A daily look into one of the world's largest collections of radio station bumper stickers and memorabilia.
Monday, November 30, 2020
The Buzzes
WBZU - Waunakee/Madison, Wisconsin
Sunday, November 29, 2020
Saturday, November 28, 2020
Friday, November 27, 2020
Thursday, November 26, 2020
WDRE / WIBF
92.7 FM WDRE was a Modern Rock station broadcasting to New York City and parts of Long Island. They came about after the demise of legendary Progressive/Alternative Rock outlet WLIR due to a prolonged legal battle and loss of license. WDRE was on the air from 1987 until 2004.
In 1992 WDRE began simulcasting on 103.9 FM at what was then WIBF in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Three years later The Underground Network was created which simulcast WDRE to about 10 stations in markets such as Albany New York, Nashville Tennessee and Little Rock Arkansas.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
WCAP
980 AM WCAP airs a mix of Oldies music, News/Talk programming and local Sports. They went on the air in 1951 and are licensed to Lowell, Massachusetts.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
KYCW
1090 AM KYCW was a Classic Country station in Seattle, Washington. They carried this format on two separate occasions, first from around 1999 until 2001 and then, after a brief, unsuccessful flip to Talk, again from May 2002 until the fall of 2004.
Monday, November 23, 2020
KRHV
93.3 FM KRHV plays a mix of Classic and Modern Rock. They are licensed to Big Pine, California located in the Owens Valley between the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains.
Wilds
"Wild 94.3" KWDD - Fairbanks, Alaska
Saturday, November 21, 2020
KEUN
AM 1490 KEUN was a Country station licensed to (K) EUNice, Louisiana. As of this posting they are now a News/Talk station.
Friday, November 20, 2020
WINC
1400 AM WINC is a News/Talk station in WINChester, Virginia. Country music legend Patsy Cline made her broadcast debut on WINC as a then 14-year-old in 1948. Stickers from sister station WINC-FM can be seen here.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
KXEN
A 1970s(?)-era sticker from 1010 AM KXEN in St. Louis, Missouri. They've carried some form of a Gospel/Religious format since the late 1950s. KXEN is currently owned by the nephew of rock legend and St. Louis native Chuck Berry.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
WDRV
A static window sticker and the front and back covers of a calendar from WDRV in Chicago, Illinois. "97.1 The Drive" has been a Classic Rock station since March 2001.
WAWZ
99.1 FM WAWZ is a Religious station licensed to Zarephath, New Jersey. The call letters are in honor of Pillar of Fire International founder Alma White and the station's city-of-license. In 2003 WAWZ rebranded itself to become "Star 99.1 FM."
Monday, November 16, 2020
W267CY
"Big 101.3" is a Classic Hits station licensed to New Bedford, Massachusetts. 101.3 FM is a translator station for 1340 AM WNBH and carries the call letters W267CY.
Saturday, November 14, 2020
KEX
KEX went on the air in Portland, Oregon in 1926. They were located at five different dial positions up until 1941 when they landed at their current home of 1190 AM. The 50,000-watt, clear channel station was the flagship station of the Portland Trailblazers basketball team up until 2013. They currently carry a News/Talk format.
Friday, November 13, 2020
WRQC
92.3 WRQC existed in Cleveland, Ohio from 1983 until 1990. The top sticker dates to when they were a Modern Rock station styled after Los Angeles' KROQ. By 1985 they were a CHR outlet known as "92Q."
Thursday, November 12, 2020
KVAA
A window sticker from "KV91" KVAA licensed to Volga, South Dakota. They went on the air in 1981 with a short-lived Middle-of-the-Road format. A switch to Top-40 occurred in 1982 and a year later flipped again to a hybrid Country/Adult Contemporary format. By 1985 they were full-time Country with new call letters KJJQ. This QSL card points out that they were one of the few AM stations that actually increased their power at night (from 500 watts to 1000.)
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
CKNB
950 AM CKNB is an Adult Contemporary station in Campbellton, New Brunswick. They've been on the air since December 1939.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Brunel Classic Gold
Brunel Classic Gold Radio began broadcasting Oldies in 1988 to the Swindon/Wiltshire areas of South West England.
Monday, November 9, 2020
Saturday, November 7, 2020
WQXA
WQXA "105.7 The X" is an Active Rock station licensed to York, Pennsylvania. They were a Top-40 station in the 1980s known as "Q106" and carried a Modern Rock format in the 1990s branded as "105.7 The Edge."