The JACK FM Depository

There are so many damn JACK FM stations.  I hate them.  The (usually) DJ-less "Adult Hits" stations began popping up in the early 2000s, first in Canada, then the United States, the United Kingdom and even Russia.  Most of them use the same stupid logo which seems to be a requirement if you use the trademarked branding.  It just seems like a lazy choice if you're looking to change your format, fire all your live jocks and basically become a jukebox on the radio.  Even their snotty "playing what we want" slogan annoys me along with their pride in NOT taking requests.  Screw you, Jack.

Having said that, I've decided to place all future JACK FM stickers in this single post since they're virtually the same design anyway.  I've posted plenty of JACK decals over the past 10 years which, if you're bored, can be seen here.  And here.  And here.  And here.  And here.  And here.  And here.  And here.

KJKK - Dallas, Texas

KPKR - Parker, Arizona

KLXS - Pierre, South Dakota

KJAC - Timnath/Fort Collins, Colorado

KRJK - Lamont/Bakersfield, California

KYJK - Missoula, Montana

 

 

WROG

A 1994 sticker from "G103" WROG, a Country station in Cumberland, Maryland.  The 102.9 FM frequency went silent in 2008.

KUSA

550 AM in St. Louis, Missouri carried the KUSA call letters from 1983 to 1993.  This sticker dates to 1984 when they carried a Country music format.



While listening to the above aircheck I was surprised to hear them playing Lionel Richie's "Stuck On You", but after re-listening to the entire song it seems to fit nicely within the format.  It turns out that the song reached #24 on the Country chart and was promoted to C&W radio stations which explains Richie dressed in western gear on the single's record sleeve.

CKLJ

97.7 CKLJ (branded on-air as "CK-FM") is a Country station licensed to Olds, Alberta.  They went on the air in February, 2004.

Radio Xs

WRXF was an Active Rock station licensed to Lapeer, Michigan circa the late 1990s.

98.1 CHOI is a French-language Talk station in Quebec City, Quebec.

Nova Southeastern University's "Radio X" began broadcasting as a cable-based, campus only station in August, 1990.  They now share the 88.5 FM frequency with Piper High School's radio station WKPX.

"Radio X" broadcast from 1977 until 1991 in Bologna, Italy.

CJXY

"Y108" CJXY is an Active Rock station licensed to Burlington, Ontario.  In the 1990s, CJXY was a Classic Rock station located at 95.3 FM and known as "Y95".

Jukeboxes

107.9 WOLD - Woodbridge, New Jersey

103.1 WJUX - Monticello, New York

1240 AM KJAA - Globe, Arizona

89.7 FM WPDQ - Freehold Township, New Jersey

Radio Plus

Two French Radio Plus stations that were/are probably unrelated.

 93.3 FM Radio Plus began broadcasting in 1982 from Poitiers in west-central France.

104.3 Radio Plus broadcasts from Douvrin in northern France.

WYGB

WYGB "KORN Country 102.9" is licensed to Edinburgh, Indiana.

KLLM / KVAC

"West End Radio" existed in the early/mid 2000s (I'm guessing) in Forks, Washington.  Very little can be found online about this defunct station.  Feel free to leave a comment if you have any info.

WCLZ

98.9 WCLZ is an Adult Album Alternative station in Portland, Maine.

WQSR

105.7 WQSR broadcast to Baltimore, Maryland from 1982 until 2001.  These decals most likely date to the mid-1980s but it's unclear what their programming was at that time.  Broadcasting Yearbooks from that era list various formats including MOR, CHR and Adult Contemporary.  By the end of the 80s they were an Oldies station.  WQSR was licensed to Catonsville, MD.

The Mixes

93.5 KCVM is a Hot Adult Contemporary station in Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa.

 106.7 KPPV is an Adult Contemporary station licensed to Prescott Valley, Arizona.

95.5 WZXI and 105.7 WMXH were simulcast Hot Adult Contemporary stations licensed to Buffalo Gap and Luray, Virginia respectively.

WTMX is an Adult Top-40 station in Chicago, Illinois.  101.9 FM has carried the WTMX call letters since 1989 and are licensed to Skoke, IL.

A well-worn WTMX t-shirt.

WJVA

1580 AM WJVA broadcast to South Bend, Indiana from 1947 until the early 1980s.  In the 1960s they carried a Top-40 format and later played Country music.

WESX

1230 AM WESX (W ESseX County) airs Religious and Multicultural programming to Greater Boston.  Shows are broadcast in Spanish, Portuguese, Creole and English.  At the time these stickers were printed they carried a Full Service format including News/Talk, Sports, and Easy Listening music.  WESX went on the air in 1939 and is licensed to Nahant, Massachusetts.

KTHQ

KTHQ is a Country music station licensed to Eagar, Arizona.

Islands

 "Island 106" WILN - Panama City, Florida

 "Island 94.3" - Smithtown, New York

 "Island 98.9" KITH - Kapaa, Hawaii

"Island 107" WIIS - Key West, Florida

CILE

95.1 FM CILE went on the air in 1991 as a French-language, community radio station in Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec.

KOA

850 AM KOA (Klear Over America) is a 50,000-watt News/Talk station in Denver, Colorado.  They went on the air in December, 1924 and are the current flagship station of the Denver Broncos and Colorado Rockies.