Happy Father's Day

A temporary tattoo from CHNO in Sudbury, Ontario. "Big Daddy 103.9" was a Variety Hits station from 2006 until May of this year. They are currently a Classic Hits station known as "Rewind 103.9."

WOLX

WOLX was an Oldies station licensed to Baraboo, Wisconsin. As with many Oldies stations in recent years they've shifted to a Classic Hits format.

WMLP

WMLP was an Oldies station licensed to MiLton, Pennsylvania. They originally went on the air at 1570 AM in 1955 but moved to 1380 AM by the end of that decade. WMLP currently carries a Talk format.

Market #1s - Cleveland - WMJI

WMJI is a Classic Hits station from Cleveland, Ohio. They no longer identify themselves as an "Oldies" station but instead use the slogan "Cleveland's Greatest Hits" and play music from the 60s through the 80s. The traditional 50s and 60s oldies are relegated to their HD-Radio feed.
WMJI was tied for first place with sister station WTAM-AM in the most recent ratings.

"Majic 105.7" magnets.

WMME

"92 Moose" WMME is a Top-40 station licensed to Augusta, Maine.

National Lobster Day

Today is National Lobster Day.

That may very well be a crayfish but for the purposes of today's post I'll say it's a lobster. Crayfish don't grow that big do they? KVPI played Cajun/Zydeco music but it's not clear if their entire format consisted of that regional style.

KVPI is now an Oldies station but I noticed in their programming schedule that they still carry "French News" and "French Tradio." KVPI is licensed to Ville Platte, Louisiana.

WLJN

WLJN is a Religious Teaching station from Traverse City, Michigan. WLJN-AM is licensed to Elmwood Township, MI and first went on the air in 1982. WLJN-FM carries separate programming and went on the air in 1989.

WKEE

WKEE is a CHR station licensed to Huntington, West Virginia. They went on the air in 1947 and for much of its history duplicated the programming of sister station WKEE-AM (now WVHU.) This mid-90s sticker is from when they played more gold-based songs than their current contemporary hit music format.

WHRL

WHRL was a Jazz station in Albany, New York. They originally went on the air in 1966 with an Easy Listening format and the moniker "WHiRL". By the late 1980s they had switched to a New Age/Jazz format known as "Easy 103.1" and later "The Breeze."

In 1999 they became Modern Rock "Channel 103.1" and later morphed into an Active Rock outlet.

KZZX

KZZX is a Country station licensed to Alamogordo, New Mexico. They now broadcast at 105.3 FM.

KUAT

90.5 FM KUAT has broadcast a Classical format from the University of Arizona in Tucson since 1975. 1550 AM is currently sister station KUAZ, an NPR and Jazz station which also can be found at 89.1 FM.

KDUX

KDUX is a Classic Rock station licensed to Aberdeen, Washington.

Dr. Demento Goes Off The Air

Dr. Demento, whose weekly radio show of novelty and comedy songs has been on the air for almost 40 years, is leaving terrestrial radio. I remember listening to him on Sunday nights in the early 1980s. His song choices were always a topic of discussion on the school bus the next morning. Dr. Demento (aka Barret Hansen) started out in radio at Reed College's KRRC in Portland, Oregon. He developed the Dr. Demento persona in 1970 at KPPC in Pasadena, California. He would later move on to other Los Angeles-area stations including KMET, KLSX and KSCA. By 1974 his two-hour show became syndicated and was eventually heard in most major markets, usually on FM rock stations. Most recently the show was only heard on six stations.....but, "by special agreement and due to contractual considerations" a version of Demento's continuing internet show will be heard on 89.9 FM KACV through the summer.

KACV is an Alternative station broadcasting from Amarillo College in Amarillo, Texas.

Radio Alithia

Radio Alithia (Radio "Truth") has been broadcasting from the Greek island of Chios since 1988. The shape of Greece's fifth largest island is depicted on the sticker.

Mystery Sticker #12

Anybody know what station this sticker is from?

WTIC

WTIC "96.5 T-I-C" (W Travelers Insurance Corporation--the former owners of sister station WTIC-AM) is a Hot AC station from Hartford, Connecticut. The above sticker from 1989 dates back to when they were a mainstream Top-40 station.

WOLC

Joy 102.5 WOLC is a Religious Teaching station licensed to Princess Anne, Maryland.

WFRN

104.7 FM WFRN is a Contemporary Christian station licensed to Elkhart, Indiana. Their programming is simulcast on two other stations; 93.7 FM WFRR - Walton, IN and 100.1 FM WFRI - Winamac, IN. WFRN also has a network of 12 translator stations spread throughout northern Indiana and parts of Michigan.

WBKR

WBKR is a Country station licensed to Owensboro, Kentucky.

Market #1s - Honolulu - KSSK

KSSK is an Adult Contemporary station from Honolulu, Hawaii. The AM half of KSSK began broadcasting in 1922 as KDYX while 92.3 went on the air in 1976 as KULA licensed to Waipahu, HI. KSSK FM was the #1-rated station in Honolulu according to recent Arbitron results. Honolulu's market ranking is #64.