Radio on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York goes back to the 1930s when the Cornell Radio Guild was formed. They produced programs for WESG (now WHCU) and later started a low-power, carrier-current AM station WVBR. The (W) Voice of the Big Red secured a license on the emerging FM band and began broadcasts on 93.5 starting in 1958. They mostly played Classical music at first but switched to Rock in 1968. Except for a detour into CHR in the 1980s, this continued for decades before a distinct shift to Alternative Rock took place around 2018. WVBR is unique in that they are a commercial station owned, operated (with some community help) and managed by Cornell students via the Cornell Media Guild and separate from the university.
A daily look into one of the world's largest collections of radio station bumper stickers and memorabilia.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
WMCO
90.7 FM WMCO went on the air from Muskingum College (now Muskingum University) in New Concord, Ohio in January 1961. The volunteer and student-run station airs non-mainstream music along with live sports and local news. They are currently branded as "90.7 The Orbit" in homage to John Glenn's 1962 orbit around the earth. Glenn was born in nearby Cambridge, Ohio and graduated from Muskingum in 1943.
WHYN AM & FM
1400 AM WHYN signed on the air in April 1941 with a signal that primarily covered (W) HolYoke and Northampton, Massachusetts. They moved to 560 AM in 1949 and added an FM sister station in 1947. Today both stations are licensed to Springfield, MA with WHYN AM a News/Talk outlet while the FM is Hot Adult Contemporary "Mix 93.1" The basketball net sticker surely has something to do with the game being invented in Springfield in 1891....perhaps it was a 100th anniversary decal.
Monday, September 4, 2023
WDSY
"Y108" WDSY plays Country music in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They've carried the same format since the late 1970s when they switched call letters from WEEP and adopted the slogan "We're fresh as a daisy...The all new WDSY FM 108."
Sunday, September 3, 2023
WATZ
1450 AM WATZ went on the air in Alpena, Michigan in November 1946. Sister station WATZ FM signed on in the late 1960s originally at 93.5 FM. In 1988 they moved to 99.3 FM and flipped from Adult Contemporary to Country. For several years they simulcast the same programming before the AM broke off to become a News/Talk outlet in the mid-90s. WATZ AM went off the air permanently in 2014.
Friday, September 1, 2023
KTOX AM & FM
KTOX 1340 AM is a Talk station licensed to Needles, California. They were co-owned with KTOX 98.1 FM located about five hours away in Wofford Heights, CA near Bakersfield. KTOX FM was either an Alternative Rock or Classic Alternative station (or both?) depending on what website you look at. 98.1 FM flipped to playing hits from the 1990s and 2000s with call letters KRWI to match their "Rewind" branding.
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
KLNN
KLNN "Luna 103.7" is an Adult Contemporary station licensed to Questa, New Mexico. They are also heard on translator K244FD at 96.7 FM in Taos. KLNN went on the air in 2006.
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
KACE
103.9 FM KACE was on the air in Los Angeles, California from 1976 until 2000. The station was Black-oriented for its entire history, offering up format variations including R&B, Urban Contemporary, Hip-Hop and Oldies. KACE was once owned by former Green Bay Packer defensive end Willie Davis. In 1997 they added KRTO, a simulcast at 98.3 FM to better cover LA's eastern suburbs.
Monday, August 28, 2023
KDUO
Riverside, California's 97.5 FM KDUO was on the air from 1959 until 1992, most of those years as an Easy Listening station.
Sunday, August 27, 2023
Radio RTK
Radio RTK began broadcasting from the Mediterranean island of Malta in 1992. The Religious station was owned by the Catholic Church in Malta. They rebranded in 2019 as "103 Malta's Heart" and carries a Christian-based music and talk format.
Saturday, August 26, 2023
Radio M**Bun
The first Mac Bun restaurant opened in Tivoli, Italy in 2009. They specialize in hamburgers using 100% locally-sourced beef and other products derived from the area to make up their menu of "slow fast food." Inevitably, a burger joint with the word "Mac" in its name soon received a trademark infringement warning from McDonald's which resulted in Mac Bun changing their name to M**Bun. Radio M**Bun is an online station promoting "the most interesting artists and professionals of the moment" especially those from Tivoli, Turin and other locations in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy.
Friday, August 25, 2023
WPUP
"Bulldog 103.7" WPUP was a Rock station licensed to Royston, Georgia circa the mid-to-late 1990s. Their branding matches that of the mascot for the University of Georgia in nearby Athens.
Thursday, August 24, 2023
KYNO
1300 KYNO signed on the air in Fresno, California in 1947. In the 1960s and 70s they were a successful Top-40 station and the first of a handful of "Boss Radio" stations that then spread to other markets including Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego.
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
WWWD
"3WD" 1240 AM WWWD began broadcasting in 1976 from Schenectady, New York with a hybrid Oldies/Top-40 format. In the 1980s they began adding large amounts of off-track betting horse racing to their schedule. They changed call letters to WVKZ in 1988.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Mystery Sticker
This mystery Mix sticker is most likely either from WWMX in Baltimore, Maryland or 2WFM in Sydney, Australia (whose Wikipedia page says adopted both WWMX's name and logo.....which makes it almost impossible to identify definitively) If you happen to know, leave a comment.
Monday, August 21, 2023
Sunday, August 20, 2023
KOOV
103.1 FM KOOV was a Country station from 1977 until 2000. They were licensed to Copperas Cove, Texas which is part of the Killeen/Temple radio market.
WRUF AM & FM
WRUF AM signed on the air from Gainesville, Florida in October 1928, making it the fifth oldest radio station in the state. The 5,000-watt outlet is owned by the University of Florida and is the flagship station of Florida Gator sports broadcasts. Despite being state-owned (UF is part of Florida's State University System) WRUF operates no differently than a privately owned commercial station except that their sports news department is run largely by School of Journalism students. WRUF flipped from News/Talk to Sports in 2010 and are now an ESPN Radio affiliate. WRUF 103.7 FM began broadcasting in 1948. They were known as "Rock 104" from 1983 until 2010 when they flipped to Country as "103.7 The Gator"
Friday, August 18, 2023
KKKK
"Quad K 99.1 FM" KKKK played Christian music and aired local sports in Odessa, Texas. They existed from around 1977 until 1998. The frequency is currently home to Country formatted KHKX "Kicks 99.1 FM"
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