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WGTX

1280 AM WGTX was on the air in DeFuniak Springs, Florida from 1969 to 2006.
 

KSKU

94.7 FM KSKU is a 50,000-watt CHR station in Sterling/Hutchinson, Kansas.
 

Italy - Day 12 - Radio Banconara

Our last full day in Italy was spent in Martina Franca and the beautiful whitewashed towns of Locorotondo and Ostuni.

Locorotondo

 

I only saw two radio logos on the entire trip--a Radio 105 string bag that someone was wearing in Rome and this Radio Centro sign in Locorotondo.

Ostuni

Radio Banconara was on the air in the late 1970s and early 80s.  They were located in Milan which is nowhere near where we were traveling on this day but I just like the way the reto, hand-drawn sticker at the top looks.  

So long, Italy!  Our plan next year is to take a cruise starting in Rome which hits a couple places in Italy we haven't seen along with Malta and a few Greek islands.  
 

Italy - Day 11 - Radio Mondo Nuovo

Day three in Puglia was spent in the fishing port of Trani, the coastal city of Barletta and lunch in Minervino Murge "the balcony of Puglia." 

Trani

The moat and castle in Barletta.

Minervino Murge

This sticker has a map showing the southernmost area of Puglia, the tip of the heel of Italy's boot.  Radio Mondo Nuovo broadcasted on 95.75 and 96.00 FM but I was unable to figure out if they still exist.

Italy - Day 10 - Radio Anch'io

The second day of our time in Puglia began with a walking tour of Matera, a town famous for The Stassi.  We also went to the ancient center of Altamura as well as the castle in Gioia del Colle.

These prehistoric caves were the basis of what would become one of the earliest human settlements in Italy.  The ones in this photo faced north and were therefore never developed because they received less sunlight.

The southern-facing caves turned into what would become known as The Stassi, a city of cave houses and rocky churches where time seemed to stand still.  There is evidence of people living here as early as 7000 BC.  No picture can capture the beauty of this place.  Houses on top of houses dug directly into the rock itself and it just feels ancient.  

Matera / The Stassi

Altamura is known for their bakeries.  They bake a specific type of bread (Pane di Altamura) which is popular throughout Italy and stays fresh up to two weeks.

Construction on the Castello Normanno-Svevo in Gioia del Colle began in the 9th century.  Additions and fortifications took place until around 1230.

Radio Anch'io is a likely defunct station in Matera.