A daily look into one of the world's largest collections of radio station bumper stickers and memorabilia.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
CKIK
CKIK "107 KIK FM" was a Rock station in Calgary, Alberta beginning in April, 1982.
Sometime towards the end of 1997, CKIK became "Power 107" and flipped to CHR.
CKIK became a Hot Adult Contemporary station around 2002 known as "The Peak".
107.3 FM is currently CFGQ "Q107" and carries a Classic Rock/Classic Hits format.
Monday, February 1, 2016
WWFM
89.1 FM WWFM is the flagship station of The Classical Network and is owned and operated by Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, New Jersey. The network is heard on three other stations and seven translators in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and one in Steamboat Springs, Colorado as well as on an HD2 channel in New York City. The combined reach of all these signals enables The Classical Network to reach the highest population of any other public or commercial Classical music station. WWFM is licensed to Trenton, NJ and went on the air in 1982.
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Radio Framboise
Radio Framboise (Radio Rasberry) was a private station broadcasting to French-speaking Switzerland from 1989 until 2005. Based on this station-sponsored compilation album, it appears that they carried a Pop/Dance/CHR format. Radio Framboise is now known as Rouge FM.
Friday, January 29, 2016
Radio Bremen
Radio Bremen began broadcasting on the AM band on December 23, 1945 in post-war Germany. Originally broadcasting Armed Forces Network programming under the control of the Allied powers, the station was handed over to Germany in 1949. Radio Bremen is made up of two networks: Bremen Eins (Bremen One) which plays Oldies and daily news for an adult audience while Bremen Vier (Bremen Four) carries hit music for a younger demographic.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
WXYG
A locally-owned, Rock-formatted station on the AM dial is a total rarity in today's radio landscape. But such an animal exists at WXYG "540 AM The Goat", an Album Oriented Rock station licensed to Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. They went on the air in June, 2011.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
W251AO / WOXL-HD2
"98.1 The River" is a 250-watt, Adult Album Alternative station licensed to Asheville, North Carolina. The station is heard over the air at 98.1 FM on W251AO and on WOXL's second HD Radio channel.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
WLSR
"Lite 105" WLSR (W Lima Stereo Radio) was an Adult Contemporary station in Lima, Ohio from 1986 until 1991. 104.9 FM is currently WEGE "The Eagle" and plays Classic Rock.
Monday, January 25, 2016
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Saturday, January 23, 2016
WDCG
"G105" WDCG (We're Durham's Country Giant--from a previous Country format circa 1974) is a Top-40 station licensed to Durham, North Carolina. They've carried a CHR format since 1981.
A sticker referring to WDCG's Bob Dumas, morning show leader of Bob and the Showgram.
Friday, January 22, 2016
KAYK / KXRK
KAYK was a Top-40 station in Provo, Utah from the mid-1970s until the mid-1980s. In 1982, a young Glenn Beck deejayed at "K-96" but stayed less than a year because he "didn't fit in" with his Mormon co-workers.
After a call sign change to KFMY, 96.1 FM became KXRK in 1992 and flipped to its present Alternative format as "X96." A wattage increase and frequency change to 96.3 FM occurred in 1996.
After a call sign change to KFMY, 96.1 FM became KXRK in 1992 and flipped to its present Alternative format as "X96." A wattage increase and frequency change to 96.3 FM occurred in 1996.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
WLGZ AM & FM / WRCI
WLGZ was an Adult Standards station in Rochester, NY from 1999 until 2008. 990 AM is now WDCX and carries much of the same programming as sister station WDCX FM in Buffalo, NY.
The "Legends" branding then moved to co-owned station WLGZ FM which was a Classic Hits/Adult Standards hybrid. The Webster, NY licensed station is now a straightforward Classic Hits outlet.
A double-sided keychain from when 102.7 FM was Contemporary Christian WRCI "The Light".
The "Legends" branding then moved to co-owned station WLGZ FM which was a Classic Hits/Adult Standards hybrid. The Webster, NY licensed station is now a straightforward Classic Hits outlet.
A double-sided keychain from when 102.7 FM was Contemporary Christian WRCI "The Light".
Monday, January 18, 2016
KKZR
KKZR was a Hard Rock/Heavy Metal station in Houston, Texas. They were an affiliate of the satellite-fed Z-Rock format based in Dallas, TX. 1070 AM began broadcasting as KKZR around 1988 while 106.9 FM, licensed to Conroe, TX, became KKZR in 1992.
Other Z-Rock stickers can be seen here and here. Two more KKZR stickers here.
KEDG
KEDG "103.5 The Edge" was a Modern Rock station in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1992 to 1998. 103.5 FM is currently a Regional Mexican outlet KISF "La Nueva".
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Saturday, January 16, 2016
KBAQ
89.5 FM KBAQ is a Classical music station in Phoenix, Arizona. "K-Bach" is co-owned by Arizona State University and the Maricopa County Community College District and went on the air in August, 1992.
Friday, January 15, 2016
WSLV
Many websites list Ardmore, Tennessee's WSLV as being a Country station while Wikipedia says they carry a Variety format. Listening live while writing this post I heard songs by Damn Yankees, Take That, Kiss, The Average White Band and the long version of "One Night In Bangkok" with the full orchestral introduction, something I probably haven't heard on the radio in thirty years. The 1110 AM daytimer was once owned by country singer Ernie Ashworth and is now owned by his daughter Becky Parker.
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