WVRK

WVRK is a Rock station in Columbus, Georgia.

The Fans

KKFN "AM 950 The Fan" was a Sports station in Denver, Colorado from 1994 til 2008. They were the flagship station of the National Hockey League's Colorado Avalanche. AM 950 is currently "Cruisin' Oldies" KRWZ.

WBNS is a Sports station and ESPN Radio affiliate from Columbus, Ohio. They are the flagship station of the Ohio State Buckeyes radio network. "1460 The Fan" is one of five remaining stations in the United States to broadcast from a diamond-shaped Blaw-Knox tower.

"1480 The Fan" WRDW was a (what else?!) Sports station licensed to Augusta, Georgia. 1480 AM is currently a Spanish broadcaster known as "¡El Puente!"

WRBL

According to Wikipedia, Columbus, Georgia's WRBL played "a mixture of MOR music, personality, sports and local/network news." 1420 AM is now a Rock station that simulcasts with their translator at 106.9 FM.

Sabres vs Blue Jackets

Tonight we took a short drive to Ohio's capital to see the Buffalo Sabres play the Columbus Blue Jackets. It was the last contest of the regular season and comes one night after Buffalo beat Philly to clinch a playoff spot.



Sabres win 5-4! Buffalo faces Philadelphia in the first round of the playoffs starting this Thursday. GO BUFFALO!!

Me and my buddy Jeff (a long-suffering Jackets fan) on the Nationwide Arena plaza before the game. Behind us is an inflatable billboard from "Qfm 96" WLVQ.

WLVQ has been a Rock station in Columbus, Ohio since 1977.

Sabres vs Blue Jackets

We're headed an hour east to Columbus for tonight's hockey game between the Buffalo Sabres and Columbus Blue Jackets. The Sabres are clinging to a one point first place lead in the Northeast division while the Jackets sit in the basement of the Central division. The BJs recently fired their head coach which could mean they'll slump even further or provide a spark to play above their abilities. The Sabres have underperformed recently themselves going 2-7-1 in their last 10 games. Either way it'll be a fun night at Nationwide Arena.

WGR is the flagship station of the Buffalo Sabres. Previous WGR stix can be seen here. And here.

WWCD is a Modern Rock station in Columbus, Ohio and the FM flagship station of the Blue Jackets. "CD 101" is licensed to Grove City, OH.  Former Columbus Chill player (and later "CD101" DJ) Jim Ballantine became the first player in professional hockey to wear a three-digit number when he wore 101 to help promote the station.

I hope they didn't mind me stealing a bunch of their CD101 logoed pens from this table.

UPDATE: The Blue Jackets destroyed the Sabres 4-0. Depression ensues. It was great, however, to see so many visiting Sabres fans in attendance. An ESPN recap described them as a "huge throng" and at times they seemed to overtake every bar and restaurant in the Arena District of downtown Columbus. It would have been nice to give them something to cheer for.

Colo's Birthday

Today marks the birthday of Colo, the first gorilla in the world to be born in captivity. She was born in 1956 at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio where she still resides. 

UPDATE: Colo passed away in 2017 at age 60 :-(

97.9 FM WNCI is a CHR station in Columbus, Ohio. It's unknown whether the cartoon primate is supposed to be Colo or if it's just coincidence that a world-famous gorilla lives in the same city. Here's another WNCI sticker from when they were owned by (W) Nationwide Communications Incorporation. The 175,000-watt (!) station is currently owned by iHeartMedia. 

WMNI

WMNI (after founder William R MNIch) is an Adult Standards station in Columbus, Ohio. They went on the air in 1958 and carried a Country format for many years.

WRCG

WRCG is a News/Talk Radio station from Columbus, Georgia. Judging by Yosemite Sam's hat, I'm guessing they might have had a Country music format back in the 1970s.

WBZX / WRKZ

"99.7 The Blitz" WRKZ is an Active Rock station licensed to Columbus, Ohio.  They've been branded as "The Blitz" twice, the first time from 1992 to 2008 as WBZX and from 2010 until now.  In between, they were known as "The Rock".

KTTT

A vintage sticker from News/Talk KTTT 1510 AM in Columbus, Nebraska.

WUFM

WUFM is the home of the Radio U network of Alternative Christian stations based in Columbus, Ohio. Radio U has four translators in Ohio as well as two outlets in California. You have to listen pretty closely to the lyrics to even realize they're playing Christian rock....the song I'm listening to right now is a dead-on impersonation of the Killers. Specialty shows also delve into rap, electronica and hardcore/metal.