Saturday, September 24, 2011

WQLK




"Kicks 96" is a Country station licensed to Richmond, Indiana. WQLK went on the air as WGLM with a Jazz format before switching to Country in 1970. Various format changes over the years include Easy Listening, Top-40, Classic Rock and AOR before they flipped back to Country in 1992, dropping the "K92" moniker and becoming "Kicks 96."

Friday, September 23, 2011

WKRG


"G100" WKRG (W Kenneth R. Giddens--the station's founder) was a Top-40 station in Mobile, Alabama starting in 1978. The frequency is currently home to Adult Contemporary WMXC "Lite Mix 99.9"

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Market #1s - Seattle - KISW








KISW is an Active Rock station in Seattle, Washington. They've carried some version of the Rock format for almost 40 years since switching from Classical in 1971. KISW was the number one ranked station in the latest Seattle Arbitron ratings.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

WEFX




WEFX was a Classic Rock station in Norwalk, Connecticut. In 2006 the WFOX call letters became available so they snatched them up and continue to use them to this day.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Return of the Attack of the Killer B100s

"B100.7" KBZI was a Hot Adult Contemporary station licensed to Deerfield, Missouri.


CKBZ is a Hot Adult Contemporary station from Kamloops, British Columbia. The top sticker is circa 2002 when "B-100" carried a Country format.

"B100" WOBB is a Country station licensed to Tifton, Georgia.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Dart on Map - KNAU


This time the random dart landed near Cameron, Arizona about 50 miles north of Flagstaff.

KNAU is a News/Talk & Classical public radio station owned by (K) Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

KXL


KXL was a News/Talk station in Portland, Oregon. After 85 years on the AM dial, in May, 2011 KXL moved to 101.1 FM displacing long-time rocker KUFO. 750 AM is now Sports-formatted KXTG "The Game" and the new radio home of the National Basketball Association's Portland Trailblazers.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

KQBT


"Beat 104.3" KQBT was a Rhythmic CHR (Hip-Hop, R&B, Dance, Pop) station licensed to Taylor, Texas. They were frequently a top-5 station in Austin's Arbitron ratings during their existence from 1998 to 2004. 104.3 FM is currently a Regional Mexican station "La Que Buena" KLQB.

Friday, September 16, 2011

KIKK



KIKK was a Country station from Houston, Texas. This "Young Country" decal is circa 1998. 95.7 FM is currently CHR "Hot 95.7" KKHH.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

KABF

KABF (K Arkansas Broadcasting Foundation) is a non-commercial, community radio station in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Radio Mecklenburg Vorpommern

I'm too lazy to research anything about RMV but I can tell you that Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is a federal state in northern Germany.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

2AD

2AD began broadcasting from Armidale, Australia on February 5, 1936 at 1080 on the AM dial. They now broadcast at 1134 AM.

Monday, September 12, 2011

College Radio Week - WERS


WERS is one of two college radio stations broadcasting from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts (the other being WECB.) The majority of weekday programming consists of an Adult Album Alternative format with Hip-Hop, Reggae and some Indie Rock at night. WERS was #4 on the Princeton Review's list of "Most Popular" college radio stations.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

College Radio Week - KUPS



KUPS is a 100% student-run station from the (K) University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. "90.1 The Sound" began as a closed-circuit AM experiment in 1968 before becoming an FM station 7 years later. KUPS ranks #8 on the Princeton Review's list of "most popular" college radio stations for 2012.




9/11/01


The front and back of a t-shirt from 104.5 WRVR. "The River" is an Adult Contemporary station from Memphis, Tennessee.




Saturday, September 10, 2011

College Radio Week - KZSU





90.1 KZSU has been broadcasting from the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California for over 60 years. Programming is mostly music-based including the world's longest-running Hip-Hop show "The Drum" which has aired since the late 1970s. KZSU has a strong affiliation with Stanford Cardinal athletics having aired eight different team sports in recent years. Despite commercial station KNBR having "exclusive" broadcast rights with Stanford, football and men's basketball games continue to air on KZSU. The Princeton Review ranked KZSU #12 on their 2012 list of "most popular" college radio stations.

Friday, September 9, 2011

College Radio Week - KRLX

KRLX broadcasts with 100 watts from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. They schedule format-free, block-programmed shows ranging from Hip-Hop and Jazz to Punk and Classic Rock as well as the syndicated Democracy Now! program. KRLX placed 14th on the 2012 Princeton Review list of "Most Popular" college radio stations.