R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio

Ronnie James Dio died today of stomach cancer at age 67. Dio was the lead singer of Black Sabbath and Rainbow but I knew him best from 1980s solo output on albums like Holy Diver and The Last In Line. His powerful voice and trademark "devil horns" hand gesture ensure his place as a rock and roll legend.

WRIF is a Rock station from Detroit, Michigan. Previous WRIF stix can be seen here. And here.

Reds vs Cardinals

Spent a fun evening at Great American Ballpark for the 2010 Civil Rights game. Quite a few big names were in attendance this year for an extensive pregame ceremony including Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Willie Mays, Ernie Banks, Billie Jean King, Harry Belafonte, Roberta Flack and Laila Ali. I was also overly excited to see the superhot Sage Steele from ESPN. With all these celebrities on hand the game was sure to be a letdown, right? Wrong! With two outs in the top of the ninth inning, the Cards were only down by one and had the tying run on first when Joe Mather shot a double into the left field corner. Skip Schumaker tried to score from first but was nailed at home by a diving Ramon Hernandez in a very close play to end the game. It was probably the most exciting game-ending play I've ever witnessed and screamed myself hoarse along with the rest of the sellout crowd. This brings the Reds to only a half game back of St. Louis in the National League Central Division.
Both teams wore 1947 throwback uniforms who's retro coolness were negated by most players insistence on wearing long, bunch-bottomed "pajama pants." Attention Major League Baseball: It is within your power to force players to wear their baseball uniform correctly. Nobody in 1947 wore these ridiculously long pants which often cover the cleats and reach the ground. This is how one wears not only a throwback uni but their everyday game pants as well. Thank you.


KZIM is a News/Talk station from Cape Girardeau, Missouri. A previous KZIM sticker can be seen here.

WLW is a News/Talk station from Cincinnati, Ohio and has carried Reds games since 1948. A previous WLW decal can be seen here.

KKOW

860 AM KKOW is a Classic Country station licensed to Pittsburg, Kansas.

KKON

KKON has been broadcasting from the KONa District of Hawaii since 1963. They carried an MOR format according to the 1979 Broadcasting Yearbook but is currently an ESPN Radio affiliate. KKON is licensed to Kealakekua, HI.

KKOJ/KRAQ

KKOJ is a Country station licensed to Jackson, Minnesota. They've been on the air since 1980. KRAQ has been an Oldies station since going on the air in 1994 and is also licensed to Jackson, MN.

KKOH

KKOH is a News/Talk station from Reno, Nevada. The station's history dates back to 1928 when the Federal Radio Commission issued the call letters KOH for broadcasting at 1370 AM (it was the last new station to be issued a three-letter call sign.) In 1931 they moved to 1380 AM and 8 years later moved again to 630 AM. An approval to increase their transmitting power required one more move, this time to their current location of 780 AM. They added a second K to their call letters in 1994.

KKOB AM

KOB has been broadcasting in Albuquerque, New Mexico since 1922. The New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts began broadcasting tests even earlier (1919) under the call letters 5XD. In 1986 the station added a second K to its call letters. KKOB "The Talk Monster" carries a News/Talk format.

KKOB FM

KKOB is a Top-40 station from Albuquerque, New Mexico.

KKNX

KKNX is an Oldies station licensed to Eugene, Oregon.

KKNU

KKNU is a Country station licensed to Springfield, Oregon. They also operate 4 translator stations to extend their signal throughout the Eugene/Springfield area.

KKNN

"95 Rock" KKNN is a Rock station serving Grand Junction, Colorado and licensed to Delta, CO.

KKNN carried a Country format circa 1995.

KKNG

KKNG is a Classic Country station from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma located at 97.3 FM. These stickers are from when KKNG was down the dial at 93.3 FM and licensed to Newcastle, OK. 93.3 FM is currently home to KKNG's sister station, mainstream Country KJKE "Jake FM."

KKND

KKND AM was a short-lived Modern Rock station from Tucson, Arizona circa 1995. 1490 AM is currently an ESPN Radio affiliate KFFN "The Fan."

KKND

"106.7 The End" KKND was a Modern Rock station in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1996 until 2005. Hurricane Katrina spelled the end of "The End", knocking them off the air in August, 2005. When they returned in early 2006 they were known as "Rockin Country 106.7." The frequency is now home to "Old School 106.7" KMEZ. KKND was licensed to Port Sulphur, Louisiana.

KKMY

"Mix 104.5" KKMY is a Hot AC station licensed to Orange, Texas.

KKMX

"Kiss 104.5" KKMX was most likely a Hot AC or CHR station licensed to Tri City, Oregon circa 2006. KKMX is currently home to a jockless, satellite-fed Adult Hits station known as "Sam FM."

KKMS

KKMS is a Christian Talk station licensed to Richfield, Minnesota.

KKMR

"Merge 93.3" KKMR was a short-lived attempt at the Modern Adult Contemporary format in Dallas, Texas. 93.3 FM began as Adult Alternative "The Zone" KNBR in 1996 before merging into "Merge" three years later. Their "cool rock & smart pop" failed to find an audience and they flipped to Classic Rock "The Bone" KDBN in 2002. Currently 93.3 FM is CHR "i93" KLIF. KKMR was licensed to Haltom City, Texas.

KKMO

KMO began broadcasting at 1360 AM from Tacoma, Washington in 1922. Sometime in the 1980s (when I believe they carried a Country format) they added a second K to their call letters.


More recently KKMO became a Regional Mexican station known as "Radio Sol." They remain a Spanish language station today but are now known as "El Rey 1360 AM."

KKMJ

"Majic 95.5" KKMJ is an Adult Contemporary station from Austin, Texas. Back in the 1970s, 95.5 FM was home to the much more interesting format of "Progressive Country" KOKE.