Jimi Hendrix set his guitar on fire for the first time on this date in 1967. He was playing at the Astoria Theatre in London and ended up in the hospital with burned fingers. He repeated the stunt a few months later at the Monterey Pop Festival (with no burns this time.)
A magnet from Classic Rock WLUP "The Loop" in Chicago, Illinois.
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Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Radio Pulce
Radio Pulce (Radio Flea) is based in Florence, Italy. They went on the air in 1990 and appear to play Rock music (a gallery of clsssic rock album covers can be found on their website) along with Italian music from the "Magnificent 8" (Mina, Battisti, Baglioni, Celentano, Venditti, Morandi,
Vanoni and Dalla.)
A condom-clad "Do it with frequency" decal.
Vanoni and Dalla.)
A condom-clad "Do it with frequency" decal.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Radio City
Radio City is a Rock station in Helsinki, Finland. They went on the air in 1985 shortly after the Finnish government began granting licenses to private broadcasters.
A photo of an oversized sticker from around 1999. Radio City currently broadcasts at 99.4 FM.
A photo of an oversized sticker from around 1999. Radio City currently broadcasts at 99.4 FM.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
KCMU
KCMU was an Alternative/Indie/College Rock station broadcasting from the University of Washington in Seattle. They went on the air in 1972 at 90.5 FM with 10 watts of power. By 1986 they had boosted their power to 400 watts and added specialty shows including Hip-Hop, Blues, Reggae and Jazz. They also moved one notch down the dial to 90.3 FM. In 2001 the frequency became KEXP, maintaining the format while partnering with the Experience Music Project.
The Boy modeling a vintage KCMU t-shirt from about 1992.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
KENZ
KENZ "101.9 The End" is an Alternative station in Salt Lake City, Utah and licensed to Oden, UT. A holiday-themed KENZ sticker can be seen here.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Kiss Radio
Kiss Radio is a network of Contemporary Hit stations in the Czech Republic.
Kiss 90 FM Proton covers the area of western Bohemia.
Kiss 88.3 FM Hády is based in the city of Brno.
Kiss 90 FM Proton covers the area of western Bohemia.
Kiss 88.3 FM Hády is based in the city of Brno.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!
104.1 WXTM "Extreme Radio" was an Active Rock station in St. Louis, Missouri from 1998 to 2000 and licensed to Jerseyville, Illinois.
The frequency is currently home to Urban Contemporary WHHL "Hot 104.1" now licensed to Hazelwood, MO.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
KSTR
KSTR "96.1 K-STAR" is a Classic Rock station licensed to Montrose, Colorado.
That much I know for sure. What's unclear is this KSTR sticker from the mid-1980s.
KSTR-AM was located at 620 AM and licensed to Grand Junction, CO (currently Contemporary Christian KJOL.) The FM half doesn't seem to exist, at least with the KSTR call letters. Both the 1984 and 1985 Broadcasting Yearbooks list 96.1 FM as being KWDE with an "Adult Contemporary, Modern Country" (?!) format.
I can find no evidence of a station having the KSTR calls in the mid-80s (as dated by the coupon expiration.) Judging by the Morning Zoo caricatures the station probably had a CHR format. Maybe there's no relation to the current K-STAR and the vintage KSTR other than having the same call letters and being from the same area. I'm through researching it.
UPDATE: See comments.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Brain Awareness Week - WMUB
Betcha didn't know that we're in the middle of International Brain Awareness Week. BAW is an "inspirational global campaign that unites those who share an interest in elevating public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain and nervous system research." They also aspire to "improve public health by expanding awareness of neurological disorders" and contribute to thekxfkmzmmmdffffsssszzzzzzzzz.......................sorry, I fell asleep there. Anyway...enjoy your brain everybody!
This brainy sticker is from those smartypants public radio people over at WMUB in Oxford, Ohio. They broadcast at 88.5 FM from Miami University. Budgetary challenges forced WMUB to become part of Cincinnati Public Radio in 2009, ending 59 years of local programming.
This brainy sticker is from those smartypants public radio people over at WMUB in Oxford, Ohio. They broadcast at 88.5 FM from Miami University. Budgetary challenges forced WMUB to become part of Cincinnati Public Radio in 2009, ending 59 years of local programming.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
CFBK
The 1985 Broadcasting Yearbook lists Huntsville Ontario's CFBK as having a Middle-of-the-Road format. The station ceased broadcasting on the AM dial at the end of 1987 and currently lives at 105.5 FM as "Muskoka's Lite Favourites."
The District Municipality of Muskoka is located in the central part of the province about two hours north of Toronto. It's referred to as "cottage country" and is dotted with many picturesque villages, lakeside hotels and resorts and sees over 2 million visitors annually (although there are only 50,000 permanent residents.) Celebrities who own retreats in the area include Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Cindy Crawford and Kurt Russell.
The District Municipality of Muskoka is located in the central part of the province about two hours north of Toronto. It's referred to as "cottage country" and is dotted with many picturesque villages, lakeside hotels and resorts and sees over 2 million visitors annually (although there are only 50,000 permanent residents.) Celebrities who own retreats in the area include Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Cindy Crawford and Kurt Russell.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Radio Sticker of the Day Mailbag - KSPC
Another bounty of radio stickers, magnets and assorted goodies arrived today courtesy of Dan in British Columbia. The best of the bunch is this headphone kitty decal from KSPC.
88.7 KSPC is a non-commercial, block-formatted campus and community station owned by Pomona College in Claremont, California. Last month KSPC celebrated their 56th year on the air.
I don't think Nu'Chilla enjoyed listening to KSPC via the internet as much as I did.
88.7 KSPC is a non-commercial, block-formatted campus and community station owned by Pomona College in Claremont, California. Last month KSPC celebrated their 56th year on the air.
I don't think Nu'Chilla enjoyed listening to KSPC via the internet as much as I did.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Radio Manila
Radio Manila broadcasts at 100.8 FM in Turin, Italy. It's unclear whether they still broadcast at 98.5 FM or not.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
KROQ
106.7 KROQ is a Modern Rock station in Los Angeles, California. They are one of the longest-running stations carrying an Alternative/Modern Rock format--106.7 started adding new wave and punk to their freeform rock in 1978 and became a full-fledged modern rock station by 1982. KROQ is licensed to Pasadena, CA.