Thursday, December 23, 2021

WGNU

St. Louis, Missouri's 920 AM WGNU signed on the air in December 1961.  An FM sister station at 106.5 followed in 1965 with the same call letters.  As of this posting, WGNU AM carries a Sports Gambling format known as "The Game" and 106.5 FM is now Adult Hits branded as "The Arch."
 

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

KYKN

1430 AM in Salem, Oregon signed on the air in 1951 as KGAE with a daytime-only signal.  They carried the call letters KGAY from 1956 until 1986 and at some point began airing a Country & Western format.  That format continued under the "Kickin' Country" slogan with new call letters KYKN to reflect the branding.  They flipped to News/Talk in 1991 which remains as of this posting.  KYKN is licensed to Keizer, Oregon.
 

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

KJEE


92.9 FM KJEE has been a Modern Rock station in Santa Barbara, California since 1994.
 

Sunday, December 19, 2021

The Wind FMs

The Wind FM is a network of 6 stations covering southwest Missouri and airing a Contemporary Christian format.  Their flagship station is 88.3 FM KWND in Springfield, MO.




K265DR - Bolivar, Missouri

KCKJ - Sarcoxie, Missouri
 

Saturday, December 18, 2021

CIUR

"Streetz 104.7" CIUR was on the air in Winnipeg, Manitoba from 2009 until 2014.  Their Rhythmic/Urban Contemporary format was aimed primarily at First Nations youth.

Friday, December 17, 2021

WNBC






660 AM WNBC was on the air in New York, New York from 1946 to 1954 and again from1960 until 1988.  They were known as WEAF after going on the air as the first commercially licensed station in the city in 1922 and they also carried the WRCA call letters in the 1950s.  I think most of these decals were from the 1980s when WNBC was a Top-40 station which later turned into an Adult Contemporary format.  Howard Stern famously spent about three years at "W-ehhNNN-B-C" from 1982 until '85.  660 AM is now all-Sports WFAN.
 

Thursday, December 16, 2021

WONC





89.1 FM WONC is the student-run station of North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.  Their 1500-watts covers many western Chicago suburbs with a wide-ranging Rock format.  WONC has been on the air since 1968.

Some weirdo modeling a nifty WONC toque.
 

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

WWON

930 AM WWON plays Country music in Waynesboro, Tennessee
 

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

WRAR

A window cling sticker from Hot AC 105.5 FM WRAR licensed to Tappahannock, Virginia.
 

Monday, December 13, 2021

WARO

"94.5 The Arrow" WARO plays Classic Rock in Fort Myers/Naples, Florida.
 

Sunday, December 12, 2021

WKAL

1450 AM WKAL is a Talk/Sports station licensed to Rome, New York.  They went through about eight call letter changes from 1988 until 2012 when they became WKAL again.  The "KAL" in the call letters represents Myron Kallet who signed the station on the air in November 1946 from studios in the Capitol Theatre which he also owned.  WKAL's FM sister station at 95.9 was on the air from 1968 until 1988.
 

Saturday, December 11, 2021

WFBC


93.7 FM WFBC went on the air in Greenville, South Carolina in 1947.  They currently carry a Top-40 format as "B93.7"  From 1933 until 1997 sister station WFBC-AM broadcast at 1200 and later 1330 AM.  Another WFBC-FM sticker can be seen here.
 

WCBN



88.3 FM WCBN (W Campus Broadcasting Network) is the student-run station at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI.  Radio at the UofM began in the early 1950s with carrier current broadcasts which lasted until 1972 when WCBN went on the air at 89.5 FM.  They moved to 88.3 FM in 1977.  Along with specialty shows, WCBN primarily airs a Freeform format which allows DJs complete freedom to play what they want including the mixing of multiple musical genres.
 

Thursday, December 9, 2021

KVI

101.5 FM KVI was a Top-40 station in Seattle, Washington circa the mid-to-late 1970s.
 

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

KRKQ

"Mountain Chill" was an online-only station for almost a decade before broadcasting at 95.5 FM began in 2011.  They air a Chill format which includes Electronica, Downtempo, Dub, Reggae and Ambient music.  They are the only commercial, terrestrial station with a full-time Chill format that I know of.  KRKQ broadcasts with 250-watts and is licensed to Mountain Village, Colorado near Telluride.
 

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

KGTM

A 1999 sticker from Alternative Rock station "98X" KGTM in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
 

Monday, December 6, 2021

KAYO



99.3 FM KAYO was a Country station in Aberdeen, Washington.  Sister station KAYO 1450 AM is now News/Talk station KBKW.
 

Sunday, December 5, 2021

CFQM


"103.9 Max FM" CFQM is a Classic Hits station in Moncton, New Brunswick.  The 70,000-watt station carried a Country format from 1979 until 1998.
 

Saturday, December 4, 2021

CJUC



92.5 FM CJUC is a volunteer-run, community radio station broadcasting from Whitehorse, Yukon.  The 50-watt station went on the air in 2003.  Listening live to "The Juice" while making this post I enjoyed hearing Ska Party Radio with upbeat tunes from Los Furios, Dr. Ring Ding, The Abruptors and The Skadoos.
 

Friday, December 3, 2021

WHCF

88.5 FM WHCF is a Contemporary Christian station in Bangor, Maine.