Sunday, August 13, 2017

WRME

A magnet from WRME in Chicago, Illinois.  "87.7 MeTV FM" is technically and legally a low-power analog TV station broadcasting on VHF television channel 6.  However, WRME essentially operates as a radio station and carries an Oldies format.  Their television presence consists of a screen layout showing the current song artist and title as well as Chicago weather and traffic information.  MeTV FM is co-branded with the MeTV network which airs classic television shows like M*A*S*H, The Love Boat, The Andy Griffith Show, Cheers and, best of all, WKRP in Cincinnati.

Saturday, August 12, 2017

WKAP




 1320 AM in Allentown, Pennsylvania was on the air from 1948 until 1994.

A t-shirt from when they were co-owned with Rock station WZZO.

Friday, August 11, 2017

Soft Rocks

KDAT - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

WBMW - Pawcatuck, Connecticut

WRNQ - Poughkeepsie, New York

 WGTZ - Eaton/Dayton, Ohio

Thursday, August 10, 2017

WQRK

Bloomington, Indiana's WQRK "Super Oldies 105.5" plays songs from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

CKKN


CKKN "101.3 The River" is a Hot Adult Contemporary station licensed to Prince George, British Columbia.  Circa the early 2000s, they were branded as "Hits 101.3".

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

KPFX





KPFX "107.9 The Fox" is a Classic Rock station licensed to Kindred, North Dakota (part of the Fargo, ND/Moorhead, Minnesota radio market).

Monday, August 7, 2017

Lyric FM



A sticker, magnet and keychain from Lyric FM based in Limerick, Ireland.  They air Classical music and the Arts throughout Ireland and went on the air in May, 1999.  Lyric FM is owned by the public service broadcaster RTE.



Sunday, August 6, 2017

WBNY




Little is known about Commander Bunny and his pirate shortwave station WBNY.  The last post on his Facebook page was in 2012 where he claims to be from Missoula, Montana.  He uses a post office box in Belfast, New York for written communications but this mail drop is clearly owned by a third party that forwards the mail to him.  Commander Bunny also relayed other shortwave pirate signals via his WBNY Relay Service.
Take a listen you slack-jawed, lip-drooling, knuckle-dragging, big, dumb, monkey-boy!




Saturday, August 5, 2017

KEJO

KEJO "1240 Joe Radio" airs a mix of local and syndicated Sports programming in Corvallis, Oregon.  The call letters are a tribute to (K) Emily JO Pastega Simpson, the daughter of a former owner of the station who died as a young adult.  Benny Beaver has been the mascot of Oregon State University since the early 1940s.

Friday, August 4, 2017

CIGN

96.7 FM CIGN is a French-language, community radio station licensed to Coaticook, Quebec.

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Bobs

 Adult Hits "103.7 Bob FM" CJPT - Brockville, Ontario


 Top-40 "Bob 93.3" WERO - Washington, North Carolina

 Country station "Bob 94.9" WRBT - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania



Adult Hits "93.7 Bob FM" WNOB - Chesapeake, Virginia.  Supposedly the first "Bob FM" branded station in the United States.

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

KEZY






KEZY began in 1959 as "K-Easy", an Easy Listening station licensed to Anaheim, California with studios in the Disneyland Hotel.  They later carried a Top-40 format and after that AOR (on AM!) and Adult Contemporary (on FM). 

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Radio Martorell

Radio Martorell went on the air in Martorell, Spain in 1981.  At the time, the 32-watt station broadcast at 101.9 FM but moved to 106.0 FM in 1987.  This municipal station can now be heard at 91.2 FM.

Monday, July 31, 2017

NRJ Helsinki


Energy/NRJ plays Contemporary Hit Music in Helsinki, Finland.  Their website makes no mention of the 96.8 FM frequency.  It's unclear if they still broadcast there or if Finland, like their neighbor Norway, has dropped FM and converted completely to Digital Audio Broadcasting.

Sunday, July 30, 2017

WWEV

WWEV "Victory 91.5" is a Contemporary Christian station licensed to Cumming, Georgia.  They went on the air in December, 1981.

Saturday, July 29, 2017

WNWS

101.5 WNWS carries a News/Talk format in Jackson, Tennessee.

Friday, July 28, 2017

WKTS

WKTS is a Contemporary Christian station licensed to Kingston, Tennessee.  They are now known as "90.1 The Bridge".

Thursday, July 27, 2017

WGH

WGH "97.3 The Eagle" plays Country music in Newport News, Virginia.  They went on the air in 1948 and are grandfathered in at a whopping 74,000 watts.  The call letters stand for World's Greatest Harbor because of the area's large shipbuilding industry as well as commercial and military ports.

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

WBUV

"V104.9 FM" WBUV was an Urban station licensed to Moss Point, Mississippi.  When Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, WBUV began to broadcast news and information 24/7 to keep the community updated on recovery efforts in the area.  They have remained a News/Talk station ever since.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

KURA


98.9 KURA is a low-power FM station licensed to (K) OURAy, Colorado.  The 100-watt station is managed and produced by students at Ouray High School and went on the air in 2002.