A daily look into one of the world's largest collections of radio station bumper stickers and memorabilia.
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
WLVS
1380 AM WLVS broadcast from Lake Worth, Florida from 1986 until 2000. The station was once owned by record producer and label owner Sam Phillips who launched (W) ELViS Presley's career in 1954. Prior to WLVS, the station carried the call letters WLIZ who's staff was made up entirely by women. The top sticker is designed like the flag of Finland in recognition of the many Finnish emigrees who live nearby. In fact, the area around Lake Worth is home to the world's second-largest Finnish expatriate community.
Monday, December 3, 2018
KBCO
97.3 KBCO is an Adult Album Alternative station licensed to (K) Boulder, COlorado. The iHeart Media-owned outlet just might be the creators of the AAA format which they've been doing since the late 1970s. They were known for their creative programming and wide-ranging playlist (including young, unknown artists) as well being one of the first radio stations to play music from compact disc which they started doing in 1982. KBCO was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in December, 2018.
Sunday, December 2, 2018
WHPI
1340 AM WHPI "Whoopie Radio" was a Country station licensed to Herrin, Illinois circa the late 1970s.
Saturday, December 1, 2018
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Friday, November 23, 2018
CFCY
95.1 FM CFCY is a Country station licensed to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. From 1933 until 2006 CFCY broadcast at 630 on the AM dial. Stickers from their AM days can be found here.
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
WTSN
AM 1270 WTSN (W Twin State Network) is a News/Talk/Sports station licensed to Dover, New Hampshire. They have been broadcasting since August, 1956.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
WOAI
1200 AM WOAI (World Of Agriculture Information) is 50,000-watt, clear-channel, News/Talk station in San Antonio, Texas. They transmitted their first broadcast on September 25, 1922.
Sunday, November 18, 2018
More Kicks
WKXD "106.9 Kicks Country" - Monterey, Tennessee. Flipped from Hot AC to their current format in 2012 and kept the "Kicks" branding.
WKVS "Kicks 103.3" - Lenoir, North Carolina
WKXC "Kicks 99" - Aiken, South Carolina/Augusta, Georgia
Saturday, November 17, 2018
WGLB
AM 1560 WGLB (W Great Lakes Broadcasting--the original owners) is a Gospel music station licensed to the Milwaukee suburb of Elm Grove, Wisconsin. These stickers date to when they carried a Country format. WGLB FM 100.1 went off the air in 2003 and is currently WSJP, an affiliate of the Relevant Radio network of Religious stations.
The slideshow video below is pretty uneventful except for a shot of the greatest mic flag I've ever seen.
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