1360 AM WOBS was a daytime-only station in Jacksonville, Florida. They played R&B and Gospel music beginning in the early 1950s. This music survey shows they had this format until at least 1972.
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Thursday, October 10, 2019
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
WKXB
"Jammin 99.9" WKXB is a Rhythmic Oldies station in Wilmington, North Carolina. Around the mid-2000s they were the Oldies outlet "B99.9". Another WKXB sticker can be seen here.
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
WGMC
Rochester, New York's 90.1 FM WGMC is a non-commercial radio station airing a Jazz format. The 15,000-watt community station went on the air in 1972. WGMC is licensed to Greece, NY and is owned by the Greece Central School District.
Monday, October 7, 2019
Sunday, October 6, 2019
Saturday, October 5, 2019
KREW
KREW AM and FM were licensed to the city of Sunnyside in south central Washington state. I don't know what year this sticker is from but the 1990 Broadcasting Yearbook lists KREW FM as having a Middle-of-the-Road format while the AM half played Country music.
Friday, October 4, 2019
KUT / KUTX
90.5 FM KUT is a public radio station operated by the (K) University of Texas in Austin. The National Public Radio-affiliated broadcaster mostly airs NPR programming along with some local content as well as BBC World Service news during late night/early morning hours.
Another KUT sticker can be seen here.
Sister station 98.9 KUTX plays Adult Album Alternative music branded as "The Austin Music Experience." KUTX used to simulcast KUT and was located at 90.1 FM before the University of Texas sold it to Texas Tech University where it became KNCH.
Thursday, October 3, 2019
KLEA
630 AM KLEA began broadcasting on Christmas day 1952 in Lovington, New Mexico. Sister station KLEA 101.7 FM followed in October 1965. According to Wikipedia, both stations ceased operations, surrendered their licenses to the FCC and shut down in 2017.
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
KERE
710 AM KERE was on the air in Denver, Colorado from 1973 until 1981. Many (most?) of those years were spent as a Country station but, according to one of these stickers, they were a Rock station at one time as well.
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
KATZ
St. Louis, Missouri's 1600 AM KATZ went on the air in 1955 with an R&B/Soul format. At one time they simulcast with KATZ FM at 100.3 on the dial (currently Urban Contemporary "The Beat".) KATZ AM is currently a Gospel station branded as "Hallelujah 1600".
Monday, September 30, 2019
K237FR
95.3 FM K237FR is a translator station relaying the Classic Hits programming of KYYO's HD2 subchannel. While not the official call letters, they are branded as "KGY" which are heritage calls in Olympia, Washington going back to 1922.
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Friday, September 27, 2019
CKLX
Montreal, Quebec's CKLX went on the air in 2004 with a Jazz format. At first they were known as "Couleur Jazz" but were later renamed "Planete Jazz." In 2012 they flipped to "CHOI Radio X" sharing the call letter branding of their sister station in Quebec City and adding Talk programming. As of this posting 91.9 FM airs a Sports format known simply as "91.9 Sports".
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
KSWZ
A sticker and magnet from 105.3 KSWZ licensed to Saint George, Kansas. The 100-watt low-power station carries a Religious format.
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
La Mega 95.7 FM
La Mega is a network of radio stations in Venezuela airing mostly pop/rock and hip-hop for a youth audience. They were founded in 1988 and is currently heard on a dozen different frequencies. The 95.7 FM frequency broadcasts to Valencia, the third largest city in the country.
Monday, September 23, 2019
Radio Auran Aallot
Radio Auran Aallot broadcasts at 90.5 FM from the city of Turku in southern Finland. This sticker was probably used in the station's production studio--the words translate to "Shelf Location" "Disc Number" and "Saved."
Sunday, September 22, 2019
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