the University of Florida and is the flagship station of Florida Gator sports broadcasts.  Despite being state-owned (UF is part of Florida's State University System) WRUF operates no differently than a privately owned commercial station except that their sports news department is run largely by School of Journalism students.  WRUF flipped from News/Talk to Sports in 2010 and are now an ESPN Radio affiliate.  WRUF 103.7 FM began broadcasting in 1948.  They were known as "Rock 104" from 1983 until 2010 when they flipped to Country as "103.7 The Gator"
 

Friday, August 18, 2023

KKKK

"Quad K 99.1 FM" KKKK played Christian music and aired local sports in Odessa, Texas.  They existed from around 1977 until 1998.  The frequency is currently home to Country formatted KHKX "Kicks 99.1 FM"
 

Thursday, August 17, 2023

WOTT



1410 AM WOTT began broadcasting in Watertown, New York in November 1959 and was on the air until 1988.  The frequency is currently a Sports outlet with call letters WNER.  Sister station WOTT FM launched in 1991 and carried a Rock format.  They moved down the dial to 94.1 FM in 2009.
 

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

WVNN

770 AM WVNN is a News/Talk station in Huntsville, Alabama.  They are a daytime-only outlet to protect the clear channel signal of 770 AM WABC in New York City.  Since 2006 they have simulcast their programming on 92.5 WVNN FM.
 

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

KRQQ








93.7 FM KRQQ has been A Top-40 station in Tucson, Arizona since the late 1970s.  Under the programming direction of the guy in the video below, KRQQ in the late 1980s was the highest rated CHR station in the country with a 23 share ("share" being the percentage of all people listening to the radio at a specified time.)

Monday, August 14, 2023

KOKZ


105.7 FM KOKZ is a Classic Hits station in Waterloo/Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  They started transitioning from their previous Oldies format in the mid-2000s.
 

Sunday, August 13, 2023

KFMA




KFMA was an Alternative Rock station in Tucson, Arizona for almost 20 years (1995-2014).  They currently broadcast at 102.1 FM with an Active Rock format.  The bottom sticker is kind of a mystery because I can't find any evidence that KFMA was ever located at 93.7 FM which has been the home to Top-40 station KRQQ for decades.
 

Saturday, August 12, 2023

KTCS

99.9 FM KTCS airs a Country format in Fort Smith, Arkansas.  A sticker from their sister station KTCS-AM can be seen here.
 

Friday, August 11, 2023

KXBZ


"B104.7" KXBZ is a Country station licensed to Manhattan, Kansas.


 

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Radio Lobos

KYQQ - Arkansas City, Kansas

KLVO - Belen/Albuquerque, New Mexico

KBBX - Nebraska City/Omaha, Nebraska


KLOQ - Winton/Merced, California

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

WIBA


One of the oldest radio stations in the state, WIBA (WIsconsin BAdger Broadcasting) went on the air in April 1925 from Madison, Wisconsin.  They have broadcast on 1310 AM since 1941 after previously being located further down the dial.  Today they are a News/Talk outlet as well as the flagship station of the Wisconsin Badgers radio network.



Madison's WIBA FM began broadcasting in 1969 and currently carries a Classic Rock format.