Tuesday, July 18, 2023

WRCN




103.9 FM WRCN was a Rock/AOR station from 1978 until 2013.  They currently carry a News/Talk format with a signal covering most of eastern Long Island and are licensed to Riverhead, New York.
 

Monday, July 17, 2023

WNCX





98.5 FM WNCX (W North Coast EXpress) began in 1986 with an eclectic Rock/Top-40 mix but quickly shifted to Classic Hits just months later.  They eventually repositioned as a Classic Rock outlet which continues to this day.  Rock artist and local Cleveland musical hero Michael Stanley hosted a show on WNCX for almost 30 years. 

Sunday, July 16, 2023

WKBQ

1000 AM WKBQ began in 1969 with a Country format broadcasting to Raleigh, North Carolina.  This lasted until 1987 when they shifted to Classic Country with new call letters WHEV.
 

Saturday, July 15, 2023

WFFV

99.3 FM WFFV was on the air from 1973 until 1985 and licensed to Front Royal, Virginia.
 

Friday, July 14, 2023

WCCW



1310 AM WCCW (W Cherry Capital of the World) signed on the air in 1960 from Traverse City, Michigan.  WCCW's FM sister began broadcasting in 1967, first at 92.1 FM and then moving to 107.5 FM in 1991. 
 

Thursday, July 13, 2023

WFEN


88.3 FM WFEN (W Faith Education Network) is a Religious station in Rockford, Illinois.
 

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

KVMV



96.9 FM KVMV is a Christian Adult Contemporary station in McAllen, Texas.  They have been a Religious broadcaster since going on the air in March 1972.
 

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

WMJQ


Rochester, New York's WMJQ was on the air for about a decade starting in 1977.  "Magic 92" played Soft Rock which eventually gave way to AOR.  In 1983 they attempted a short-lived New Wave format which then flipped to Top-40 as "Q92"
 

Monday, July 10, 2023

WMJQ





WMJQ was on the air in Buffalo, New York from 1987 until 2000.  They were first a Top-40 station as "Majic 102" and later shifted to Adult Contemporary as "Q102"
 

Sunday, July 9, 2023

WBEN

"Rock 102" WBEN (W Buffalo Evening News) was a Top-40 station in Buffalo, New York beginning in 1974.  For awhile the 110,000-watt station ran TM Productions automated "Stereo Rock" format.  Their huge signal was popular across the border in Ontario where Top-40 was not yet allowed on the FM dial.

Saturday, July 8, 2023

KRLY



The KRLY call letters existed in Houston, Texas from 1971 until 1984.  Formats during these years included Top-40, AOR, Disco and Urban as "Love 94"

Friday, July 7, 2023

KNIS

91.3 FM KNIS is a Religious station in Carson City, Nevada.  They are part of the Pilgrim Radio network made up of about three dozen stations and translators spread across Nevada, California, Wyoming and Montana.
 

KEZU

A mid-90s decal from Adult Contemporary KEZU "104.7 The Point" in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
 

Thursday, July 6, 2023

KBAD

94.5 FM KBAD was a short-lived Rock station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  They went on the air in 2015 as part of the Badlands Pawn Shop tourist attraction which also included "a foundry, tattoo parlor, deli, gun range, gun store, concert venue, music department, casino, house band, entertainment group, radio station and retail store."  KBAD went dark in 2017 after South Dakota's Division of Banking revoked the business licenses of the Dollar Loan Center, another of the station owner's businesses. 

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

CFRV

CFRV "107.7 The River" was an Adult Contemporary station in Lethbridge, Alberta.

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

WJJC

1270 AM WJJC is a Country station licensed to Commerce, Georgia.  They went on the air in June 1957 with the first DJ being Bill Anderson who went on to be a country music singer, songwriter and TV host.  WJJC is now also heard via an FM translator and is branded as "Whisperin' 95.1"
 

Monday, July 3, 2023

Radio Flash


These two Radio Flashes are most likely completely unrelated even though they both went on the air in 1976.  The top one is from Busalla, Italy near Genoa in the northern part of the country.  The other Radio Flash was located about 100 miles away in Turin, Italy and was on the air until 2019.
 

Sunday, July 2, 2023

Radio Libertaire




Radio Libertaire is owned and operated by the Anarchist Federation in Paris, France.  They broadcast at 89.4 FM (it's unclear when they were at 89.5 as shown in the top sticker) and went on the air in 1981.
 

Saturday, July 1, 2023

WUNC




91.5 FM WUNC is a 100,000-watt public radio station owned by the (W) University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.  They first went on the air in 1976 and are now simulcast on five other stations whose combined signals reach about half of the state's population.  Another WUNC sticker can be seen here.
 

WPNF

1240 AM WPNF (Wonderful Pisgah National Forest) began broadcasting on July 6, 1950 from Brevard, North Carolina.  In 1993 they switched call letters to WRAQ and about 10 years later became "White Squirrel Radio" WSQL.