95.1 FM WIIL is an Active Rock station licensed to Union Grove, Wisconsin. The 50,000-watt station can be heard in Kenosha, Racine, the southern suburbs of Milwaukee and the northern suburbs of Chicago. The call letters reflect their dual-state coverage (WIsconsin ILlinois.) The 95.1 frequency went on the air in 1962 as WLIP. WIIL came into existence as a Classic Rock station in 1992.
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Saturday, April 2, 2022
Friday, April 1, 2022
KJJY
92.5 FM KJJY plays Country music in Des Moines, Iowa. The video below dates from sometime between 2014 and 2019 when they carried the "Nash Icon" branding and played Country from the 1990s and early 2000s.
Thursday, March 31, 2022
KCOR
1350 AM KCOR was on the air in San Antonio, Texas for over 70 years. They began broadcasting in 1946 and was founded by Raoul (W) CORtez, the first Mexican-American station owner. KCOR FM "Recuerdo 95.1" was a Spanish Oldies station that began around 2006. I'm not 100% sure that the "Amor 95.1" shirt is from KCOR FM but they did use that branding at one time.
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
WASP
AM 1130 WASP was on the air for 44 years and licensed to Brownsville, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh. They signed on in 1968 with a Country format before transitioning to News/Talk by the 1980s. Towards the end of its broadcast life WASP was simulcasting the Classic Hits of sister-station WPKL. WASP went silent and surrendered their license to the FCC in 2012.
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
WFTZ
A static sticker and keychain from "Fantasy 101.5" WFTZ, an Adult Contemporary station licensed to Manchester, Tennessee. They've been on the air since 1992. In 2016 WFTZ shifted their format to Hot AC and became "Rooster 101.5"
Monday, March 28, 2022
WERG
A magnet from 90.5 WERG, the student-run campus radio station at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania. They began broadcasting at 89.1 FM on December 1, 1972 with 10 watts of power. WERG moved up the dial to 89.9 FM in 1980 and again to 90.5 FM in 2005. They air a Modern Rock format along with Super Soul Saturday, a program that has been on WERG in one form or another since 1979. It currently consists of a thirty-three hour block of Soul, R&B, Rap, Blues, Jazz and Gospel music that airs from midnight on Saturday until 9AM on Sunday mornings.
Sunday, March 27, 2022
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
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
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"
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