WXLK

"K92" WXLK has been a Top-40 station in Roanoke, Virginia since New Year's Eve, 1979.

Market #1s - San Francisco - KCBS

KCBS (K Columbia Broadcasting System) is a News station licensed to San Francisco, California. KCBS first went on the air in 1921 but their history as an experimental radio station goes all the way back to 1909. They are the eighth oldest fully licensed station in the United States and the oldest in the Bay Area. In 1968 KCBS became one of the first all-news stations in the country. "All News 740" was the number one rated station in San Francisco in the latest radio ratings.

WQKC

WQKC was a Country station licensed to Seymour, Indiana.

WKQX

"Q101" WKQX is an Alternative station from Chicago, Illinois.

This sticker is circa 1986 when they morphed into a Hot Adult Contemporary format after having been an Album Rock station.

 

The logo on this "i101" decal dates to when WKQX had a Hot Adult Contemporary format circa 2012 to 2014.

Nebraska Public Radio

Today is Nebraska Admission Day. They became the 37th U.S. state on this date in 1867. 

Nebraska Educational Telecommunications is a network of public radio and television stations based in Lincoln. Nebraska Public Radio consists of 9 stations and 5 repeaters throughout the state. They carry National Public Radio programming along with News and Classical music.

National Tooth Fairy Day

Every February 28th is supposedly National Tooth Fairy Day.

The Secret Adventures of the Tooth Fairy was a two-minute comedic radio serial created by Dick Orkin in the early 1970s. 325 episodes were produced and eventually ran on over 2,500 radio stations worldwide.

This set of Tooth Fairy stickers was put out by 890 AM WLS (World's Largest Store-from when the station was owned by Sears) in Chicago, Illinois. Unfortunately, half of the stickers are missing but you can see the complete sheet here.

WEEZ

WEEZ was a Gospel station licensed to Laurel, Mississippi. 99.3 is currently the Classic Country station WHER.

Places I've Lived #6 - Dayton, Ohio

The final stop in the semi-regular Places I've Lived series finds me living in Dayton, Ohio. I moved here from Celina to attend Wright State University as a Geography major. After a couple of years figuring out that learning remote sensing and spatial analysis were going to be beyond my mental capabilities, I switched majors to Communications and started volunteering at the campus radio station. In 1993 my girlfriend at the time saw an ad in the paper looking for air talent at a new local radio station. I mailed in an audition tape, got an interview and somehow managed to land the night jock position at Dayton's first Alternative station "94-5 X-Rock" WZJX.

What had I gotten myself into?! I had no business working with actual radio professionals when my entire résumé consisted of doing a 3 hour weekly show on a 10-watt college station for a couple years. Oh well, too late to turn back now. I successfully faked my way through the nightly 7 pm-1 am time slot and did some minor production and promotions work all while going to school full time. Being the mid- 90s, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots were on heavy rotation as well as a little Aerosmith and Queen at the start to lure in listeners from the more mainstream WTUE.
After awhile word got out that the station was being sold. Already?! We had only been on the air a few months and barely had our first ratings book come out (which we did quite well in if I remember correctly.) They flipped to Oldies and predictably fired the staff. I spent one of my last shifts spinning about 40 different versions of "Louie Louie" which was their idea of a clever stunt to introduce "Dayton's Oldies" WDOL (W-Dull?)

A never game-used jersey for the X-rock Away Team.  I was told 76 was an odd choice--high numbers are apparently uncommon in baseball/softball.  I chose it in honor of this completely unrelated to anything guy.
My old business card. I took my middle name and added an S because my actual last name doesn't sound too good when said out loud. In fact it's often mistaken for someone coughing.

94.5 has since been gobbled up by Clear Channel Communications and later became CHR "Channel 94-5" WDKF. WZJX was licensed to Englewood, Ohio.

KXKT

"Kat 103.7" KXKT is a Country station serving Omaha, Nebraska and licensed to Glenwood, Iowa.

KPWR

"Power 106 FM" KPWR is a Hip Hop/Urban Contemporary station from Los Angeles, California.

KIJV

The 1980 Broadcasting Yearbook lists Huron, South Dakota's KIJV-AM as being an MOR station while the FM was Top-40. KIJV-AM is now an Oldies station but there no longer appears to be anything at 92.1 FM in the entire state.

KAAR

KAAR is a Country station from Butte, Montana.

Capital Milano

Not much info about this station other than it's from Milan, Italy. This site may or may not be its current incarnation.

Radio Aalto

Radio Aalto is a Lite Rock station broadcasting on about a dozen frequencies throughout Finland. The sticker translates to "Radio Wave - Soft Favorites." Apparently someone in their listening audience wishes they'd stop playing so much Norah Jones and Phil Collins and start spinning something a little....heavier.

WILM

A miniature WeatherLine sticker from News/Talk 1450 WILM in WILMington, Delaware.

WVOJ

WVOJ was a Country station from Jacksonville, Florida. 1320 AM now carries a Christian format as "Pure Radio" WJNJ. The WVOJ call letters stayed in the area as a Regional Mexican station at 1520 AM licensed to Fernandina Beach, FL.
The National Civic League gives out All America City Awards to ten communities a year. Jacksonville won the award in 1968.

WONE

97.5 WONE is a Rock station from Akron, Ohio.

Orange Juice

KOGT broadcasts a Country music format from OranGe, Texas.

"The Juice" WJCE was an Urban Adult Contemporary station from Memphis, Tennessee. 680 AM is now the ESPN Radio outlet WMFS.

WJBY

WJBY was a Top-40 station in Gadsden, Alabama from 1959 until 1985. They then switched to News/Talk and later became a satellite-fed Oldies station. The WJBY calls now live at 1350 AM as a Sports station known as "The Winner." AM 930 WJBY was licensed to Rainbow City, AL.

Happy Valentine's Day!

WLOV was an Urban Contemporary station licensed to South Pittsburg, Tennessee near Chattanooga. 97.3 and 99.3 FM is now Classic Country WUUQ.