A daily look into one of the world's largest collections of radio station bumper stickers and memorabilia.
Friday, February 9, 2018
SWF
The television and radio operation Südwestfunk (Southwest Broadcasting Corporation) existed from 1946 until 1998 in the German states of Rheinland-Palatinate and Baden Württemberg. SWF3 was the pop music radio station of the public broadcasting outlet and went on the air in January, 1975. The station's mascot was the Black Forest moose. SWF eventually merged with another broadcasting entity Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR) to form the current Südwestrundfunk (SWR).
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Radio Rio
Google has turned up zilch about the existence of this station. Somebody wrote Argentina on the back and that's all I know. Anybody have any info on Radio Rio?
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Monday, February 5, 2018
WMVY
WMVY began in 1981 as a commercial station at 92.7 FM licensed to Tisbury, Massachusetts. In 2013, the station was sold, became a repeater of Boston's WBUR and changed call letters to WBUA. About 15 months later, WMVY re-emerged as a listener-supported, non-commercial outlet at 88.7 FM now licensed to Edgartown, MA. Their 13,000-watt signal covers most of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket with Adult Album Alternative music. As of this posting, there's a link on their website for free Blue Lobster WMVY bumper stickers via self-addressed stamped envelope.
Sunday, February 4, 2018
WJTO
730 AM WJTO (Where Jets Take Off--a reference to the the nearby Brunswick Naval Air Station) is an Adult Standards/Oldies station licensed to Bath, Maine. The top sticker dates to a previous News Talk/Sports format. Although commercially-licensed, WJTO plays no commercials and relies on listener donations to stay on the air. The sole DJ is also the station's owner, Bob Bittner, who plays music from the 1930s to the 1980s as well as the occasional political commentary and public service announcement. Bittner also owns WJIB in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Saturday, February 3, 2018
KTGR
A 1981 decal from 1580 KTGR in Columbia, Missouri back when they played Country music. They still brand themselves as "Tiger Country" (a nod to the University of Missouri's mascot) although they now carry a Sports format. Another KTGR sticker can be seen here.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
KISN
The KISN call letters existed in Salt Lake City, Utah for about 20 years, mostly as a female-leaning Adult Contemporary or Top-40 station.
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
CIHI
CIHI "Up! 93.1" is an Adult Hits station in Fredericton, New Brunswick. They went on the air in June, 2013.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
WRNJ
Sticker and shirts from 107.1 WRNJ, a Country station licensed to Belvidere, New Jersey circa the 1990s.
Monday, January 29, 2018
WODE
WODE "99.9 The Hawk" was a Classic Hits (now Classic Rock) station licensed to Easton, Pennsylvania near Allentown. The call letters are left over from the 1990s when they carried an Oldies format.
Sunday, January 28, 2018
More Moose
95.1 KMMS - Bozeman, Montana
92.3 KMOZ - Grand Junction, Colorado
106.7 WATQ - Chetek/Eau Claire, Wisconsin
ICI Radio Canada Saskatchewan
A 25th anniversary magnet from ICI Radio-Canada Saskatchewan. I believe the ICI in the name (which translates to "right now" in English) designates this to be the French-language service of Radio Canada. Less than 2% of Saskatchewan's population speaks French, so I'm surprised these stations exist at all. Is it a requirement of the publicly-funded CBC? Anybody have more info on this?
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Hogs
"105.7 The Hog" WIHG is a Classic Hits station licensed to Rockwood, Tennessee.
"AM 640 The Hog" CHOG was a CHR/Top-40 station in Toronto, Ontario from 1990 until 1995. One of Toronto's longtime nicknames "Hogtown", is attributable to the late 1870s when the William Davies Company was the largest pork producer in the British Empire.
"102.9 The Hog" WHQG is an Active Rock station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their contest-winning mascot, "Dr. Squealgood" was named after the Motley Crue song "Dr. Feelgood".
Friday, January 26, 2018
Radio Oberland
Radio Oberland is an Adult Contemporary station broadcasting from Garmisch-Partenkirchen in southern Germany. The alpine town was the site of the 1936 Winter Olympics and is near Germany's highest mountain, Zugspitze. Radio Oberland went on the air in 1992.
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Radio Central
Radio Central began sporadic broadcasts in Pulheim, Germany as an "event radio" station that could only be received at certain times in connection with a specific occasion. It appears that they now broadcast full-time as "Central FM"
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Freshs
"94.7 Fresh FM" WIAD - Bethesda, Maryland/Washington, DC
"100.5 Fresh Radio" CKRU - Peterborough, Ontario
"Fresh 102.7" WWFS - New York, New York
"93.1 Fresh Radio" CHAY - Barrie, Ontario
"100.5 Fresh Radio" CKRU - Peterborough, Ontario
"Fresh 102.7" WWFS - New York, New York
"93.1 Fresh Radio" CHAY - Barrie, Ontario
Monday, January 22, 2018
WPCD
88.7 FM WPCD is a 10,500-watt, non-commercial, Alternative Rock station broadcasting from Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois. They celebrated their 40th year on the air this month.
Sunday, January 21, 2018
WLUW
88.7 WLUW is a student-run station at Loyola University Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The 100-watt, non-commercial outlet airs independent music and talk programming.
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