KIKI-FM

KIKI was a Rhythmic Top-40 station from Honolulu, Hawaii. In 2010 they became KHJZ, a Rhythmic Adult Contemporary station known as "93.9 Jamz."

KABC

KABC (K American Broadcasting Company) is a News/Talk station from Los Angeles, California. Their history dates back to 1925 when they went on the air as KVFV. They switched calls to KABC in 1954 and became one of the first "all-talk" stations in the country in 1960. 790 AM is also the flagship station of the Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network, whose games have been voiced by the incomparable Vin Scully since 1950.

Bonus! Guest Contributer Sticker - KWTX

Today marks the 65th anniversary of AM 1230 KWTX in Waco, Texas. Former KWTX DJ/announcer Mike Braun worked there from 1975-1979 and is the owner of what might be the only existing KWTX sticker from that time period. Here's Mike with a brief station history...

**** Radio station KWTX-AM celebrates 65 years of serving Waco and Central Texas ****

KWTX radio, Waco, Texas, was founded by Beauford Jester and a group of Waco businessmen. Jester would later become Texas governor.

An application for the station was made in 1941, but the start of World War II imposed equipment and construction restrictions across the United States, delaying the station's approval and completion for five years.

KWTX radio's inaugural broadcast was May 1, 1946, at "1-2-3 on your dial" (1230 kc) from a studio in downtown Waco. The station aired a mix of music, news, sports and drama, and was affiliated with the Mutual radio network.

The station moved to a new facility on Bosque Boulevard in the early '50s. The building would become known as Broadcast Center, sharing space with KWTX-TV (Channel 10) in 1955 and KWTX-FM (97.5) 1970.

Twenty-eight-year-old M.N. "Buddy" Bostick was the station manager when KWTX-AM first began broadcasting. Mr. Bostick would later become president of KWTX Broadcasting Company. The ownership group would put KWTX-TV (Channel 10) on the air in 1955, followed by KBTX-TV, Bryan-College Station (Channel 3) in 1957, along with the purchase of KXII-TV, Ardmore, Oklahoma (Channel 12). The company acquired KNAL radio, Victoria, Texas, in 1959 and KLFY-TV, Lafayette, Louisiana, in 1965. KWTX-FM, Waco (97.5) would go on the air in 1970.

KWTX-AM programmed an adult middle-of-the-road music format with a mix of news, weather and sports until it switched to news/talk in 1996.

KWTX-AM and FM were sold to GulfStar Communications in 1996, ending Mr. Bostick's 50-year relationship with KWTX radio. The stations are now owned by Clear Channel Communications. The radio stations are located at 314 West State Hwy. 6., Waco. KWTX-TV was sold to Gray Communications in 1999. The TV station is located at 6700 American Plaza, Waco.

Today FM

A sheet of mini-stickers from Today FM based in Dublin, Ireland. Today FM plays contemporary music mixed with news and current affairs and broadcasts throughout the country. They first went on the air on Saint Patrick's Day 1997.

WBMX

WBMX is a Hot Adult Contemporary station from Boston, Massachusetts. In 2009, they moved up the dial to 104.1 FM while 98.5 became WBZ-FM "The Sports Hub."

2AAA

2AAA is a community radio station broadcasting from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. They first went on the air in 1981 and play a variety of genres including Rock, Country, Jazz, News/Talk and Multicultural programming. In the local Wiradjuri Aboriginal language, Wagga Wagga means either "place of many crows" or "staggering like a drunken man."

Market #1s - Dallas - KHKS

"106.1 Kiss FM" KHKS is a CHR station from Dallas, Texas. They were the #1 rated station in that city's latest Arbitron results. KHKS is licensed to Denton, TX.

KHVH

KHVH (Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel) is a News/Talk station from Honolulu, Hawaii.

WVON

WVON (W Voice Of the Negro) is an African-American-targeted Talk station from Chicago, Illinois. In 1963, Leonard and Phil Chess of Chess Records fame bought what was then WHFC and turned it into a successful R&B station as WVON. Berry Gordy, the head of Motown Records, made sure that every song he produced was sent to WVON before any other station. After an ownership change in 1969, a frequency change from 1450 AM to 1390 AM took place which provided better coverage throughout the Chicago area. WVON flipped from music to talk in 1986 and now appears at 1690 AM licensed to Berwyn, IL.

