A daily look into one of the world's largest collections of radio station bumper stickers and memorabilia.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Radio Vallebelbo
Radio Vallebelbo is located on nine different frequencies in northwestern Italy and based in Santo Stefano Belbo.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Radio Punto Zero
Radio Punto Zero went on the air in August, 1977, making it the longest-running station in Trieste, Italy.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Radio Margherita
Radio Margherita (Radio Daisy) is a nationwide network based in Palermo, Italy. They play music from the 1960s to the present day, exclusively by Italian artists. Radio Margherita is heard in almost every region of the country but their translators are concentrated in southern Italy. They can be found on over 30 dial positions in Sicily alone. The station slogan is "Italian Music Throughout Italy."
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Radio Dei Navigli
Radio Dei Navigli is an internet-only station based in Milan, Italy. They began in the early 1980s under the name Delta Radio Barona and broadcast at 100.4 FM. Navigli is a district in Milan known for its dining, nightlife and a series of ancient canals that run through the area.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Radio Adige
Radio Adige went on the air in Verona, Italy in 1976. They play "great Italian and international music, from current hits to the greatest hits of the '60s" as well as news, sports and cultural programming. Radio Adige (Radio South Tyrol) broadcasts on four different frequencies in the area around Verona which is in northern Italy. "Qualcosa di più" translates to "Something more."
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Modena RadioCity
Modena RadioCity broadcasts on multiple frequencies from Modena, Italy in the north/central part of the country.
Before moving to nearby Maranello in the 1940s, Modena was the home to the Ferrari automotive company. One of their models, the 360 Modena, was named after the town and one of the color choices of Ferrari is Modena Yellow (which looks suspiciously similar to the yellow on this sticker.)
Before moving to nearby Maranello in the 1940s, Modena was the home to the Ferrari automotive company. One of their models, the 360 Modena, was named after the town and one of the color choices of Ferrari is Modena Yellow (which looks suspiciously similar to the yellow on this sticker.)
Saturday, August 24, 2013
4CRM
Friday, August 23, 2013
Flirt FM
Flirt FM 101.3 is the campus radio station at the National University of Ireland in Galway. They went on the air in 1995 and are run by around 150 volunteers and two paid staff members.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
99ers Radio
99ers "The One and Only Funky-Funky Station" broadcasts at 100 FM in Bandung, Indonesia and at 99.9 FM in Jakarta.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Radio Győr
Not much information can be found about this station other than that they broadcast from the city of Győr in northwest Hungary. This Wikipedia Magyar article on Radio 1 claims that the 96.4 frequency in Győr was terminated because "the license expired, withdrawn their application."
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Aristera Sta FM
Aristera Sta FM is a Communist Party-owned station in Thessaloniki, Greece. They now broadcast at 90.2 FM.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Saarländischer Rundfunk 2
SR 2 Kulturradio plays Classical and Jazz music along with cultural programming including radio plays, politics, world events and children's shows. They are based in Saarbrücken, Germany and are part of the Saarland Radio network of stations.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Radio MK
Radio MK went on the air in 1990 from the district town of Iserlohn in western Germany. They appear to broadcast a gold-based hits/Adult Contemporary format on more than a dozen frequencies in the Maerkischer Kreis area of the country.
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Radio Bielefeld
Radio Bielefeld is a private, local broadcaster based in Bielefeld, Germany. Dornberg, Brackwede, Senne, Jöllenbeck and Sennestadt are all local areas or city-districts within Bielefeld. This decal set was part of a 2004 "stick it and win" contest.
Friday, August 16, 2013
KSUI
KSUI plays Classical music in Iowa City, Iowa. The station is owned by the University of Iowa and is the flagship station of Iowa Public Radio's classical music network.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
KSUM
1370 KSUM went on the air on New Year's Eve 1948 in the southern Minnesota city of Fairmont. They play Country music along with local news, weather, University of Minnesota sports and Minnesota Wild hockey. KSUM provides a particular focus on agriculture--their current logo incorporates an ear of corn in their call letters--and the station even has a full-time Farm Director.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
KSUP
106.3 FM carried a Rock format in Juneau, Alaska from 1984 until 2007. KSUP is currently a Hot Adult Contemporary known as "Mix 106."
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
KSUT
KSUT (K Southern Ute Tribe) is a non-commercial, public radio station located at 91.3 FM in Ignacio, Colorado. They first went on the air in 1976 with 10 watts and programming to serve the Southern Ute Indian Reservation including Ute language and cultural shows and Native American music. After a signal strength increase in the mid-1980s, KSUT evolved into a more traditional public radio station, joining NPR and becoming known as Four Corners Public Radio (the 4 corners being the geographic point where Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona meet.) In the late 1990s they split their program stream so that 4CPR continued to serve the larger regional audience while "Southern Ute Tribal Radio" went back to serving the local Native American population.
Monday, August 12, 2013
KSUV
A 1994 sticker from Spanish-language KSUV licensed to McFarland, California. 102.9 FM is currently Regional Mexican KIWI "Radio Lobo."
Sunday, August 11, 2013
KSWC
KSWC "100.3 The Jinx" is a 10-watt, student-run CHR station from Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. "The Jinx" is pretty unique as far as radio station brandings go. Anybody know how/why they got this name?
UPDATE: See comment.
UPDATE: See comment.
Saturday, August 10, 2013
KSWD
KSWD "100.3 The Sound" is a Classic Rock station in Los Angeles, California. Formerly an Urban Adult Contemporary station known as "V100" KRBV, the 100.3 frequency flipped to an Adult Album Alternative format in 2008 and has since (d)evolved into their current Classic Rock format.
Friday, August 9, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
KSWH
KSWH "99.9 The Pulse" is a block-programmed Variety station from Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Music genres include Metal, Classic Rock, Rap, Alternative and Electro.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Monday, August 5, 2013
KSXE
KSXE "Sexy 106.3" was a Top-40 station licensed to Kingsburg, California circa 2007. An ownership change brought about new KVPW call letters and they became "Power 106." The frequency is currently an affiliate of Air1 Radio and carries a Contemporary Christian format.
Sunday, August 4, 2013
KSYM
90.1 KSYM is a student-run, block-programmed Variety station broadcasting from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
KSXO
Two early 1980s stickers from KSXO ("K-Six-O") a Top-40 station in Redding, California. By the mid-1980s KSXO ceased to exist and the frequency went dark.
Friday, August 2, 2013
KSXX
99.9 KSXX "La Super X" was a Regional Mexican station licensed to Marysville, California from 1994 to 1997. The frequency still carries the same format but is now KRCX "La Tricolor 99.9"