Radio Sticker of the Day Mailbag - KXOX

The ever-magnanimous Dan Sys in British Columbia sent yet another bounty of stickers my way recently.  I am truly appreciative my friend!

This cowboy rattlesnake sticker is from KXOX, a Country station in Sweetwater, Texas.

National Waiters and Waitresses Day - WXOU

Today is National Waiters and Waitresses Day. Go out to eat and leave your favorite server a little something extra. Besides, these workers make a paltry $2.13 per hour in many states (mine included) and depend on tips for the majority of their income. This minimum wage has remained the same for 22 years!

88.3 WXOU serves up a Variety format from the campus of Oakland University in Auburn Hills, Michigan.  They were named the Michigan Association of Broadcasters College Station of the Year in 2012 and 2013.

WCYK

A 2002 sticker from WCYK in Charlottesville, Virginia.  The Country formatted station is now known as "HitKicker 99.7"  WCYK is licensed to Staunton, VA.

WCYN

WCYN is an AM/FM combo licensed to (W) CYNthiana, Kentucky.  1400 AM airs a Country format while 102.3 FM plays Oldies from the 60s, 70s and 80s.

The most famous log cabin in Kentucky--or perhaps anywhere--is the one where Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in what is now LaRue County.

WCYO

WCYO "Coyote Country 100.7" is a Country music station licensed to Irvine, Kentucky.

Radio Sticker of the Day Mailbag - KGMZ/KULA

Last week I received a nice package of Hawaiian radio stickers from a visitor to this blog.  Thanks Louise (and son!) 

107.9 FM KGMZ was an Oldies station licensed to Aiea, Hawaii near Honolulu circa the late 1990s.  Their signal was simulcast on 1460 AM KULA.  107.9 is still an Oldies outlet but now branded as "Kool Gold" KKOL.  1460 AM is currently KHRA featuring Korean-language programming.

WBSN

89.1 FM WBSN is a Contemporary Christian station in New Orleans, Louisiana.  "Life Songs" is also heard on two other stations and one translator in the southeastern part of the state.

KGCB

KGCB "Radio Shine" is a Contemporary Christian station licensed to Prescott, Arizona.  An older KGCB sticker can be seen here.

WRGA

1470 AM WRGA is a News/Talk station in (W) Rome, GeorgiA. 

WTLQ

WTLQ was a Talk station circa the mid-to-late 1990s licensed to Pine Island Center, Florida near Fort Myers.  "Smart Talk 1200" carried syndicated talkers such as Don & Mike, G. Gordon Liddy and Don Imus.  1200 AM is currently News/Talk WINK.

Was this sticker inspired by the Mr. Yuk posion awareness stickers?  

WIHT

WIHT "Hot 99.5" is a Top-40 station in Washington DC.  The frequency was home to WGAY, an Easy Listening/Beautiful Music station that lasted almost 40 years--from 1960 to the late 1990s.

KBUZ

90.3 FM KBUZ is a Religious station in Topeka, Kansas.  They are one of dozens of affiliates in the conservative Christian American Family Radio network.

KBVB

KBVB "Bob 95 FM" is a Country station licensed to Barnesville, Minnesota and broadcasts in the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, MN market.  "The Nightshow With Zero" doesn't appear to be on the air anymore as their lineup has "The BOB Squad" doing nights.  Any idea what the "rrrobert" is about?

KBVM

88.3 KBVM is a Catholic radio station in Portland, Oregon.

KBVU

KBVU is an Alternative Rock station broadcasting from the campus of (K) Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa.  "97.5 The Edge" has been on the air since 1997 and is licensed to Alta, IA.

KBWF

 "95.7 The Wolf" KBWF was a Country station in San Francisco, California from 2007 to 2011.  The frequency is currently home to the Sports formatted KGMZ "95.7 The Game."

The back of the sticker provides a handy list of phone numbers should you need to reach a world leader.  The numbers are still accurate except for the non-existent "Wolf" and the Kremlin which is now 7 (495) 624-55-03.

KBXR

"102-3 BXR" is an Adult Album Alternative station licensed to Columbia, Missouri.  They've carried the same format since signing on the air at 106.1 FM in 1993.

KBYI

KBYI originates from (K) Brigham Young University-Idaho in Rexburg, ID.  It is part of BYU-Idaho Radio which consists of 94.3 FM KBYI, 91.5 FM KBYR and their separately programmed online stream.  KBYI plays Classical music along with NPR news and student-produced shows while KBYR features inspirational music, devotionals and other religious programming.

KBYN

KBYN 95.9 FM "La Favorita" is a Regional Mexican station licensed to Arnold, California. The name on the right side of the sticker is Vicente Fernández, a Grammy award-winning "King of Ranchera Music" who has sold millions of records and appeared in dozens of movies in a career spanning from the mid-1950s until today.

KBYZ

KBYZ "96.5 The Fox" is a Classic Rock station in Bismarck, North Dakota.