Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Australian Broadcasting Corporation







































The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national radio and television broadcaster of Australia.  They were established in 1932 with headquarters in Sydney, New South Wales.  ABC's Lissajous curve logo has been officially in use, with slight modifications, since 1963.  They currently operate 54 local radio stations along with four national networks and an international service, Radio Australia
 

Monday, October 9, 2023

WYTZ


"97.5 Y Country" WZTY is licensed to Bridgman in southwest Michigan.  At one time they were simulcast on 103.7 FM WZTY in Hartford, MI near Kalamazoo.
 

Sunday, October 8, 2023

WRTH

1430 AM WRTH was an Adult Standards station in St. Louis, Missouri from 1991 to 2005 (with a brief foray into 50s/60s Oldies around 2003.)
 

Saturday, October 7, 2023

WOKO AM & FM

The WOKO call letters could be found on the AM dial in Albany, New York from 1931 until 1983 (and briefly again in 1987/88.)  This sticker probably dates to the early 80s near the end of their second attempt at a Country format.




98.9 FM WOKO has been a Country station in Burlington, Vermont since 1990.  A footnote on the Wikipedia page for what is now WOPG says that the WOKO call letters were chosen for this station at the behest of an employee who wished to honor the original WOKO in Albany.

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.