Puerto Rico, Day 8 - WCMN

Today we took a short ferry and taxi ride to the "Cathedral of Rum"--the Bacardi factory near San Juan. A free tour gave us an interesting history of the Bacardi brand which was founded in Cuba in 1862.

Of course, no tour of a rum factory would be complete without actually drinking it!

That evening we took a train to the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum to see....

...Ricky Martin! His world tour was kicking off with four dates in his hometown. The show was damn entertaining even if I had no idea what he was saying (or singing for that matter.)

"Delta 107" WCMN was a CHR station licensed to Arecibo, Puerto Rico. WCMN is now branded as "107.3 Mi Emisora" ("My Radio Station") and still plays contemporary hit music.

Puerto Rico, Day 7 - WMEG

On Friday we visited my girlfriend's grandfather in Arecibo.

He grows a variety of mega-sized fruit on his property which he yanks down with a long pole.

Grandpa makes his own moonshine and was eager to let me try some. At the bottom of this jug I saw all kinds of unrecognizable fruit that must have been fermenting for months or even years.
It was good. Really. It was.

The night was spent at the Marriott Resort on Condado Beach in San Juan. We netted 60 bucks in the hotel casino which almost covered the parking ticket we received the day before in El Yunque.

I never wanted to leave.

"Mega 106.9" WMEG is a CHR station licensed to Guayama, Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico, Day 6 - WKAQ

Most of Thursday was spent in parts of El Yunque, the only rain forest in the United States National Forest System.


La Coca Falls.

Yokahu Tower.

Mt. Britton Lookout Tower.

The view from the top was stunning. Parts of El Yunque average 133 inches of rain per year. Dark clouds flew by just overhead but it never did come down on us.

"KQ105" WKAQ is a CHR station licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico, Day 5 - WZOL

Today we hung out at Flamenco Beach again. It rained for about 30 seconds and then the sun came out once more. The heat of "el sol" and the sound of the waves managed to knock me out for awhile. Our time on Culebra had come to an end. The regular ferry back to Fajardo broke down so we had to wait for the cargo ferry which finally showed up as the sun started to set. We sat on the open-air top deck and stared at the stars before finally making it back to the mainland. WZOL "Radio Sol" is a Religious station licensed to Luquillo, Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico, Day 4 - WTPM

Today we took another ferry trip to the island of Culebrita.

We were dropped off on the waveless, snorkeling side and set off on a short hike across the island to Tortuga Beach.

What a gorgeous beach this was...and we had it all to ourselves! In fact, as far as we could tell, there was no one else on the entire island except us!

Being alone on a tropical island was simultaneously thrilling and worrisome. What if a shark eats my leg for lunch?! What if pirates come ashore and take us hostage?! No worries, we'll just call this phone number. Ha!

After awhile, we decided to hike up to the oldest lighthouse in the Caribbean. Note to self: Never ever hike in flip flops again. Those two-inch thorns slice right up on through that cheap flip flip foam and straight into your heel. Lesson learned.

This 1880s-era lighthouse was in state of beautiful decay. We didn't dare climb the steps to the top for fear of the whole thing crumbling down on us.

92.9 WTPM "Radio Paradise" is a Religious station licensed to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico, Day 3 - WCOM

Today we took a one hour ferry ride from the city of Fajardo to the island of Culebra off the east coast of Puerto Rico. After checking into a very nice guesthouse we took a short taxi ride to Flamenco Beach which this website has ranked #2 on their Top 10 Most Exotic Beaches In The World list. I'm no world traveler, but it's the most beautiful beach I've ever seen.

What a jackass.

My goal for the week was to remain unburned and pasty white. I succeeded by going through a full 5 cans of spray sunscreen and wearing this silly hat.

WCOM is a bit of a mystery. Not sure what their format was and I can't find any evidence of a station with those call letters going by "Z95." My records list it as being licensed to Bayamon, Puerto Rico. A station at 94.7 FM with that city-of-license is currently "Reggaeton 94" WODA.

Puerto Rico, Day 2 - WOSO

Today was mostly spent touring the two main forts of Old San Juan; San Cristóbal and el Morro. Construction on these Spanish-built forts began in the 1500s and have withstood multiple attacks over the centuries, mostly by the English.





Along with the U.S. and Puerto Rican flags, Castillo de San Cristóbal flies the old Spanish military flag known as the Cross of Burgundy.

These tourist-weary critters ignored us as they baked in the sun.


WOSO is a News/Talk station licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico. They are the only radio station in the capital city to broadcast in English.

Puerto Rico, Day 1 - WCAD

Today we flew from Dayton to Orlando to San Juan for a week of vacation on the Isla Del Encanto. After settling into our accomodations we walked around Old San Juan.

Then it was off to the 2011 Taste of Rum Festival where many rum & Cokes and mojitos were downed while listening to music and stuffing our faces. Yum!

It'll be nothing but Puerto Rican radio stickers this week starting with WCAD. "Alfa Rock 105.7" is a Rock station from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

WFUN

AM 970 WFUN is a Sports station and ESPN Radio affiliate licensed to Ashtabula, Ohio.  Other formats listed by the Broadcasting Yearbook going back to the late 1970s include Top-40, Oldiesand News/Talk

KPUR AM & FM

 

KPUR "The Score" is a Sports Talk station from Amarillo, Texas. This vintage sticker might be from their days as a Top-40 station. Shamrock Oil is a now-defunct (I think) company that was bought out by the Valero Energy Corporation.

 

KPUR "95.7 FM The Armadillo" has played Country music in Amarillo since 2018.

WABG

Wikipedia lists Greenwood, Mississippi's WABG as a Talk/Personality station but their official website comes up blank. Another website has them carrying a Blues/Classic Rock format but the "listen live" button came up empty for me twice. I'm going to guess this sticker is from the early 1980s when their format was listed as Middle-Of-The-Road.