A daily look into one of the world's largest collections of radio station bumper stickers and memorabilia.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
WPAE / KPAE
WPAE and KPAE are simulcast Religious stations licensed to Centreville, Mississippi and Erwinville, Louisiana respectively. "Sound Radio" are owned by the (W/K) Port Allen Educational Broadcasting Foundation and went on the air in September 1985.
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Friday, October 18, 2019
KCGY
95.1 KCGY is a Country station licensed to Laramie, Wyoming. The call letters reflect the former owner (K) Curt GowdY, a sportscaster known as the longtime voice of the Boston Red Sox as well as working for NBC and ABC Sports. Gowdy bought his first radio station in 1963 and eventually owned stations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Florida as well as his native Wyoming.
Thursday, October 17, 2019
WTXY
Stickers and a NASCAR schedule magnet from AM 1540 WTXY in Wilmington/Whiteville, North Carolina. The Classic Hits station is also heard on translator station W280FO and branded as "Kool 103.9".
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Monday, October 14, 2019
Sunday, October 13, 2019
Radio Tirana International
Radio Tirana International is the worldwide arm of Albania's public broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar. They ceased emissions on short wave and medium wave in 2017 but continue with satellite and internet broadcasts.
Saturday, October 12, 2019
Thursday, October 10, 2019
WOBS
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.
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".
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