Friday, October 6, 2023

KBTL/World College Radio Day

KBTL "88.1 The Grizz" is the student-run station at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas.  The 400-watt station received their broadcasting license in 2001 and airs a mix of music, talk and sports.  KBTL is a participant in World College Radio Day 2023 which unites hundreds of college radio stations around the world.  Their goal is to raise the profile of these stations and encourage students to participate in campus radio as well as invite listeners who might not normally listen to their local college station.

Thursday, October 5, 2023

WGOW

102.3 FM WGOW is a News/Talk station licensed to Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee just north of Chattanooga.
 

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

KYOK


AM 1590 KYOK was on the air in Houston, Texas from 1954 until 1999.  They were originally owned by two Louisiana businessmen who operated a chain of stations in the southern United States, all of which had "OK" in their call letters and were targeted to African-American listeners.  KYOK's formats over the years included R&B, Urban Contemporary, Gospel, Hip-Hop/Urban and Soul Oldies.  In the early 1990s their programming was simulcast on two FM rimshot signals in Houston.  The KYOK call letters currently exist at 1140 AM now licensed to Conroe, Texas.
 

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

KSHK

"Shaka 103" KSHK plays Classic Rock on the island of Kaua'i, Hawaii.  This sticker dates to around 2012 when they were located at 103.3 FM and licensed to Kekaha, HI.  In 2014 they moved down a notch to 103.1 FM now licensed to Hanamaulu, HI.
 

Monday, October 2, 2023

KGY



KGY officially went on the air from Lacey, Washington in March 1922 making them one of the oldest stations in the United States.  Their history goes back even further, to early 1916 when Benedictine monks at St. Martin's College were issued a "Technical and Training School" radio license for station 7YS.  They moved to Olympia, Washington in the early 1930s.  KGY broadcast on various frequencies in their first two decades before settling at 1240 AM in 1941.  Formats over the years included Top-40, MOR, Adult Contemporary and Classic Hits.  They were sold in 2014 and switched call letters to KBUP becoming a Catholic/Religious station.  As of this posting, there is no station using the heritage KGY calls, however local translator K237FR is branded as "Olympia's KGY 95.3"
 

Sunday, October 1, 2023

KCLX

102.9 FM KCLX played Classic Rock in San Diego, California from 1992 to 1995.
 

Saturday, September 30, 2023

CJCB

AM 1270 CJCB airs a Country format in Sydney, Nova Scotia.  They've been broadcasting to (CJ) Cape Breton Island since February 1929.  According to their Wikipedia page, CJCB is the only commercial station in Canada to broadcast on the 1270 AM frequency.  Speaking of Canada...shouldn't the "Favorites" on this sticker be spelled "Favourites"?
 

Friday, September 29, 2023

The Points

WXPT - St. Louis Park/Minneapolis, Minnesota
 
 KTPT - Rapid City, South Dakota.  Other KTPT stickers can be seen here.

KPTE - Bayfield/Durango, Colorado

KHPT - Conroe/Houston, Texas.  This is the exact same sticker once used by WBPT in Birmingham, Alabama except that the above decal's "Best of the 80's...and more" slogan can't be seen because of the white-on-clear color scheme.
 

Thursday, September 28, 2023

KCQQ


KCQQ has been a Classic Hits/Classic Rock station in Davenport, Iowa since the mid-1990s.  Dwyer & Michaels were the morning team from 1995 until 2006 before departing to rival station WXLP and winning a non-compete violation lawsuit along the way.  In 2021 KCQQ dropped their "Q106.5" branding and became "Big 106.5"
 

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Radio Simba

Radio Simba has been broadcasting from Kampala, Uganda since 1998.  Their slogan "Ffe Mmwe - Mmwe Ffe" translates from Lugandan as "We Are You - You Are Us."
 

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Radio Oreb

Radio Oreb is a Religious station based in Liseria, Italy.
 

WWST




"Star 102.1" WWST is a Top-40 station in Knoxville, Tennessee.  They originally broadcast at 93.1 FM before moving to 102.1 FM in 2001.
 

Monday, September 25, 2023

WRCQ



103.5 FM WRCQ began as a Classic Rock station when they changed call letters from WDKS in 1989.  They are now a Mainstream Rock station and are licensed to Dunn, North Carolina near Fayetteville.

Sunday, September 24, 2023

WNDD

Wind FM is a Classic Rock station licensed to Silver Springs, Florida near Ocala.  They carried the WNDD calls from 1995 to 2019 and now have the even better call letters WYND.

Friday, September 22, 2023

WKBQ





In 1988 St. Louis, Missouri's KWK-FM changed call letters to WKBQ and became "Q106.5" while keeping their Top-40 format.  In 1994 they swapped frequencies with WKKX and moved to 104.1 FM as "Q104" which lasted until 1997.
 

Thursday, September 21, 2023

WFFX


95.7 FM WFFX was on the air in Tuscaloosa, Alabama from 1984 to 1996.  The top sticker is from 1985 when the Broadcasting Yearbook lists them as having had an Adult Contemporary format.  This 1996 aircheck had them playing a mix of new and Classic Rock.  At some point the frequency moved closer into the Birmingham market and is currently Urban outlet WBHJ now licensed to Midfield, AL.
 

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

WCDB



90.9 FM WCDB (W Capital District Broadcasting) is the student-run station from the State University of New York at Albany.  They went on the air in 1978 after broadcasting for years as AM carrier-current station WSUA.  The school's radio history includes a claim to be the first station in the United States to play a Beatles song after a student brought back a bootleg recording from Germany.
 

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

KVMX




"Kix 92.1" KVMX played Country music in Bakersfield, California for about three years starting in 2013

Monday, September 18, 2023

KRMB / KRMC

"Radio Manantial" is a Spanish-language Christian station made up of 91.7 FM KRMC and 90.1 FM KRMB.  Both are located right along the Arizona/Mexico border in Douglas and Bisbee, AZ.
 

Sunday, September 17, 2023

WGCX


WGCX was on the air in Pensacola, Florida from 1988 to 1994.  They were originally a Classic Rock station known as "Gator 104" before adding current songs to their playlist and becoming "Rock 104."  WGCX was licensed to Atmore, Alabama.