Wednesday, November 6, 2024

KFRC








KFRC first went on the air in 1924 from the Hotel Whitcomb in San Francisco, California.  They began simulcasting on 99.7 FM in 1993.  The KFRC call letters left the AM band in 2005 after being sold.  The FM side continued with the Oldies format before flipping to Rhythmic Hot AC in 2006.  They eventually switched frequencies and call letters to KMVQ.

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Radio Oranje / OFM

Radio Oranje went on the air in central South Africa in 1986.  They are now known as OFM and broadcasts an Adult Contemporary format along with a full news service as well as agricultural, business and sports programming.  OFM's head office is in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Monday, November 4, 2024

KTIK / K237HA


"95.3 The Ticket" is a Sports station in Boise, Idaho.  They are heard on both 1350 AM KTIK and translator station 95.3 FM K237HA licensed to Nampa, ID.

Sunday, November 3, 2024

WFAZ

"Z98.3" WFAZ was a Christian Adult Contemporary station licensed to Thomasville, North Carolina circa the mid-1990s.
 

Saturday, November 2, 2024

KDIZ

AM 1440 KDIZ was a Children's station in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1996 to 2015.  They were the longest-running "Radio Disney" affiliate in the country.  At its height the network had more than 60 stations mostly on the AM dial.  Minneapolis was probably the only market that once had rival kids stations--ABC Radio/Radio Disney and Radio AAHS.  The two began as collaborators but Disney withdrew from their contract and began competing.  This resulted in a lawsuit that was eventually won by Radio AAHS in 2005.

Friday, November 1, 2024

CJSW









Radio at of the University of Calgary began with a carrier current station soon after the campus opened in 1960.  A cable FM station began in 1972 and CJSW officially went on the air in 1985.  The 18,000-watt station is run by a small staff along with more than 200 campus and community volunteers. 

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Radio 8


Radio 8 is a private, local radio station broadcasting from Ansbach, Germany.  The station name is derived from being located in "Region 8" of Bavaria's 18 planning regions.
 

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

KKDY

102.5 FM KKDY is a Country station licensed to West Plains, Missouri.
 

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

KMTS



99.1 FM KMTS is a Country station licensed to Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
 

Monday, October 28, 2024

Oldies 103s

KEYI - San Marcos/Austin, Texas


WOMG - Columbia, South Carolina

KBON - Lake Arrowhead, California
 

Sunday, October 27, 2024

BBC Radio CWR

BBC CWR (Coventry and Warwickshire Radio) is the British Broadcasting Corporation's local radio station for the two aforementioned areas of central England.  Besides 103.7 FM they are heard on 94.8 and 104.0 FM.  BBC CWR began broadcasting in January 1990.
 

Saturday, October 26, 2024

WYZE

Atlanta, Georgia's 1480 AM WYZE has been a Gospel station off and on since the late 1960s.  They went off the air in 2018 but it appears they have a construction permit that expires in 2026.
 

Friday, October 25, 2024

WRTU / WRUO

89.7 FM WRTU and 88.3 FM WRUO are simulcast public radio stations in San Juan and Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.  The NPR affiliates are owned by the University of Puerto Rico.
 

Thursday, October 24, 2024

WOLF

1490 AM WOLF has been on the air in Syracuse, New York since 1940.  They switched call letters multiple times in the 1980s but became WOLF again in 1989.  Notable former employees include television host Dick Clark and sportscaster Marv Albert both of whom attended Syracuse University.  Today WOLF is a Fox Sports Radio affiliate.
 

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

WGRD


97.9 FM WGRD is a Mainstream Rock station in Grand Rapids, Michigan and flagship of the syndicated Free Beer and Hot Wings Show.  During the 1970s and '80s they were the dominant Top-40 station.  A transition to Alternative Rock took place in the mid 1990s and a shift to Active Rock took place around 2010

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

KTRH





KTRH has been on the air in Houston, Texas since 1929.  One of their early broadcasting locations was (K) The Rice Hotel which was operated by the station's owner Jesse H. Jones.  KTRH was located on multiple frequencies throughout the 1930s and early '40s before landing at 740 AM in 1942.  Famous former KTRH employees include newscaster Dan Rather who was an anchor and reporter in the late 1950s and sports announcer Jim Nantz who worked there while in college in the late 1970s and early '80s.  Today the 50,000-watt station carries a News/Talk format.  Houston Rockets and Astros games are now heard on their sister station KBME.

Monday, October 21, 2024

KPNO

90.9 FM KPNO is a 100,000-watt Religious station licensed to Norfolk, Nebraska.
 

Sunday, October 20, 2024

WFSP

1560 AM WFSP is a News/Talk station licensed to Kingwood, West Virginia.  They went on the air in August 1967.
 

Saturday, October 19, 2024

KTMT

"Stereo 93" was a Top-40 station circa the 1980s in Medford, Oregon.  Today KTMT carries a Contemporary Christian format branded as "Joy! 93.7"
 

Friday, October 18, 2024

Kisses

KXSS - Waite Park/St. Cloud, Minnesota

WAKS - Akron, Ohio

WIKS - Greenfield/Indianapolis, IN
 
 

KKSS - Albuquerque, New Mexico