Sunday, June 7, 2015

WENY



1230 WENY is a News/Talk station licensed to (W) Elmira, New York.  They were a Full Service outlet through the 50s, 60s and went Top-40 some time in the 1970s.  They continued playing music up until the early 1990s when they flipped to their current format.

Friday, June 5, 2015

KBCM


The front and back of a KBCM (K Big Country Music) listener card from Sioux City, Iowa.  According to the always handy Broadcasting Yearbook, KBCM was established on March 11, 1974 at 95.5 FM.  Strangely, every Yearbook from 1975 through 1983 lists the station as being at 95.5 FM with no evidence of it being located around 105 FM as shown on the card.  (The 1984 edition shows that the call letters had been changed to KGLI).  1470 AM had the call letters KTRI in 1975 and KWSL through at least 1986 when I got bored and stopped looking...no indication that 1470 AM ever held the call letters KBCM.  If anyone has any info they would like to shed on this, leave a comment below.

UPDATE:  Ignore everything you just read.  See comments.

Thursday, June 4, 2015

WVWC

WVWC first broadcast from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1969.  The public radio station is fully operated by undergraduate students and airs an Adult Contemporary format.  "C-92" is licensed to Buckhannon, West Virginia.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

WDCR


A sticker and magnet from Religious station WDCR in (W) DeCatuR, Illinois.  Their studios are located on the campus of St. Mary's Hospital.  WDCR went on the air in 2011 and are licensed to Oreana, IL.

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

WCBK

102.3 WCBK plays Country music in Martinsville, Indiana.

Monday, June 1, 2015

WNTD

WNTD "Radio Unica" carried a Spanish format in Chicago, Illinois from 1999 until 2004. 
According to this list, 950 AM is the 49th oldest station in the United States when it went on the air in April, 1922 as WAAF.  WNTD is currently "Relevant Radio" and carries a Religious format.

Sunday, May 31, 2015

WKSM


"99 Rock" WKSM is licensed to Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

Saturday, May 30, 2015

WGCC

90.7 WGCC broadcasts from (W) Genesee Community College in Batavia, New York.  They went on the air in 1985.

Friday, May 29, 2015

WNBR / WZBR / WBSY

The Country Bear trimulcast of stations played Classic Country in southeastern North Carolina circa 1998.

Thursday, May 28, 2015

KUNC

91.5 KUNC is a non-commercial, public radio station licensed to Greeley, Colorado.  They began broadcasting from Colorado State College in 1967 as KCBL (K Colorado Broadcast Laboratory) before becoming KUNC when the school was renamed the (K) University of Northern Colorado in 1970.  Programming is heard on 14 stations and translators throughout northern Colorado.

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

KQXR

"Q94" KQXR was a Top-40 station in Bakersfield, California for most of the 1980s.  94.1 FM is currently "Hot 94.1" KISV.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

KIOA

93.3 KIOA plays Classic Hits in Des Moines, Iowa.  In the past few years they dropped the "Oldies" branding and evolved into playing hits of the 1970s and 80s.

Monday, May 25, 2015

WDPR / WDPG

Yesterday we made another visit to Carillon Park to watch the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra perform their annual Memorial Day weekend concert.  Dayton's Classical music station WDPR was once again in attendance (I grabbed a fan from them two years ago.)  This time they were giving away pens and magnets.  WDPR t-shirts were thrown into the crowd and one actually landed right at my feet.  The lady in front of me really should have caught it but it bounced right to me.  I ended up giving it back to her and she then gave it to her daughter.



WDPR (W Dayton Public Radio) broadcasts at 88.1 FM.  They are also heard on 89.9 FM WDPG licensed to Greenville, Ohio

Sunday, May 24, 2015

KCBC

770 AM KCBC (K Crawford Broadcasting Company) is a Religious station licensed to Manteca, California.  Their 50,000 watt signal covers San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto.

CFEP

CFEP "105.9 Seaside FM" began broadcasting in 2002 from Halifax, Nova Scotia.  The non-profit Easy Listening station started at 94.7 FM before moving to 105.9 FM in 2009.  CFEP is licensed to Eastern Passage, NS.

Friday, May 22, 2015

CHQC

105.7 CHQC is a community radio station in Saint John, New Brunswick.  They went on the air in 2006 and aims to facilitate the dissemination of French culture in Saint John and the surrounding areas.  Music played is mainly French-language adult pop.

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Radio Neandertal

Radio Neandertal began broadcasting on September 15, 1990 from Mettmann in west/central Germany.  The Neandertal valley was made famous in 1865 by the discovery of the remains of an extinct species of archaic humans commonly called the Neanderthals.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Colmundo Radio

Colmundo Radio is a national radio network based in Bogota, Colombia.  They are heard on 10 different AM frequencies throughout the country.

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

WROU


WROU is an Urban Adult Contemporary station in Dayton, Ohio.  They were previously a Mainstream Urban outlet before the arrival of competitor "Hot 102.9" WDHT took over with younger listeners with its R&B/Hip-Hop format and stronger signal.  WROU was Dayton's last locally owned commercial radio station before being bought by Radio One in 2003.  It was founded in 1991 by Ro Nita Hawes-Saunders, a former personality on WDAO which was the first FM R&B station in the country.  WROU is licensed to West Carrollton, OH.


The front and back of a (very wrinkly) WROU t-shirt.

Monday, May 18, 2015

WOCL

"O-Rock" 105.9 WOCL was an Alternative Rock station in Orlando, Florida from 2000 until 2008.  The frequency is now home to "Sunny 105.9" and plays Classic Hits.  WOCL is licensed to DeLand, FL.