Wednesday, February 25, 2026

WWYW

"Y103.9" WWYW was a Rhythmic Oldies (and later just Oldies) station licensed to Dundee, Illinois, a far northwest suburb of Chicago.  They were on the air from 2004 to 2013 when they flipped to Classic Rock with new call letters WFXF.

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

WRFN


107.1 FM WRFN (W Radio Free Nashville) is a locally-owned community station licensed to Pasquo, Tennessee.  At only 7 watts their low-power FM signal doesn't reach all of the Nashville metro area. A translator at 103.7 FM was added in 2014 greatly expanding their reach into the city.  WRFN went on the air in 2005 through the support of the Prometheus Radio Project.  PRP is an advocacy and community organizing group whose mission is to resist media consolidation and radio homogenization in the US.  They have held about a dozen radio "barnraisings" so far where supporters and community radio advocates come together to build a studio, raise an antenna and put a station on the air--all over the course of just three days.

Monday, February 23, 2026

WNIR

100.1 FM WNIR is a Talk station in Akron Ohio.  

Dial-A-Date was a popular late-night call-in show where the host would pick a contestant and interview them about their life for a few minutes.  He would then answer potential date calls, sometimes live on the air, sorting through prank calls before picking three potential dates.  The contestant would then pick the winner and they would exchange phone numbers off the air.  Dial-A-Date aired in the late 1980s and early 90s.

Sunday, February 22, 2026

WKGB


92.5 FM WKGB is an Active Rock station in Binghamton, New York.  Their logo and call letters are taken directly from co-owned station KGB in San Diego, California.
 

Saturday, February 21, 2026

WFMB



104.5 FM WFMB is a long-time Country station in Springfield, Illinois.
 

Friday, February 20, 2026

WCHP


760 AM WCHP is a Religious station licensed to (W) CHamPlain, New York.  There daytime signal is essentially directed at nearby Montreal, Quebec hence the bottom sticker in French.
 

Thursday, February 19, 2026

KYW


After the 1920 launch of KDKA in Pittsburgh proved successful, Westinghouse Electric decided to start up other radio stations in major urban areas.  KYW's origins begin in Chicago in 1921 but they moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1934.  They broadcast on at least five different frequencies before settling in to their current location at 1060 AM in 1941.  In 1956 the KYW call letters were moved to what is now WTAM in Cleveland, Ohio but they returned to Philly in 1965--the same year they moved to an All-News format which remains today.

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

KROS


1340 AM KROS is a locally-owned, Full Service/Variety/News/Sports station broadcasting from Clinton, Iowa.  They have been on the air since September 1941 and are now also heard on a translator at 105.9 FM.  This reception report shows that they were using the Keep Right On Smiling slogan from the very beginning of their existence.
 

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

KNPT

AM 1310 KNPT was on the air in Newport, Oregon from 1948 to 2023.  The News/Talk station, along with multiple co-owned outlets, went into foreclosure with the owner saying that they never recovered financially from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Monday, February 16, 2026

KJMQ

"Q92.5" KJMQ was a Jammin' Oldies station licensed to Atwater, California from 1999 to 2002.
 

Sunday, February 15, 2026

KCPS

1150 AM KCPS is a News/Talk station in Burlington, Iowa.  According to Wikipedia, their call letters originally stood for (K) Country-Politan Sound when their format was a combination of Country and Adult Contemporary artists including The Eagles, Bob Seger, Elvis, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and The Little River Band.
 

CKST

1070 AM CKST was on the air in Edmonton, Alberta for a decade beginning in 1978.  They were originally licensed to Saint Albert, AB and carried an Oldies format.  In 1988 they moved to 1200 AM and became CHMG which would then migrate to 104.9 FM and become CFMG
 

Friday, February 13, 2026

WUXL

"XL102" WUXL was a Rock station licensed to Stonington, Connecticut circa the early 2000s.
 

Thursday, February 12, 2026

WPRY


1400 AM WPRY was on the air in (W) PeRrY, Florida from 1977 to 2024.
 

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

WMGH

WMGH "Magic 105.5" is a Rock station licensed to Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.  This 1990 sticker dates back to when they probably carried an Adult Contemporary format.
 

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

WICN


90.5 FM WICN (Worcester Inter-Collegiate Network) is a public radio station and NPR affiliate licensed to Worcester, Massachusetts.  They went on the air in 1969.
 

Monday, February 9, 2026

WEBL


WEBL "95.3 The Rebel" is a Country station in Memphis, Tennessee.  They are licensed to Coldwater, Mississippi and are also heard on a translator at 100.1 FM.
 

Sunday, February 8, 2026

WAYC

1600 AM WAYC was on the air in Bedford, Pennsylvania from 1974 to 1993 and again from 2009 to 2020.

Saturday, February 7, 2026

KLTA


KLTA "Big 98.7" carries an Adult Top-40 format for Moorhead, Minnesota and Fargo, North Dakota.  For many years KLTA was a Light Rock/AC station located at 105.1 FM.  They moved to 98.7 FM in 2013.
 

KVRQ

98.9 FM KVRQ was a short-lived Rock station in Seattle, Washington circa 2016/2017.