Friday, December 16, 2016

KLAQ


95.5 KLAQ is an Active Rock station in El Paso, Texas.

Thursday, December 15, 2016

WROR

105.7 WROR plays Classic Hits in Boston, Massachusetts.  Their 23,000-watt signal transmits from the Prudential Tower and reaches as far north as southern New Hampshire and south to Providence, Rhode Island.


Loren and Wally have been on the air together since 1982 through multiple formats on 105.7 FM.  Wally Brine announced his retirement effective tomorrow, December 16th, 2016.

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

WAKR



1590 AM WAKR is a News/Talk and Sports station in (W)AKRon, Ohio.  The 5,000-watt outlet went on the air in October, 1940.  In 1945, DJ Alan Freed joined WAKR and played a mix of hot jazz and pop.  A short move to Cleveland a few years later found him jocking the graveyard shift on WJW radio where he coined the term "Rock and Roll".

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

KFAN / KEEP


"Texas Rebel Radio" airs a mix Americana, Rock, Alt-Country, Blues and Folk with an emphasis on Texas bands and artists.  107.9 KFAN is licensed to Johnson City, TX and can also be heard on KEEP 103.1 licensed to Bandera, TX.

Harry Connick, Jr. sporting a KFAN t-shirt alongside Sandra Bullock in the 1998 movie Hope Floats.

Monday, December 12, 2016

CIDG

This Calabogie Blues & Ribfest sticker features the mascot from CIDG "101.9 Dawg FM" in Ottawa, Ontario.  They were on the air with a Blues/Blues-Rock format from June, 2010 until August, 2016.

Sunday, December 11, 2016

WEDX


WEDX "Evolution 101.7" was a Dance music station in Boston, Massachusetts.  They claimed to be the first EDM station in the country but the format didn't last long--about 18 months ending in June, 2014.  WEDX was licensed to Lynn, MA.  The "Evolution" transitioned to WXKS's HD2 channel.

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Capital 88.7

Capital 88.7 was a national broadcaster on the island of Malta.  They were on the air from 1998 until 2009 and primarily played 80s pop music.

Friday, December 9, 2016

Radio Fisherton

Radio Fisherton broadcasts from Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.

Thursday, December 8, 2016

WWDG

"New Rock 105 The Dog" WWDG existed from 2002 until 2006.  They were licensed to DeRuyter, New York, part of the Syracuse radio market.

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

WNVR


1030 AM WNVR airs Polish-language programming 24 hours a day.  Licensed to Vernon Hills, Illinois, "Polskie Radio" broadcasts to the greater Chicagoland area during daytime hours.

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

WKTJ

AM 1380 WKTJ went on the air in Farmington, Maine in 1959 with 99.3 FM following in 1973.  The 1500-watt station currently carries a Classic Hits format as "Big Hits KTJ."  WKTJ has broadcast every Boston Red Sox game since 1962 making them the team's longest-running affiliate.

Monday, December 5, 2016

KLOS

95.5 KLOS has been a Rock station in (K)LOS Angeles, California since 1971.  The iconic rainbow stickers started coming out around 1980 and were available for free by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the station.

KLOS stickers were also handed out at concerts.  No station logo was needed....everyone knew it was from KLOS because of the distinctive colors and racetrack shape.  This Jackson Browne decal was one of the earlier band stickers that was available.  Over the years there have been dozens (hundreds?) of different bands and artists featured on KLOS stickers.  Some of them fetch a decent amount on eBay.  The ones I looked at today were going for $10 to $20 each.

This sticker is based on DJ Frazer Smith's sign off line "Too Hip, Gotta Go."  Smith is a stand-up comic and actor who was originally on KLOS from 1979 through 1984.  He currently has a show on Sunday nights from 10PM to 2AM.




The Mark & Brian Show aired on KLOS from 1987 until 2012.




Sunday, December 4, 2016

Arrows

 "Arrow 104.5" WGFX played Classic Hits in Nashville, Tennessee from 1993 until 1998.

 CJHQ "The Arrow 107.1" is a 1.6-watt community radio station based in Nakusp, British Columbia.

WARO "94.5 The Arrow" is a Classic Rock station licensed to Naples, Florida

Saturday, December 3, 2016

WBGK / WBUG

"Bug Country" is 99.7 WBGK licensed to Newport, New York and 101.1 WBUG licensed to Fort Plain, NY. 

Friday, December 2, 2016

KUPD




98 KUPD has been a Rock station in Phoenix, Arizona since the early 80s.  Licensed to Tempe, AZ, the 100,000-watt station now carries an Active Rock format.

Thursday, December 1, 2016

KRBR


KRBR "102.5 The Bear" existed from 1996 until around 2006.  They started out as a Modern Rock station before transitioning to Active Rock and finally Mainstream Rock.  KRBR was licensed to Superior, Wisconsin.

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

KIQQ

KIQQ in Los Angeles, California existed from 1972 until the late 1980s.  "100.3 K-LITE" was the last iteration of the station which lasted about three years before they flipped to "Pirate Radio" KQLZ in 1989.

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

KASC


KASC "Blaze Radio" is an unlicensed, student-run station at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ.  They went on the air in 1982 at 1260 AM and currently broadcast at 1330 AM.

Monday, November 28, 2016

CFGQ

CFGQ "Q107" plays Classic Rock in Calgary, Alberta.  The station's branding was deliberately taken from Toronto's heritage Rock station "Q107" CILQ which is also owned by Corus Entertainment. Stickers from previous formats at 107.3 FM can be seen here.

Sunday, November 27, 2016

KHYT




"K-HIT 107.5" KHYT is a Classic Hits station in Tucson, Arizona.

For a time in the 1970s and 80s, the KHYT call letters existed in Tucson on the AM dial with Top-40 "13 K-HIT".