Showing posts with label grand rapids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grand rapids. Show all posts

Sunday, April 8, 2012

WOOD

A magnet from WOOD, a News/Talker in Grand Rapids, Michigan which went on the air in 1924 as WEBK. The station's original owners we backed by the Furniture Manufacturers Association of Grand Rapids who suggested a call letter change to WOOD in 1926. The station's mascot is Willie Wood, a cartoon woodpecker who's been in use since 1951. You can see Willie at the station's website.

Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Mike Wallace got his first job in broadcasting at WOOD in 1939. He passed away yesterday at age 93.

Friday, April 6, 2012

Foxes

"107.3 The Fox" KLFX is an Active Rock station licensed to Nolanville, Texas.

"101.3 The Fox" WCUZ was a Classic Rock station in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They've since added more new rock to their playlist and changed calls to WBFX to better align with the "Fox" imaging.



"106.9 The Fox" WAFX is a Classic Hits station licensed to Suffolk, Virginia.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

WFUR


AM 1570 WFUR (W FURniture City Radio) has been a Religious station in Grand Rapids, Michigan since 1950. Here's a similar sticker from what was probably a co-owned station.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Dart on Map - KAXE

Today's random dart landed in northern Minnesota between the towns of Swan River and Floodwood near US Route 2.

The closest radio sticker that I have is from 91.7 KAXE licensed to nearby Grand Rapids, MN.



91.7 FM KAXE (a nod to the areas logging tradition?) is a community-based station that first went on the air in 1976. While they are a member of National Public Radio, much of their programming comes from volunteers. They have two translators--89.5 K210DR in Brainerd and 105.3 K287AD in Bemidji.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Michigan Radio

Michigan Radio consists of three stations: 91.7 FM WUOM (W University Of Michigan) 91.1 FM WFUM (W Flint University of Michigan) and 104.1 FM WVGR (W Vogt Grand Rapids.) They carry a News/Talk format.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Attack of the Killer B93.7s

WMGB (Macon Georgia's B93.7) - Jeffersonville, Georgia

WBCT (World's Biggest Country Transmitter - 320,000 watts!!) - Grand Rapids, Michigan.

WFBC (We Foster Better Citizenship) - Greenville, South Carolina