A daily look into one of the world's largest collections of radio station bumper stickers and memorabilia.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Monday, December 29, 2014
Sunday, December 28, 2014
WDBO
Two stickers and a balsa wood plane from AM 580 WDBO in Orlando, Florida. It's unclear whether WDBO's call letters were simply assigned in sequential alphabetical order (after WDBN in Bangor, Maine and before WDBP in Superior, Wisconsin) or if they were requested and stood for "Way Down By Orlando." WDBO began broadcasting in 1924 from Rollins College in Winter Park. By 1991 music had been phased out completely from their programming and an all-Talk format took over anchored by Rush Limbaugh. WDBO is currently an all-Sports ESPN Radio affiliate.
Saturday, December 27, 2014
KXPC
KXPC was a Country formatted station licensed to Lebanon, Oregon. For financial and technical reasons they went off the air in 2009. (Watch the tower fall below!) Four years later, new owners moved the KXPC call letters to 97.9 FM where it eventually became KLVP, one of approximately ten bazillion Contemporary Christian "K-LOVE" affiliates.
Friday, December 26, 2014
KRYD
KRYD began in 1997 with a Classic Rock format featuring an expanded 10,000 song playlist. They were locally owned by the Varecha family whose roots went back to the mid 1960s at freeform rock station KNAC in Los Angeles. "The Ride" flipped to Adult Hits "Jack FM" in 2013. 104.9 KRYD is licensed to Norwood, Colorado while translator K224CS at 92.7 FM is licensed to Grand Junction, CO.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Merry Christmas (Eve)! - CKWF
CKWF "101.5 The Wolf" is a Rock station licensed to Peterborough, Ontario.
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
KKWY
KKWY was a Country music station licensed to Fox Farm, Wyoming from 1997 until 2005. AM 1630 is currently a Regional Mexican station with the call letters KRND.
Monday, December 22, 2014
KDYL
AM 1060 KDYL in Salt Lake City, Utah carried both an Adult Standards and Oldies format...not sure which one was airing when they were using the Great Music-Great Memories" slogan. The KDYL call letters go back to the beginning of radio in SLC when they went on the air in 1922 and they've lived on at least four different frequencies in that time. This thread on a Utah radio message board circa 2013 says that KDYL switched to a News/Talk/Sports format operated by China Radio International.
Sunday, December 21, 2014
CIBL
101.5 CIBL is a French-language, community radio station in Montréal, Quebec. They began broadcasting on April 26, 1980.
Saturday, December 20, 2014
WSLQ
WSLQ is an Adult Contemporary station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia. According to the owner's website, "Q99," at 200,000 watts, is one of the 5 most powerful stations in the country.
Friday, December 19, 2014
Radio Förderband
Radio Förderband (Radio Conveyor Belt) went on the air in the early 1980s from Bern, Switzerland. They broadcast at 96.7 FM before moving to 104.2 FM in 1984 and eventually returned to 96.7. Radio Förderband ceased to exist around 2001.
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Radio El Mundo
Radio El Mundo (Radio Worldwide) went on the air in 1935 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They air a variety of talk shows focusing on politics, news and finance along with pop and rock music at night.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
KKBT
"The Beat 92.3" KKBT was an Urban Contemporary/Hip-Hop/R&B station in Los Angeles, California.
After a signal swap in 2000, KKBT moved up the dial to 100.3 FM. They kept the "Beat" branding until 2006 when they became "V100.3" KRBV. The frequency is currently Classic Rock "The Sound" KSWD.
Monday, December 15, 2014
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Saturday, December 13, 2014
WGBB
1240 AM WGBB has been on the air since 1924 and was the first commercial station to broadcast from Long Island. They currently carry Chinese-language programming on weekdays and a variety of brokered shows on weekends. WGBB is licensed to Freeport, New York.
Friday, December 12, 2014
Thursday, December 11, 2014
KUMD
103.3 KUMD is an Adult Album Alternative station originating from the (K) University of Minnesota-Duluth.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
KING
KING FM 98.1 is a Classical music station in Seattle, Washington. They began broadcasting in 1948 at 94.9 FM and moved to 98.1 ten years later. They successfully transitioned from a commercial station to a listener-funded, public radio outlet in 2011.
Monday, December 8, 2014
KCAM
KCAM is a Religious broadcaster in Glennallen, Alaska. They went on the air in April, 1964, just a couple of weeks after the Great Alaskan Earthquake, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America.