Wednesday, December 20, 2023

WZTZ

101.1 FM WZTZ was a Country station licensed to Elba, Alabama from 1986 to 2006.  They currently simulcast the Sports format of 560 AM WOOF.
 

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

KHTK

1140 AM KHTK is a 50,000-watt Sports station in Sacramento, California.  The call letters are a holdover from a previous (K) Hot TalK format.
 

Monday, December 18, 2023

KUMR

88.5 FM KUMR was on the air from 1974 to 2007 and broadcast from the (K) University of Missouri-Rolla.  The school changed its name to the Missouri University of Science and Technology and the station flipped call letters to KMST to reflect the new name.  KMST eventually became part of the St. Louis Public Radio network before going silent in 2020.
 

Sunday, December 17, 2023

KDDB





92.5 FM KDDB played Country music in Paso Robles/San Luis Obispo, California from 1982 until 1999.
 

Saturday, December 16, 2023

WHTI/WHTY

93.5 WHTY and 96.7 WHTI were simulcast CHR stations broadcasting to Muncie/Marion, Indiana.  They flipped to Classic Rock in 2009 and became "Max" WMXQ and WMQX.
 

Friday, December 15, 2023

WVNV

96.5 FM WVNV was a Country station licensed to Malone in far northern New York state.  Their signal reached Cornwall, Ontario and southern parts of Montreal, Quebec and they kept sales offices in both cities.  In 2021 WVNV was sold to the Educational Media Foundation and became part of the Air1 radio network of Christian Worship stations.
 

Thursday, December 14, 2023

WDTJ

"105.9 Jamz" WDTJ was a Mainstream Urban station in Detroit, Michigan from 1998 to 2005.  They made an attempt to compete with longtime format leader WJLB but could never dethrone them.
 

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

WAUD

1230 AM WAUD airs a Sports format in Auburn, Alabama.  They've been on the air since 1947.
 

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

KTOY

104.7 FM KTOY is an Urban Adult Contemporary station licensed to Texarkana, Arkansas.  They became the first black-owned station in the state when they went on the air in 1992.

Monday, December 11, 2023

KFRR







104.1 FM KFRR has carried (with some variations) an Alternative Rock format in Fresno, California since 1995.

A "Kolsch 104.1" beer bottle label from the Tioga Sequoia Brewing Co.

A safety strip with logos from co-owned stations KJFX and KYNO.

Sunday, December 10, 2023

KOZX

98.1 FM KOZX is a 6,000-watt station licensed to the southern Missouri town of Cabool.  They switched from Country to Rock in 2014.
 

Saturday, December 9, 2023

KKBB












99.3 FM KKBB "B-Rock" went on the air in the mid-1990s with a Classic Rock format.  In 2003 they flipped to Rhythmic Oldies as "Groove 99.3"
 

Friday, December 8, 2023

WSNE

A 1990s-era sticker from 93.3 FM WSNE licensed to Taunton, Massachusetts, part of the Providence, Rhode Island market.  They probably had an Adult Contemporary format at the time.  WSNE eventually transitioned to Hot AC and are currently branded as "Now 93.3".  A sticker and magnet from when they were "93.3 Coast FM" can be seen here.
 

Thursday, December 7, 2023

WSBA




AM 910 WSBA (W Susquehanna Broadscasting Associates) is a News/Talk station in York, Pennsylvania.  They've been on the air since September 1942.

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

WTLQ

"Q102" WTLQ was a Top-40 station for about a decade ('83-'93) and licensed to Pittston, Pennsylvania near Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

WWHN

AM 1510 WWHN is an Urban Adult Contemporary station licensed to Joliet, Illinois.  The daytime-only outlet went on the air in 1987.
 

Monday, December 4, 2023

WPTR



Albany, New York's AM 1540 WPTR was on the air from 1948 to 1995 and again from 2000 to 2004.  The call letters stood for original license holders the (W) Patroon Broadcasting Company.  They were the first full-time Top-40 station in the Capital District beginning in 1957.  They flipped to Country in 1980 and later tried various News, Talk and Sports formats with poor results.
 

Sunday, December 3, 2023

WRKZ


106.7 WRKZ was a Country station heard in south central Pennsylvania from 1980 to 2002.  "Z107" was licensed to Hershey, PA.

Saturday, December 2, 2023

KAAB

1130 AM KAAB was a Religious station when this late 1990s sticker was new.  They currently simulcast the Country format of sister station KKIK.  KAAB is licensed to Batesville. Arkansas.
 

Friday, December 1, 2023

KWTO


560 AM KWTO (Keep Watching The Ozarks) went on the air in Springfield, Missouri on Christmas Day 1933.  For many years the station had its own staff of live musicians including Chet Atkins, Les Paul and The Carter Family and broadcast Country music variety shows such as "Korn's-A-Krackin'" and Ozark Jubilee.  In 1990 KWTO flipped to News/Talk which continues to this day.  98.7 KWTO FM began broadcasting in 1967 and was a Sports station from 2001 to 2020