British Broadcasting Corporation

On this date in 1922 the British Broadcasting Corporation was formed by a group of six telecommunications companies. The BBC was the world's first national broadcasting organization and made their first transmission in November 1922 from station 2LO in London.

This series of small triangular stickers were used to help listeners mark the dial locations of various BBC stations in their local market. Click the sticker for a close-up view.

Here's a set specifically for BBC Radio 4.

WLKI

A shirt and sticker from WLKI in Angola, Indiana. They went on the air in 1974 and carry an Adult Contemporary format.

WFTN

WFTN "Mix 94.1" is a CHR station licensed to Franklin, New Hampshire.

WAAG

WAAG is a Country station licensed to Galesburg, Illinois.

Tom Joyner Commutes / WGCI

On this date in 1986, Tom Joyner began working at two stations in two cities. He deejayed mornings at KKDA in Dallas then flew 800 miles to Chicago to do afternoons at WGCI. He did this 5 days a week for almost 7 years racking up 7 million frequent flyer miles in the process. This earned him the nicknames "The Fly Jock" and "The Hardest Working Man In Radio."

WGCI (W Globetrotter Communications Inc.) is an Urban Contemporary station licensed to Chicago, Illinois.

KRUZ

KRUZ is a Modern AC station licensed to Santa Barbara, California.

Prior to 2005 KRUZ was located at 103.3 FM

KKQZ

KKQZ "Z94.3" was a Classic Rock station licensed to Wellington, Colorado from 2002 until 2007. 94.3 FM is now Classic Hits KMAX "Max FM."

KXNA

KXNA "104.9 The X" is an Alternative Rock station licensed to Springdale, Arkansas.

Bills vs Jaguars

Drove up to New York yesterday for our annual Buffalo sports weekend. We saw the Sabres lose to the Rangers 6-3 in their home opener last night while wearing their beautiful 40th anniversary third jerseys. This afternoon we saw the Bills lose to the Jacksonville Jaguars 36-26. The Bills are now 0-5, the first time they've started the season this poorly since 1985.


WEDG "103.3 The Edge" is an Active Rock station licensed to Buffalo, New York. They are the co-flagship station of the Buffalo Bills along with "97 Rock" WGRF.

Actual Sticker Sighting #9 - WDCX

I saw a faded version of the above sticker on a minivan while driving on Interstate 90 today. WDCX is a Religious station licensed to Buffalo, New York. With 110,000 watts, they are the most powerful full-time Christian station east of the Mississippi.

KRMC

KRMC was a short-lived News station licensed to Midwest City, Oklahoma. They were only on the air from 1974 to 1975. 1220 AM is currently a Gospel station KTLV.

WUNI

WUNI was a Country station in Mobile, Alabama from 1963 until 1984. The call letters stood for "you and I" and their mascot was known as the Woonie Bird.  1410 AM now carries a Catholic format as WNGL "Archangel Radio."

Dart on Map - CHMY

Today's randomly thrown dart landed in a remote area of western Ontario, on Highway 511 near the communities of French Line and Brightside.

The closest radio sticker that I have to this area is from CHMY in Renfrew, Ontario, about 20 miles north of where the dart landed. "My FM" is an Adult Contemporary station that went on the air in 2004.

Amor Stereo

Amor Stereo broadcasts "romantica" music from Medellín, Colombia. There are also Amor stations in Bogota at 104.4 FM and in Zipaquira at 96.3 FM.

WXEZ

WXEZ "Lite 94.1" was an Adult Contemporary station licensed to Yorktown, Virginia. In 2009 they flipped formats to Sports as the ESPN Radio affiliate WVSP.

WOMR

WOMR is a mostly volunteer-run, community station licensed to Provincetown, Massachusetts. They originally went on the air in 1982 at 91.9 FM before moving to 92.1 FM in 1995. A different WOMR sticker can be seen here.

WKFM / WBBS

"Kix 104.7" WKFM was a Classic Rock station licensed to Fulton, New York near Syracuse.
104.7 FM is now a Country station "B104.7" WBBS.

WCZX

WCZX was an Oldies station licensed to Hyde Park, New York from 1993 until 2002. They are now Adult Contemporary "Mix 97.7." Here's a couple of magnets from their current incarnation.

The Zones

CIZN "The Zone@92.9" was a Hot AC station licensed to Cambridge, Ontario.

KOZN "1620 AM The Zone" is a Sports station licensed to Bellevue, Nebraska.

WZON is a Sports station from Bangor, Maine. The station is owned by horror author Stephen King and got its branding from his 1979 novel The Dead Zone.

KXJM

"Jammin 95.5" KXJM was a Rhythmic Top-40 station in Portland, Oregon from 1999 until 2008. 95.5 FM is currently a Sports station known as "The Game" KXTG while the KXJM call letters migrated up the dial to "Wild 107.5" licensed to Banks, OR.