Duck Appreciation Day

This place claims that today is Duck Appreciation Day. The ducks must be loving the weather around here because Dayton's record for most rainfall in the month of April is about to be broken. Over 7.5 inches have fallen so far with more on the way. A little over an inch more and it will be the fifth rainiest month ever in the Miami Valley.

KDUK is a Top-40 station licensed to Florence, Oregon.

WONU

"Shine 89.7" WONU is a Contemporary Christian station owned by Olivet Nazarene University and licensed to Kankakee, Illinois.

WJCL

"Kix 96" WJCL (W J. Curtis Lewis--the station's founder) is a Country music outlet from Savannah, Georgia.

WCQS

88.1 FM WCQS is a public radio station licensed to Asheville, North Carolina. They also broadcast on WFQS 91.3 FM licensed to Franklin, NC as well as nine low-power translators to cover the mountainous western part of the state.

KUER

KUER is a public radio station broadcasting from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Other KUER stickers can be seen here.

KOME

KOME was a legendary Rock station in San Jose, California from 1971 to 1998. In the early 1970s they became the first station owned by what would eventually become Infinity Broadcasting. KOME's unique diamond-shaped "road sign" stickers became ubiquitous in the South Bay area and beyond. Their call letters were driven home by sexually suggestive slogans such as "Wake up with KOME in your ear" and "The KOME spot on your dial" (something these guys may have been influenced by.) KOME started out as a Freeform Rock station then segued into Heavy Metal/AOR before flipping to New Rock/Alternative in the mid-1990s. 98.5 FM became Classic Rock KUFX in 1998.

KFTK

KFTK is a conservative-leaning Talk station licensed to Florissant, Missouri near St. Louis.

CKDK

Woodstock, Ontario's CKDK first went on the air at 1340 AM in 1947 as CKOX. They switched to 102.3 FM in 1986 then moved to 103.9 seven years later. They were a Classic Rock outlet as "The Hawk" for most of the last decade but are now an Oldies/Classic Hits station.

Bat Appreciation Day

Bat Appreciation Day is celebrated annually on April 17th which is around the time that bats come out of hibernation. The more than 1,200 kinds of bats make up almost a fifth of all mammal species. Many eat insects, agricultural pests and mosquitos while asking for nothing but a dark cave to hang in. An enzyme in their saliva makes an excellent blood-clot dissolver and is used to treat stroke victims. Unfortunately, a disease called White-nose Syndrome has been devastating bat populations since its 2006 discovery in a New York cave.

KBAT is an Active Rock station licensed to Monahans, Texas. They moved from 99.3 FM to 99.9 FM in 2005.

My favorite bat...Bacardi.

Record Store Day

Today is the 4th annual Record Store Day which is celebrated on the third Saturday in April. Over 1,200 record and CD stores will participate along with in-store musical guest performances and exclusive RSD-only releases. Whenever possible I make a trip down to the fantastic Shake It Records to add to the collection. "Clásica 92.3 FM" WCMQ was a Spanish Oldies station licensed to Hialeah, Florida near Miami. They mostly played classic hits from the 1970s through the 1990s....surely not from vinyl though.  In what cannot be a coincidence, CMQ were the call letters of a radio station in pre-revolutionary Cuba.

Radio Liechtenstein

Broadcasting from Triesen, Radio Liechtenstein is the lone radio station in the tiny Principality of Liechtenstein. Listening live I heard a mix of contemporary and classic hits but no live DJ.

Hurts - "Stay"
Steppenwolf - "Born To Be Wild"
Usher - "More"
Phil Collins - "You Can't Hurry Love"
Jovanotti - "Tutto L'amore Che Ho"
Eros Ramazzotti - "Piu Bella Cosa"
Rihanna - "Te Amo"

Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn"

I recently read that the whole country of Liechtenstein is for rent. Seriously. For a mere $70,000 per night (two-night minimum) you can have the run of the entire 62 square-mile, landlocked Alpine country. Renters will have use of the country's police force and may be treated to a tasting from the personal wine cellar of the Prince of Liechtenstein. Accommodations can be made for up to 150 people but unfortunately the 35,000 or so people who reside in Liechtenstein will be allowed to stay during your time there. Book now!