College Radio Week - WFCF

WFCF broadcasts an eclectic, block-programmed format from Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. Music genres include Rock, Hip-Hop, Classical, Jazz, Americana, New Age and Opera. They went on the air in 1993 and now broadcast at 10,000 watts. WFCF was #17 on The Princeton Review's list of "Most Popular" College Radio Stations.

College Radio Week - WGRE

Our third annual College Radio Week will focus on selected stations that made the Princeton Review's 20 "Most Popular" college radio stations list. We begin with DePauw University's WGRE.

Radio at Depauw University dates back to 1928 but it wasn't until 1949 that WGRE became the first educational FM station in Indiana. They are the largest student organization at the school with over 200 volunteers on staff and play mostly Alternative music. WGRE is licensed to (W)GREencastle, Indiana and was #2 on the Princeton Review list.

WETT

A mid-1970s Broadcasting Yearbook listed Ocean City, Maryland's WETT as having a "Contemporary, Middle-of-the-Road" format. Around the year 2000 they were a News/Talk outlet. Currently, 1590 AM is All-80s with WAMS as their call letters.

Mystery Stickers #21 & 22

K-Love is a giant Contemporary Christian radio network heard in 45 states on over 440 stations and translators. This 1998 sticker could easily be from more than one of their affiliates. In fact, a quick Google search found a K-Love station at 90.7 in Dyersburg, Tennessee (WZKV) and a translator at 90.7 in Golden Valley, Minnesota (K214DF.) Chances are we'll never know exactly which station this sticker is from.

Uh-oh.

While filing away the 90.7 decal I found another K-Love mystery sticker for 104.7 FM.

WVRB

WVRB (W Vernon R Baldwin--the station's original owner) was a Christian music station licensed to Wilmore, Kentucky. WVRB is currently part of the massive K-Love Radio Network consisting of over 440 stations and translators across the country.

WOOZ

"Z100" WOOZ is a Country music station licensed to Harrisburg, Illinois. Before switching to Country, WOOZ apparently carried an Oldies format (circa 1992 according to the expiration date of a coupon on the back of the bottom sticker.)

WJCS

WJCS is a Religious station licensed to Allentown, Pennsylvania.

WCRH

WCRH is a Religious station from Williamsport, Maryland.

WSOU

WSOU is the student-run, campus radio station for Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. Their format includes Hardcore, Heavy Metal, Punk and other sub-genres of Modern Active Rock. WSOU went on the air in 1948, first started playing Rock music in 1969, and have carried the Hard Rock format since 1986. Seton Hall is a private Roman Catholic university so, in an interesting bit of counterprogramming (and to help wash away all that devil music) WSOU's HD2 format is all-Catholic including Daily Mass and blocks of Christian Rock.

KUFX

98.5 "K-FOX" is a Classic Rock station licensed to San Jose, California. KUFX began at 94.5 FM before moving to 104.9 and finally landing at 98.5 FM. They also now simulcast on KUZX 102.1 FM for better coverage in San Francisco. Musician Greg Kihn is currently doing mornings at K-FOX.

KOMP

KOMP is an Active Rock station from Las Vegas, Nevada. Click here for another KOMP decal.

KFTZ

KFTZ "Z103" is a CHR station from Idaho Falls, Idaho.

CKDQ

"Q91" CKDQ is a Country station licensed to Drumheller, Alberta near Calgary.

Radio Berg

Radio Berg ("Mountain Radio") broadcasts Kulthits und das Beste von heute ("Cult hits and the best of today") from Overath, Germany.

La 97 FM

La 97 FM is a hit music station from Mar del Plata, Argentina.

WWL

870 AM WWL (World Wide Loyola) is a News/Talk station from New Orleans, Louisiana. They were put on the air by Jesuits at Loyola University of New Orleans in 1922.

WSOK

WSOK is a Gospel station from Savannah, Georgia with a long history of serving the African-American community. A 1974 article in Black Enterprise magazine states that the new owner was "to shift the station's emphasis from R-and-B and gospel to jazz and classical pieces performed by black artists." A 1980 Broadcasting Yearbook simply stated their format as Diversified and listed them as belonging to the Mutual Black Network.

Actual Sticker Sighting #13 - WQMX

I saw one of these WQMX stickers on a car in Columbus, Ohio while driving to see the Buffalo Bisons play the Columbus Clippers. I'm not sure which decal it was as they look very similar and my friend Jeff would like to point out that I "nearly got us killed" trying to get a good look at it while speeding on Interstate 70.

Here's an older WQMX sticker from their days as an Adult Contemporary station between 1988 and 1993. WQMX is currently a Country station licensed to Medina, Ohio near Akron.

More MPG

Four more stickers from Portland, Maine's WMPG.

WMPG

WMPG (W Maine Portland Gorham) is a block-programmed Variety station licensed to Gorham, Maine. They broadcast from the campus of the University of Southern Maine-Portland using a combination of students and community volunteers. WMPG officially went on the air in 1973 after being a carrier current station for three years prior. 

Ernie Barnes' iconic painting The Sugar Shack features a WMPG banner hanging from the rafters.  It's a completely unrelated (and fictional) station of course.  The version of this painting seen here was used as cover art on Marvin Gaye's 1976 album I Want You so Barnes used Gaye's initials for the call letters.  The original Sugar Shack incorporated a banner from WSRC, a station from Barnes' hometown of Durham, North Carolina.