KSTR

KSTR "96.1 K-STAR" is a Classic Rock station licensed to Montrose, Colorado.
That much I know for sure. What's unclear is this KSTR sticker from the mid-1980s.

KSTR-AM was located at 620 AM and licensed to Grand Junction, CO (currently Contemporary Christian KJOL.) The FM half doesn't seem to exist, at least with the KSTR call letters. Both the 1984 and 1985 Broadcasting Yearbooks list 96.1 FM as being KWDE with an "Adult Contemporary, Modern Country" (?!) format.

I can find no evidence of a station having the KSTR calls in the mid-80s (as dated by the coupon expiration.) Judging by the Morning Zoo caricatures the station probably had a CHR format. Maybe there's no relation to the current K-STAR and the vintage KSTR other than having the same call letters and being from the same area. I'm through researching it.

UPDATE: See comments.

Brain Awareness Week - WMUB

Betcha didn't know that we're in the middle of International Brain Awareness Week. BAW is an "inspirational global campaign that unites those who share an interest in elevating public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain and nervous system research." They also aspire to "improve public health by expanding awareness of neurological disorders" and contribute to thekxfkmzmmmdffffsssszzzzzzzzz.......................sorry, I fell asleep there. Anyway...enjoy your brain everybody!

This brainy sticker is from those smartypants public radio people over at WMUB in Oxford, Ohio. They broadcast at 88.5 FM from Miami University. Budgetary challenges forced WMUB to become part of Cincinnati Public Radio in 2009, ending 59 years of local programming.

KMIX

KMIX was a Country station licensed to Turlock, California circa 1987. 98.3 FM is currently Urban Contemporary KWNN which is a simulcast of sister station KWIN.

KDIF

KDIF "La Diferencia" was a Spanish-language station licensed to Riverside, California. 1440 AM is currently KFNY, broadcasting a Comedy format.

CFBK

The 1985 Broadcasting Yearbook lists Huntsville Ontario's CFBK as having a Middle-of-the-Road format. The station ceased broadcasting on the AM dial at the end of 1987 and currently lives at 105.5 FM as "Muskoka's Lite Favourites."

The District Municipality of Muskoka is located in the central part of the province about two hours north of Toronto. It's referred to as "cottage country" and is dotted with many picturesque villages, lakeside hotels and resorts and sees over 2 million visitors annually (although there are only 50,000 permanent residents.) Celebrities who own retreats in the area include Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Cindy Crawford and Kurt Russell.

Radio Sticker of the Day Mailbag - KSPC

Another bounty of radio stickers, magnets and assorted goodies arrived today courtesy of Dan in British Columbia. The best of the bunch is this headphone kitty decal from KSPC.

88.7 KSPC is a non-commercial, block-formatted campus and community station owned by Pomona College in Claremont, California. Last month KSPC celebrated their 56th year on the air.

I don't think Nu'Chilla enjoyed listening to KSPC via the internet as much as I did.

Radio Manila

Radio Manila broadcasts at 100.8 FM in Turin, Italy. It's unclear whether they still broadcast at 98.5 FM or not.

KROQ

106.7 KROQ is a Modern Rock station in Los Angeles, California. They are one of the longest-running stations carrying an Alternative/Modern Rock format--106.7 started adding new wave and punk to their freeform rock in 1978 and became a full-fledged modern rock station by 1982. KROQ is licensed to Pasadena, CA.

Caracol Radio

Bogotá-based Caracol Radio is one of the main radio networks in Colombia. They program eight formats on about two dozen frequencies throughout the country.

KPUA

A 1989 sticker from AM 670 KPUA, a News/Talk station licensed to Hilo, Hawaii. KPUA made news recently when they stopped airing the Rush Limbaugh Show after the host's inflammatory remarks against a women's health activist.

WYNO

If I'm not mistaken, WYNO was a pirate radio station based in Phillipsburg, New Jersey during the second half of the 1970s. I received this sticker from one of the station's DJs (here he is) along with a bunch of other radio promotional stuff in a trade back in 1998. Check out some dynamite WYNO photos and playlists here.

Radio RaBe

Radio RaBe ("Radio Raven") is a non-commercial, community radio station based in Berne, Switzerland. They play a diverse variety of music including Pop, Rock, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Blues, Folk...

...and Jazz...

...and "Black" music.

This iron-on patch features a different raven mascot from their current logo along with a dial position that isn't listed on their frequency page.

WMWX

88.9 FM WMWX "ClassX Radio" is a Rock station licensed to Miamitown, Ohio just west of Cincinnati. The non-profit station signed on the air in August, 2006 and also broadcasts on 89.3 FM licensed to Waynesville, Ohio and 89.1 FM WKCX in Crittenden, Kentucky. "ClassX Radio" is a throwback to a true Album Oriented Rock station playing deep album cuts, new artists, familiar rock hits and "melodic rock." Listen live here.

WRKS

"98.7 Kiss FM" is an Urban Adult Contemporary station in New York City. The former Adult Top-40 of WXLO became WRKS (W RKO Station) in June, 1981 eventually taking the low-ranked station from 22nd to 3rd in the ratings. In 1983 "Kiss FM" became the first station in the United States to play Rap music on a regular basis. They've since carried various strains of the Urban format and currently play "Classic Soul and Today's R&B."

CJJR

93.7 CJJR "JRfm" is a Country station in Vancouver, British Columbia. They've carried the same format since signing on in July 1986.