Monday, October 17, 2016

KEEL

KEEL is a News/Talk station in Shreveport, Louisiana.  They've been on the air since June, 1922.

Sunday, October 16, 2016

CIDC



"Z103.5" is a Rhythmic-leaning CHR station licensed to Orangeville, Ontario.  CIDC went on the air in 1987 playing 70s & 80s hits as "DC103.5" with 50,000 watts and an antenna located on the highest spot in southern Ontario.  The DC stood for Dufferin Communications who were the original owners.  They flipped their branding to "Hits 103.5" in the late 1990s and in 2000 changed again to "Z103.5" in imitation of New York City's "Z100" WHTZ (along with a similar logo).  CIDC targets the Greater Toronto Area despite its Orangeville, Ontario city-of-license (a good 40 or so miles away from their studios in a western part of Toronto). 

Saturday, October 15, 2016

WBVR




WBVR "Beaver 96.7" plays Country music in Bowling Green, Kentucky.  They are co-owned with WVVR in nearby Hopkinsville, KY, and are the only two "beaver" branded radio stations I know of.

Friday, October 14, 2016

Radio Voce

Radio Voce began broadcasting in 1976 from Brescia, Italy and primarily airs Religious programming.  They are part of the inBlu network which provides Catholic programming to about 200 stations in Italy.

Thursday, October 13, 2016

WCAL



Stickers and a magnet from "Power 92" the student-run station at California University of Pennsylvania.  Radio on campus began in 1971 with WVCS (W Voice of California State) before they switched call letters to WCAL in 2005.

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Hot FM

A bit of a mystery sticker here from Germany's Hot FM.  A Google search for "Mein Radio lebt!" brought up the website address www.hot-fm.de which now redirects to "Radio Galaxy".  The three letter abbreviations seem to match some cities in Bavaria's Upper Franconia region.

HOF-Hof
NAI-Naila
WUN-Wunsiedel
SEL-Selb
MUB-Munchberg

Does anyone know anything else about this station?

UPDATE:  See comments.

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

WWDC

Washington, DC's WWDC call letters existed on 1260 AM from 1950 until 1999.  For many of those years they carried a full-service MOR format and were known as being the first American radio station to play a Beatles song--"I Want to Hold Your Hand" in December, 1963.  A flip to Top-40 occurred in 1977 and Adult Contemporary took over in 1980.  Soon after they started simulcasting Howard Stern's WWDC-FM morning show with separate programming in other dayparts.  AM 1260 is currently News/Talk WWRC "The Answer".

Monday, October 10, 2016

WNUZ

"Now 92.1" WNUZ is a CHR station licensed to Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.

Sunday, October 9, 2016

WSKZ


"KZ106" WSKZ is a 100,000-watt Classic Rock station in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  They went on the air in 1978 after flipping from Easy Listening WYNQ which was owned by Ted Turner.

Saturday, October 8, 2016

WKTG


"Power Rock 93.9" WKTG is licensed to Madisonville, Kentucky.

Friday, October 7, 2016

WGFR


"92.7 The Revolution" WGFR (W Glens Falls Radio) is a student-run station from SUNY Adirondack in Queensbury, New York.  Radio on campus began in 1974 with WACC (W Adirondack Community College), a carrier current station heard only on campus.  FM broadcasting began in 1977 at 91.9 FM and later moved to 92.1 in the early 1980s.  Adult Album Alternative music is now heard at their current home of 92.7 FM.

Thursday, October 6, 2016

WBTZ


"99.9 The Buzz" WBTZ is a Modern Rock station licensed to Plattsburgh, New York with studios in Burlington, Vermont.  The 100,000-watt signal is heard as far north as Montreal, Quebec.  They've carried an Alternative Rock format since switching from Adult Contemporary in 1996.


Wednesday, October 5, 2016

KUOW





94.9 KUOW (K University Of Washington--the station's license holder) is a public radio outlet in Seattle, WA.  They went on the air in 1952 at 90.5 FM and moved to the current dial position 6 years later.  KUOW is one of the highest rated NPR stations in the country.

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

KRBC

KRBC (K Reporter Broadcasting Company) went on the air in 1938 from Abilene, Texas.  They originally broadcast at 1420 AM before moving to 1470 AM in the late 1940s.  The frequency is currently home to News/Talk station KYYW.

Monday, October 3, 2016

KIQN

106.9 KIQN is a Country station licensed to Colorado City, Colorado.

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Minster Oktoberfest / Radio Maria

Last night we took a trip up to Minster, Ohio for their annual Oktoberfest.  We put on our alpine hats, bought our jugs of beer to eat with some bratwurst and enjoyed walking around the shops and listening to the polka band playing from a gazebo in the center of town.  After scarfing down a pudding-filled cream puff and singing along to Sweet Caroline we decided two hours was enough and headed home.

I am a jackass.
On our way back to the car we walked past the studios of radio station 88.7 WHJM (With the Hearts of Jesus and Mary).  Licensed to Anna, Ohio, WHJM airs Catholic programming as part of the worldwide Radio Maria group of stations.  WHJM went on the air in June, 2006 and was almost immediately knocked off the air when lightning struck its tower.  They returned to the air in August of that year.  Radio Maria is based in Italy and broadcasts in over 60 countries through approximately 1,700 transmitters.

Saturday, October 1, 2016

KCCK



88.3 KCCK is the only Jazz station in the state of Iowa.  The commercial-free, member-supported station is operated by Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids.

Friday, September 30, 2016

CFGP




CFGP went on the air in 1937 at 1200 on the AM dial.  They appeared on four different frequencies throughout the 1940s before settling in at 1050 AM in 1946.  In 1996, CFGP moved to 97.7 and became Hot Adult Contemporary "Sun FM".  They currently carry an Active Rock format.  CFGP is licensed to Grande Prairie, Alberta.

Thursday, September 29, 2016

WLTU

92.1 WLTU plays Country music in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

KXXO


KXXO "Mixx 96" is an Adult Contemporary station licensed to Olympia, Washington.