Sunday, March 27, 2022

KTWB




KTWB is a Country station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  In 2013 they moved from 101.9 FM to 92.5 FM.
 

Friday, March 25, 2022

ABC Radio Australia

ABC Radio Australia is the international broadcasting service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The government-owned and funded entity was established in 1939 shortly after the start of World War II.  Radio Australia can be heard via FM transmitters located in seven countries across the Pacific region with programming mostly in English and Pidgen. 
 

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Radio RST


Radio RST (Rheine Steinfurt Tecklenburg) went on the air in 1991 from studios in Rheine, Germany.
 

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

CHIQ / CHNW






94.3 CHIQ was on the air in Winnipeg, Manitoba from 1975 until 2021 under a variety of brandings--"Q94" "Curve 94.3" "Fab 94.3"and "94.3 The Drive."  In October 2021 CHIQ flipped from Classic Rock to Hot AC as "94.3 Now! Radio" and acquired the new call letters CHNW.


Tuesday, March 22, 2022

WWPR

"Power 105.1" WWPR is an Urban Contemporary station in New York, New York.  They've been on the air since 2002 after flipping from Urban AC "Jammin' 105."  WWPR is the flagship station of The Breakfast Club which is nationally syndicated morning show currently heard on around 80 stations, mostly in the eastern half of the US.
 

Monday, March 21, 2022

WRBA

1440 AM WRBA (W Robert Bivens & Associates--the station's owners) was on the air in Normal, Illinois from 1977 until 1984.  They carried a Full-Service Adult Contemporary format and at one time had an all-female announcer lineup.
 

Sunday, March 20, 2022

WNBH

1340 AM WNBH is a 1,000-watt station in New Bedford, Massachusetts.  The original owner was an amateur radio operator who began broadcasts in the early 1920s.  In 1924 he was issued a license for WBBG operating at 1250 AM and later 1210 AM.  The following year WBBG became WNBH broadcasting from studios in the (W) New Bedford Hotel.  Formats in the recent past have included Talk, Urban Oldies, MOR, Adult Standards, Sports and--from the sticker above--Classic Country.  In 2019 WNBH added a translator station at 101.3 FM.
 

Saturday, March 19, 2022

WKAQ

580 AM WKAQ was the first radio station to broadcast in Puerto Rico having gone on the air in December 1922.  The 10,000-watt station is licensed to San Juan and carries a Spanish-language Talk format.  They are also simulcast on 1420 AM WUKQ licensed to Ponce, PR.
 

Friday, March 18, 2022

WFCC

107.5 FM WFCC (W First Class Communications--the original owners) is a Classical music station licensed to Chatham, Massachusetts on the southeast tip of Cape Cod.  The 50,000-watt outlet first went on the air in March 1987.
 

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

BBC Radio Merseyside

BBC Radio Merseyside launched in November 1967 from studios in Liverpool, England.  They ceased broadcasting on 1485 AM in 2020.
 

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

WCBW


104.9 FM WCBW was a Contemporary Christian station in St. Louis, Missouri.
 

Monday, March 14, 2022

KVIL




103.7 FM KVIL has been on the air in Dallas, Texas since August 1961.  These stickers and magnets date to when they carried an Adult Contemporary/Lite Rock format.  They currently air Alternative Rock as "Alt 103.7"
 

Sunday, March 13, 2022

WJET

WJET "Jet 102" was on the air in Erie, Pennsylvania from 1986 to 2001.  Formats during those years included Top-40 (twice) Adult Contemporary and AOR.  Stickers from related station WJET AM can be seen here and here.
 

Saturday, March 12, 2022

WCCK

"K104" WCCK was a Top-40 station in Erie, Pennsylvania from 1977 until the early 1990s.
 

Friday, March 11, 2022

KRKS

KRKS is a Religious station in Denver, Colorado now branded as "94.7 The Word."
 

Thursday, March 10, 2022

WCFL



Chicago, Illinois' AM 1000 WCFL (W Chicago Federation of Labor) went on the air in June 1926.  They were initially listener-supported with broadcasts including music, labor and public affairs programs aimed at working-class listeners.  They eventually became more commercially oriented and by 1965 ran a Top-40 format.  Larry Lujack did afternoons on WCFL from 1972 until 1976.  In 1987 they flipped to Rock with call letters WLUP and then in 1993 switched to Sports as WMVP.
 

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

KNEX

106.1 KNEX was a CHR station in Laredo, Texas.
 

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

KGU

Honolulu's KGU signed on the air in 1922, thirty-seven years before Hawaii became a state.  In 1941 the Japanese used KGU's signal as a source for direction finding and navigation on their way to attack Pearl Harbor.  The 10,000-watt, clear-channel station currently broadcasts a Sports format and is now also heard on a translator at 95.1 FM.
 

Monday, March 7, 2022

KAYZ

103.1 FM KAYZ was a Country station in El Dorado, Arkansas from the late 1970s until around 1993.
 

Sunday, March 6, 2022

CFQX


CFQX went on the air in 1981 and has carried a Country format since 1986.  They are licensed to Selkirk, Manitoba near Winnipeg.