Thursday, March 6, 2014

WUSZ


WUSZ "Radio USA" is a Country station licensed to Virginia, Minnesota.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

WPRK




Stickers and postcard from 91.5 WPRK which broadcasts from Rollins College in Winter PaRK, Florida.  WPRK went on the air on December 8, 1952 and was given a dedication address by then President-Elect Dwight D. Eisenhower.  Notable WPRK alumni include SiriusXM's Chris "Mad Dog" Russo and DJ/producer Diplo.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

CHYR



CHYR "Mix 96.7" is a Hot Adult Contemporary station licensed to Leamington, Ontario.  They began in 1955 as a 250-watt daytimer at 710 AM with call letters CJSP.  The CHYR calls began in 1967 and for a time they broadcast on 710 AM during the day and 730 AM at night.  Channel 7 "Cheer Radio" at the time was a Top-40 station and in the early 1990s flipped to Country.  CHYR moved to 96.7 FM in 1993.

Monday, March 3, 2014

4BU

1332 AM 4BU plays Classic Hits in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.  They went on the air in December, 1935.

Sunday, March 2, 2014

KMJR

KMJR "La Mejor 93.5" was a Spanish-language station licensed to Redondo Beach, California.  The frequency is now home to Hip-Hop station KDAY.

Saturday, March 1, 2014

KLHB

Corpus Christi, Texas's KLHB has carried a variety of formats over the years on two different frequencies.  Spanish Oldies, Sports as an ESPN affiliate, Spanish CHR as "Exitos 105.5" and Tejano as "Club 98.3".  A sticker from their current format as a Rhythmic CHR station "Wild 105.5" can be seen here.

Friday, February 28, 2014

KWLF




Stickers and t-shirt from "K-Wolf 98-1" KWLF, a CHR station in Fairbanks, Alaska

Thursday, February 27, 2014

WJBR






WJBR is an Adult Contemporary station in Wilmington, Delaware.  They went on the air with a Classical format, later changing to Beautiful Music and switched to AC in 1985.  Although their late 1970s slogan was "Just Beautiful Radio," the call letters actually stand for John B. Reynolds, Sr. who started the station with his son John B. Reynolds, Jr. in 1956.  WJBR was the first station to broadcast in stereo 24 hours a day and claims to be the first station to broadcast using only compact discs sometime in the late 1980s. 

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

KRFX








KRFX "103.5 The Fox" has been a Classic Rock station in Denver, Colorado since 1989.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

KFYE



KFYE "Y94" was an Adult Contemporary station in Fresno, California.  93.7 FM is currently KSKS "Kiss Country."

WVUD


"The Voice of the University of Dayton," WVUD was a Rock station licensed to Kettering, Ohio.  WVUD was a unique college radio station in that they were a 50,000-watt, commercially licensed signal in which all of the announcers were students but the management and salespeople were paid professionals.  FM 100 became an Album Rock station sometime in the early 1970s and featured the "Wax Museum" where a record album would be played in its entirety and listeners were encouraged to record it off the air.  DJs would even play calibration tones so listeners could set the levels on their reel-to-reel or cassette decks.  An odd holdover from WVUD's previous format was "Challenge of Modern-Day Marriage," a call-in show hosted by a Marianist priest which aired mid-days.  The coupon on the back of the top sticker dates it to 1981 and soon after WVUD's format shifted to CHR as rival WTUE was winning the rock ratings war (in part by hiring former WVUD staffers after they graduated from UD.)  99.9 FM is currently Top-40 WCHD "Channel 99.9" while the WVUD call letters now live at the University of Delaware's radio station.

Monday, February 24, 2014

WKXP/WZAD


WKXP "94.3 The Wolf" is a Country station licensed to Kingston, New York.  They are also heard on 97.3 WZAD licensed to Wurtsboro, NY. 

Sunday, February 23, 2014

WCSU


A 40th anniversary keychain and 45th anniversary mug from WCSU in Wilberforce, Ohio.  "Jazzy 88.9" broadcasts from (W) Central State University, a historically black university located near Dayton, OH. 

Saturday, February 22, 2014

WZZO







T-shirts, keychain and stickers from Active Rock station 95.1 WZZO licensed to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.  The WZZO Facebook page says they've been a Rock station since 1977.

Friday, February 21, 2014

KRAV



A mini-sticker, window sticker and t-shirt from KRAV "Mix 96," an Adult Contemporary station in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  The call letters came from the name of former station owner (and vintage radio collector) George Kravis.