Wednesday, August 10, 2016

KIOX

A coupon on the back of this AM 1270 KIOX bumper sticker dates it to 1993.  The Broadcasting Yearbook from that year lists their format as "Contemporary Hit Country" and licensed to Bay City, Texas.
Bobby Jones was a local polka musician and radio personality (on 1390 AM KULP, at the time) who disappeared in 2007 and was never heard from again.  The license plate from his car was found near the Colorado River but nothing I could find online indicates that he (or his car) was ever found.

"X97" KIOX played Country music and was licensed to El Campo, Texas.  I'm too lazy to research if they were co-owned or just used the same call letters as the station at 1270 AM.  The KIOX call letters still exist in the Bay City area at 96.1 FM licensed to Edna, TX.

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

KCCF

KCCF was a Christian music station licensed to Ferndale, Washington from 1998 until 2002.  They currently carry a Multicultural/South Asian format primarily for residents of metro Vancouver, British Columbia as "Sher-E-Punjab Radio" KRPI.

Monday, August 8, 2016

CFGE


CFGE "93.7 Rythme FM" is an Adult Contemporary station licensed to Sherbrooke, Quebec.

Sunday, August 7, 2016

KBMV

107.1 FM KBMV airs Contemporary Christian music as part of the K-LOVE Radio Network.  They are licensed to Birch Tree, Missouri.

Saturday, August 6, 2016

KAVX

 91.9 KAVX is a Religious station licensed to Lufkin, Texas.

A KAVX magnet with sister station 90.9 KSWP.

Friday, August 5, 2016

Radio Alben

Radio Alben broadcast from Serina in northern Italy as early as 1985 and as late as 1992.  Other than that, very little information can be found about this defunct station.

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Autoroute Info Radio

FM 107.7 appears to be a traffic information station for travelers on Autoroute A40 in east/central France.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

WTOQ

1590 AM WTOQ began broadcasting in Platteville, Wisconsin in 1983.  The frequency is currently home to Sports oulet and ESPN Radio affiliate WPVL.

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

WECK


1230 AM WECK is an Adult Standards station licensed to the Buffalo, New York suburb of Cheektowaga.  These stickers date to around 1980 when they carried a very short-lived AC/Oldies hybrid format (along with a fantastic "The Roll That Rocks" slogan given the meaning of their call letters).



The WECK call letters are named after a kümmelweck roll which is a crusty bun topped with kosher salt and caraway seeds.  Kümmelweck is an essential part of a staple of Buffalo cuisine, the Beef on Weck sandwich.  Thinly sliced, rare roast beef piled on a salty bun dipped in au jus and maybe a little horseradish.  Mmmmmmmmm....brings back good memories of living in western New York as a kid. 

Some useless trivia:  The national restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings was originally named Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck aka BW3.

Monday, August 1, 2016

WMTU


91.9 FM WMTU is the student-run radio station of (W) Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI.  They began over-the-air transmissions in 1994 but radio broadcasting on campus goes back to 1956 with carrier current station WVRW.


Sunday, July 31, 2016

WNYZ


Two mid-1980s stickers from Utica, New York's "Z98.7" WNYZ.

Saturday, July 30, 2016

WRCK

WRCK was a Classic Rock station in Utica, New York.

Friday, July 29, 2016

WJRE

WJRE was licensed to Kewanee, Illinois from 1974 until 2003, originally at 92.1 FM and later at 93.9 FM.  They currently carry a Country format at 102.5 FM known as "Hog Country" and licensed to Galva, IL.

Thursday, July 28, 2016

South Carolina Educational Radio Network

The South Carolina Educational Radio Network was an eight station network covering most of the state along with parts of Georgia and North Carolina.  It aired a mix of Classical music and NPR news and talk.  In 2003, SCERN renamed itself ETV Radio and then in 2015 rebranded again as South Carolina Public Radio.  Don't go to the current scern.org site unless you like Scorching Erotic Novels.

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

WAJJ

89.3 WAJJ is a Religious broadcaster licensed to McKenzie, Tennessee.

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

WFLY




Albany, New York's WFLY (W Frank Loyd York--the station's founder) has carried a Top-40 format since 1979.  They first went on the air in 1948, initially to transmit facsimile copies of Frank York's Troy Times Record newspaper during overnight hours.

Monday, July 25, 2016

KTDY



99.9 KTDY is an Adult Contemporary station in Lafayette, Louisiana.  "Poly Po Ho" refers to the Polyester Power Hour, a 20+ year tradition of playing retro 70s and 80s requests on Friday mornings.

Sunday, July 24, 2016

KORV

KORV "93.5 The Goose" plays country music in Lakeview, Oregon.

Saturday, July 23, 2016

KGGK

A 1999 sticker from "Kool 98" KGGK, an Oldies station licensed to Wessington Springs, South Dakota. 

Thursday, July 21, 2016

KARS

860 AM KARS went on the air in October, 1961 in Belen, New Mexico near Albuquerque.  Formats over the years included Classic Country, Adult Standards, all-News and traditional Spanish Ranchera.  KARS moved from 860 to 840 AM in 2013 and currently carries an Active Rock format branded as "Area 102.9" which is re-broadcast on translator K275AO at 102.9 FM.