Radio Sticker of the Day Mailbag - KRIG

A few days ago I received a registered package from Indonesia full of stickers from around the world as well as some vintage radio decals from the USA.  Thanks Ricky!

An early 1980s sticker from Top-40 KRIG in Odessa, Texas.  They originally went on the air in 1946 with call letters that referred to the many oil rigs in the area.

 

WSSU

WSSU was a public broadcaster originating from Sangamon State University in Springfield, Illinois.  In 1995 Sangamon State merged with the University of Illinois system and renamed the University of Illinois at Springfield.  At that time 91.9 FM switched call letters to WUIS to better reflect the school's new name.

WSSV

WSSV (Wonderful South Side Virginia) was an R&B station beginning in the 1940s and lasting through the 1960s.  In the 1970s they were a Top-40 outlet and the first half of the 1980s saw an Adult Contemporary format.  Later on they tried Urban AC and Black Gospel.  It's unclear which format was in play at the time this sticker was current.  WSSV was licensed to Petersburg, Virginia.  1240 AM is currently News/Talk WTPS "The People's Station."

EDIT:  I don't normally include items that aren't in my collection but this WSSV turkey shirt is too good not to share. 

As of this edit (December 2020) the shirt is for sale here.  Thank you Sara for sending me the picture!

WSSX

A 1989 sticker from Top-40 WSSX "95SX" in Charleston, South Carolina.

WSTB

Non-commercial, listener supported WSTB plays Alternative Rock in Akron, Ohio.  They are licensed to (W) STreetsBoro, OH and are owned by that city's school district.  WSTB went on the air in 1972 at 91.5 FM and expanded to 7 day a week broadcasting in 1997. They moved to 88.9 FM in 1995.

Also in 1997, Sunday programming was dedicated to 50s, 60s and 70s Oldies on the Sunday Oldies Jukebox.

WSTO

WSTO (W STereO) is a Top-40 station licensed to Owensboro, Kentucky.  They switched from "Mix 96STO" to "Hot 96" in 2004.

WSTR

WSTR is a Hot Adult Contemporary station licensed to the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna, Georgia.  They've used the "Star 94" branding since 1989.  American Top 40 host and KIIS morning man Ryan Seacrest worked at WSTR while in high school, first as an intern and then doing weekend overnights.

WSTS

"100.9 The Cross" WSTS (Winning Souls Through Song) is a Southern Gospel/Religious Teaching station in Fairmont, North Carolina.

WSTZ

WSTZ "Z106.7" plays Classic Rock for the Jackson/Vicksburg area of Mississippi.

WSUE

WSUE "Rock 101" is licensed to Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. 

WSUM FM

91.7 WSUM is the student-run radio station of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  "The Snake on the Lake" began broadcasting in 2002.

WSUM AM

WSUM was a Religious station licensed to Parma, Ohio from 1976 to 1987.   The daytime-only station at 1000 AM currently carries a Gospel format as WCCD.

WSUN

WSUN is a Modern Rock station licensed to Holiday, Florida.  In January, 2013 "97X" went jockless and started crowdsourcing their 1,800 song playlist via social media including an app built by Listener Driven Media.

WSVA

WSVA (We Serve Virginia Agriculture) is a News/Talk station licensed to Harrisonburg, Virginia.  They went on the air in 1935.

Mystery Oldies Keychains

St. Louis, Missouri's KLOU seems to be the only current "Oldies 103.3" in existence.  WODS in Boston, Massachusetts flipped from "Oldies 103.3" to Top-40 "Amp Radio" last year.  Does anyone know if either of those outlets used this logo or if it's from some other defunct station?

KLTH in Portland, Oregon and WPWQ in Mount Sterling, Illinois are currently both known as "Oldies 106.7"  If anyone can positively identify this keychain, I will give you one bazillion dollars.

WSVO

WSVO (W Shenandoah Valley Oldies) existed from the mid-1990s until 2005.  The Staunton, Virginia licensed station is currently Adult Contemporary "Mix 93.1"

WSWI

WSWI "AM 820 The Edge" is the college radio station at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville.  They play Alternative music during the day, Electronica at night and Hip-Hop on the weekends.

WSWO

WSWO (W SouthWestern Ohio) is a non-commercial, all-volunteer, Oldies station licensed to Huber Heights, Ohio just north of Dayton.  "Ultimate Oldies Radio" is a low-power station which now broadcasts at 97.3 FM.  I listened in the car this afternoon and they're still listenable but with slightly more static than when they broadcast at 101.1 FM.  WSWO plays songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s including many that are not typically heard on commercial oldies stations.  Bill Glover is a DJ heard on Tuesdays from 3-7.

Radio Sticker of the Day Mailbag - Katsushika FM

Yesterday my post office box revealed a nice package of Japanese radio stickers from a reader of this blog.  They are all very unique and many have whimsical station mascots that the Japanese seem to have a fondness for.  It is also interesting to see some frequencies that are not used in North America.  Japan's FM broadcast band is 76 to 90 MHz.  Thanks Kenji!

This sticker is from Katsushika FM, a community radio station in the Katsushika City ward of Tokyo.

WTAC

WTAC is a Contemporary Christian station licensed to Burton, Michigan.  They are one of 21 different "Smile FMs" throughout the state.