Friday, December 8, 2023

WSNE

A 1990s-era sticker from 93.3 FM WSNE licensed to Taunton, Massachusetts, part of the Providence, Rhode Island market.  They probably had an Adult Contemporary format at the time.  WSNE eventually transitioned to Hot AC and are currently branded as "Now 93.3".  A sticker and magnet from when they were "93.3 Coast FM" can be seen here.
 

Thursday, December 7, 2023

WSBA




AM 910 WSBA (W Susquehanna Broadscasting Associates) is a News/Talk station in York, Pennsylvania.  They've been on the air since September 1942.

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

WTLQ

"Q102" WTLQ was a Top-40 station for about a decade ('83-'93) and licensed to Pittston, Pennsylvania near Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

WWHN

AM 1510 WWHN is an Urban Adult Contemporary station licensed to Joliet, Illinois.  The daytime-only outlet went on the air in 1987.
 

Monday, December 4, 2023

WPTR



Albany, New York's AM 1540 WPTR was on the air from 1948 to 1995 and again from 2000 to 2004.  The call letters stood for original license holders the (W) Patroon Broadcasting Company.  They were the first full-time Top-40 station in the Capital District beginning in 1957.  They flipped to Country in 1980 and later tried various News, Talk and Sports formats with poor results.
 

Sunday, December 3, 2023

WRKZ


106.7 WRKZ was a Country station heard in south central Pennsylvania from 1980 to 2002.  "Z107" was licensed to Hershey, PA.

Saturday, December 2, 2023

KAAB

1130 AM KAAB was a Religious station when this late 1990s sticker was new.  They currently simulcast the Country format of sister station KKIK.  KAAB is licensed to Batesville. Arkansas.
 

Friday, December 1, 2023

KWTO


560 AM KWTO (Keep Watching The Ozarks) went on the air in Springfield, Missouri on Christmas Day 1933.  For many years the station had its own staff of live musicians including Chet Atkins, Les Paul and The Carter Family and broadcast Country music variety shows such as "Korn's-A-Krackin'" and Ozark Jubilee.  In 1990 KWTO flipped to News/Talk which continues to this day.  98.7 KWTO FM began broadcasting in 1967 and was a Sports station from 2001 to 2020

Thursday, November 30, 2023

KQFC


97.9 FM KQFC was a Country station in Boise, Idaho from 1985 until 2019.  They currently broadcast a Soft Adult Contemporary format as "Magic 97.9"
 

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

KRKQ

98.3 FM KRKQ was on the air in Des Moines, Iowa from 1996 to 2003.  At first they played Classic Rock but transitioned to Classic Hits as "Magic 98.3" then flipped to Adult Contemporary as "The River."
 

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

WMGI



"100.7 Mix FM" WMGI is a CHR station in Terre Haute, Indiana.
 

Monday, November 27, 2023

WCHA AM & FM


AM 800 WCHA airs an Oldies format in (W) CHAmbersburg, Pennsylvania.  Because WCHA shares a frequency with Mexican clear channel station XEROK, they must power down to 196 watts at night to protect their signal.  WCHA began broadcasting just after World War II.

Co-owned 94.3 WCHA FM was a Country station circa the late 1990s.  They were licensed to Greencastle, PA.

 

Sunday, November 26, 2023

WKZR / WMVG




1450 AM WMVG has been on the air in Milledgeville, Georgia since 1946.  They currently air Adult Contemporary music and Atlanta Braves baseball when in season.  Co-owned Country outlet 102.3 FM began broadcasting in 1978 with call letters WMVG-FM and became WKZR in 1981.  They are now branded as "102.3 Lake Country."  The bottom sticker has the bobcat mascot of Georgia College & State University.
 

Saturday, November 25, 2023

WMMY

"Y102" WMMY was a CHR station in Melbourne, Florida circa 1988 to 1990.
 

Friday, November 24, 2023

KKCM

AM 1530 KKCM existed from 1987 to 1998 with a Christian/Religious format.  They were licensed to Shakopee, Minnesota with coverage limited to the western suburbs of Minneapolis.  After switching call letters to KSMM they went through a half dozen format changes before going permanently silent around 2017.

Thursday, November 23, 2023

WDZZ

"Z92.7" WDZZ is an Urban Adult Contemporary station in Flint, Michigan.  They have always carried a format targeting Black listeners since going on the air in 1979 with a mixture of (W) Disco and JaZZ.
 

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

WMC

Memphis, Tennessee's WMC has been on the air for over 100 years having first broadcast in January 1923.  Formats over the years included Middle-of-the-Road, Country, News/Talk and Sports.  They are currently a Sports Gambling station branded as "790 The Bet."
 

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

KKLI



106.3 FM KKLI has been a Soft AC/Adult Contemporary station since 1988.  They are licensed to Widefield, Colorado, part of the Colorado Springs/Pueblo media market.  KKLI is currently branded as "Sunny 106.3"
 

Monday, November 20, 2023

KLCX

Not to be confused with these guys, this KLCX was a Classic Rock station licensed to Indio, California from 1993 to 1996.
 

Sunday, November 19, 2023

CHWK AM & FM



CHWK AM went on the air in June 1927 from CHilliWacK, British Columbia.  They were originally located at 1210 AM and appeared on multiple frequencies before landing at 1270 AM in 1952.  The top sticker is from 1988 when they broadcast Adult Contemporary music while "Radio Max" dates to a late 1990s Oldies format.  CHWK moved to the FM band in the early 2000s and switched calls to CKSR.  In 2009 the CHWK call letters resurfaced at 89.5 FM which is currently "JR Country."