AM 970 WMAY has been on the air in Springfield, Illinois since 1950. This 1981 sticker dates to when they carried a Country format which they had from around 1976 until the early 1990s. As of this posting WMAY is a mix of News/Talk on weekdays and Classic Hits at night and on weekends. They are now also heard on FM via two translators and a repeater station.
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Saturday, January 8, 2022
Friday, January 7, 2022
WHQC
WHQC is a 100,000-watt CHR station in Charlotte, North Carolina. They rebranded to "Hits 96.1" in 2019.
Thursday, January 6, 2022
WDNG
1450 AM WDNG first broadcast to Anniston, Alabama on July 1, 1957. They currently simulcast the Classic Rock of FM translator station W236CQ known as "95.1 The Mountain."
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
WAQT
WAQT in Carrollton, Alabama was on the air from around 1973 until 1990. This sticker probably dates to 1979, the year they boosted their signal to 100,000 watts. "Q94" carried a Country format at that time.
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
WCCC AM & FM
Hartford, Connecticut's 1290 AM WCCC first went on the air in October 1947 with the FM following in June 1960. 106.9 was a Progressive Rock then Mainstream Rock and finally Active Rock station from the mid-1970s until signing off in 2014. WCCC was Howard Stern's first job in a large market when he did mornings for a brief time around 1979/80.
Monday, January 3, 2022
Sunday, January 2, 2022
WUSL
"Power 99 FM" WUSL has been a CHUrban/Mainstream Urban/Hip Hop/R&B station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since flipping from Country music in 1982. WUSL was a 2008 recipient of the National Association of Broadcasters Crystal Heritage Award demonstrating a long-term commitment to community service. They were the first of, so far, only nine stations to ever receive this honor.
Saturday, January 1, 2022
Friday, December 31, 2021
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
K284CU
"104.7 Jamz" is K284CU an FM translator for 1490 AM KJIN in Houma, Louisiana. They've simulcast an Urban Adult Contemporary format since 2018.
Monday, December 27, 2021
Sunday, December 26, 2021
CKUA
The CKUA Radio Network is a community radio organization based in Edmonton, Alberta. They were Canada's first public broadcaster when 580 AM CKUA went on the air in 1927. They are now heard on a system of 16 FM frequencies throughout most of the province.
Saturday, December 25, 2021
Friday, December 24, 2021
WRRK
96.9 FM WRRK went on the air in 1991 with a current-based Rock format before transitioning to Classic Rock after an ownership change in 1993. "Channel 97" and "97 RRK" existed until 2005 when they became Variety Hits "96.9 Bob FM." WRRK is licensed to Braddock, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh.
WOIC
WOIC was on the air in Columbia, South Carolina at various frequencies from 1954 until 2018. Many of those years WOIC's programming targeted Columbia's African-American population with some form of Urban Contemporary/Soul/R&B format.
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.
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