A daily look into one of the world's largest collections of radio station bumper stickers and memorabilia.
Monday, October 19, 2015
KOQL
"Q106.1" KOQL is a Top-40 station licensed to Ashland, Missouri. They carried an Oldies format in the 1990s as "Kool 106.1"
Sunday, October 18, 2015
WCOM
103.5 WCOM is a 100-watt, low-power FM station licensed to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They went on the air in 2004 and air a Variety format. The WCOM studios were originally housed in an old bank building and could be seen through the drive-up window.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
KGEO
AM 1230 in Bakersfield, California began broadcasting with the KGEO call letters in 1981 with an Oldies format. They currently carry a Sports format as an ESPN Radio affiliate.
Friday, October 16, 2015
KARB
"K98.3" KARB is a Country music station licensed to Price, Utah. They went on the air on July 4, 1977.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
KFGQ
KFGQ AM and FM were simulcast Christian stations in Boone, Iowa. The AM half was one of the oldest Religious stations in the country having gone on the air in 1927. They also had the historical distinction of employing Lois Crawford (the daughter of the station's founder) who received the first FCC operator's license ever issued to a female.
1260 AM is currently KDLF "La Reina" airing Spanish language programming while 99.3 FM is Religious outlet KTIA "The Truth".
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Lex & Terry
The duo of Lex Staley and Terry Jaymes originated in Jacksonville, Florida in 1992 and began national syndication in 1997. They are currently heard on about 20 stations as well as XM Satellite Radio. Lex & Terry are now based in Dallas, Texas and have been heard on various stations there including KTXQ, KDGE, KEGL and KRLD.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Saturday, October 10, 2015
CHFM
"Lite 96" was an Adult Contemporary station in Calgary, Alberta. CHFM flipped to Hot Adult Contemporary at the end of 2013 and is now branded as "Kiss 95.9"
Friday, October 9, 2015
West Virginia Public Radio
West Virginia Public Radio is a network of eleven full-powered FM stations and seven translators. Flagship station 88.5 WVPB is licensed to Charleston, WV and is also home to the long-running music show Mountain Stage which has aired since 1983.
In January, 2015 West Virginia Public Radio and television network West Virginia PBS merged their operations under one brand and became West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
In January, 2015 West Virginia Public Radio and television network West Virginia PBS merged their operations under one brand and became West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
CKLM
1570 AM CKLM was a 50,000-watt station licensed to Laval, Quebec near Montreal and broadcast from 1962 until 1994. They started out playing French-language music exclusively and identified themselves as "the only unilingual French station in the world" (unlike other French speaking stations which played some English-language music.) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission mandated that CKLM cease operations which they did so in July, 1994. The 1570 AM frequency was dark until 2004 when CFAV (now CJLV) went on the air.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Noordzee FM
Noordzee FM broadcast in the Netherlands between 1992 and 2005. They took their name from early 1970s offshore station Radio North Sea International.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
ARL
Private radio station ARL (Aquitaine Radio Live) began broadcasting in the Aquitaine region of southwestern France. They went on the air in 1984.
Monday, October 5, 2015
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Saturday, October 3, 2015
WLSK
100.9 WLSK (W Lebanon Springfield Kentucky) played Classic Hits in central Kentucky circa the mid-2000s. They now carry a Country format.
Friday, October 2, 2015
WHLS
1450 WHLS (John Wismer & H.L. Stevens--the original owners) was an Oldies outlet in Port Huron, Michigan. They currently simulcast the FM translator of 1580 WHLX which carries an Active Rock/Alternative format as "Rock 105.5"
Thursday, October 1, 2015
WDCC
90.5 FM WDCC (W Department of Community Colleges) has been broadcasting since 1971 from Central Carolina Community College in Sanford, North Carolina. The student-run station airs a Top-40/Hip-Hop format with a 3000-watt signal.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
R.I.P. KPRI
San Diego's 106.5 KPRI was a legendary Rock station in San Diego, California. They began a full-time Progressive Rock format starting in 1968 and, in 1973, became the first station to describe themselves as an "Album Oriented Rock" station. KPRI lasted until early 1984 when they succumbed to the ratings success of rival KGB-FM.
The KPRI call letters returned to San Diego in 2002 at 102.1 FM and continued the Adult Album Alternative format they had under previous calls KXST. The independently owned station was sold to Religious broadcaster Educational Media Foundation and flipped to yet another Contemporary Christian K-LOVE affiliate. KPRI was licensed to Encinitas, California.
The KPRI call letters returned to San Diego in 2002 at 102.1 FM and continued the Adult Album Alternative format they had under previous calls KXST. The independently owned station was sold to Religious broadcaster Educational Media Foundation and flipped to yet another Contemporary Christian K-LOVE affiliate. KPRI was licensed to Encinitas, California.
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Monday, September 28, 2015
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Saturday, September 26, 2015
KEAR FM & AM
Friday, September 25, 2015
Thursday, September 24, 2015
WWWM
A sticker and magnet from Hot Adult Contemporary WWWM licensed to Sylvania, Ohio near Toledo. They've been branded "Star 105" since 1998.
UPDATE: WWWM later renamed itself "Channel 105.5" and then in the summer of 2016 switched again to "Q105.5". The reason for their re-branding sounds like something that was written by the satirical news organization The Onion. Here's a quote from Cumulus Media's Toledo market manager: "Our market research showed that people really like the letters of the alphabet. More specifically, they love the letter 'Q.' It is simply a matter of giving listeners what they want with this new brand."
Are you kidding me!? That's one of the stupidest things I've ever heard in my life (and yet, still, possibly completely true.) I'm just trying to picture some unpaid intern doing "market research" to determine how people feel about the alphabet. "The alphabet? I LOVE it! Especially the letter Q!" Ridiculous....
KMIS
KMIS 1050 AM is licensed to the city of Portageville in southeastern Missouri. They flipped from Country to News/Talk some time in the late 1990s and now carries a Sports format.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Finland's Kiss FM
Kiss FM was a network of more than a dozen Contemporary Hit Radio stations across Finland. They were on the air from 1995 until 2005 and could be heard in all of the country's major regions including every city with a population over 40,000. Kiss FM caused a ruckus in 2000 when their morning show broadcast a live, in-studio ménage à trois. This didn't sit well with the government's broadcasting authority, even in famously liberal Finland.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Monday, September 21, 2015
WNTI
91.9 FM WNTI is a non-commercial, Adult Album Alternative station owned by Centenary College in Hackettstown, New Jersey. The call letters stand for (W) Nosce Te Ipsum (Latin for "Know Thyself"). WNTI went on the air in December, 1957.
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