Monday, November 12, 2012

Radio Certitude


96.6 FM Radio Certitude began broadcasting a Religious format in Grenoble, France in 1983.  In 2007 they joined the Phare FM network of stations.

Sunday, November 11, 2012

WBNZ


WBNZ (W BeNZie County) was Hot Adult Contemporary station licensed to Frankfort, Michigan.  This sticker was received in 2001 when they were located at 99.3 FM.  WBNZ currently has a satellite-fed Soft Adult Contemporary format and broadcasts at 92.3 FM.

Saturday, November 10, 2012

KSUA




KSUA officially hit the airwaves in September, 1984 at 103.9 FM with an Album Oriented Rock format.  They were originally a commercial college station but financial troubles plagued KSUA and they went off the air in March, 1993.  They resumed broadcasting nine months later with new equipment and staff and were now a non-commercial outlet playing Alternative Rock.  Eventually, the University of Alaska station ended up at 91.5 FM and are now licensed to Fairbanks, AK.

KSUA also operates a closed-circuit television station that went on the air in 2003.

Friday, November 9, 2012

License Plate Stickers

KMJJ was an Adult Contemporary station licensed to North Las Vegas, Nevada from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s.  They were an early user of voicetracking, where DJs pre-record their on-air presentation which is then combined with music and commercials to resemble a live air shift.
1140 AM has seen many format and call letter changes in its 56 year history including Top-40 (KLUC) / Heavy Metal (KRSR) / "Casino Radio" (KXNO) / Sports and Talk (KSFN.)  They are currently KYDZ, a Radio Disney affiliate.
The blue and white style license plates were in use in Nevada from 1961 to 1985.

KRCC (K Radio Colorado College) carries NPR shows along with various music programming.  They are licensed to Colorado Springs, CO.
This sticker resembles Colorado's current license plates except that the mountains are now white and the numbering is green.

WKBW was a Top-40 station in Buffalo, New York from the late 1950s until the early 1980s.  1520 AM is currently WWKB and carries a Progressive Talk format. 
These plates were in use from 1973 to 1986.  New York's current license plate, in use since 2010, seems to be a nod to these gold and yellow classics.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

KFXJ

"104.5 The Fox" KFXJ is a 45,000-watt Classic Rock station in Wichita, Kansas and licensed to Augusta, KS.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

WWSU

Yesterday I had a chance to go back to the campus of Wright State University for the first time in 18 years.  My wife is a student at WSU and I went with her to take care of some legal business.  The lawyer's office just happened to be down the hall from WWSU, where I spent a fair amount of time playing obscure new wave and post-punk music for the handful of people who could pick up its 10-watt signal.

Wow!  Things seem to have changed for the better at "Dayton's Wright Choice."  Gone is the dingy, closet-sized studio which was replaced with large, bright rooms and lots of chrome and glass.  The only thing missing was the giant wall of vinyl records which was idiotically sold off in the early 1990s for a short-sighted station fundraiser.


106.9 WWSU is a block-formatted station featuring Rock, Hip-Hop, R&B, Sports, Alternative and various other programming.  They are licensed to Fairborn, Ohio.


The front and back of a WWSU t-shirt circa 1992.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

CKFM

"99.9 Virgin Radio" is a Contemporary Hit Radio station in Toronto, Ontario.  CKFM's Virgin branding began in 2008 after they switched from "Mix 99.9"

Monday, November 5, 2012

Radio Universal

A twenty-fifth anniversary sticker from Radio Universal which is based in Cusco, Peru.  They went on the air in 1983 at 1150 AM and now also broadcast on 103.3 FM as well as shortwave.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

2BAY

Bay FM 99.9 is a volunteer-run, community radio station from Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

WSRZ

WSRZ was an Oldies station licensed to Coral Cove, Florida.  In 2007, they dropped the music from the 1950s and early 1960s and became a Classic Hits station "107.9 WSRZ."

Friday, November 2, 2012

KVET-FM



98.1 KVET is a Country station in Austin, Texas.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

KVET-AM

1300 AM "The Zone" is a Sports station from Austin, Texas. 
The history of KVET dates to just after World War II when a group of men, including future Texas governor John Connally, pooled their resources to start a radio station in Austin.  They were all veterans so they chose the call letters KVET.  1300 began with a Full Service format before switching to Country in the late 1960s. 

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

KVEG


KVEG(as) is a Rhythmic Top-40 station licensed to Mesquite, Nevada near Las Vegas.  "Hot 97.5" signed on the air in March, 2001.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

KVDU

KVDU is an internet-only radio station broadcasting from the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.  Their website was down when I tried to listen but you can give it a shot here.

Monday, October 29, 2012

KVCU













"Radio 1190" KVCU is a student-run Freeform station from the University of Colorado at Boulder.  They went on the air in November, 1998.


Sunday, October 28, 2012

KVEN

"The Boomer" KVEN was an Oldies station in Ventura, California.  1450 AM is currently a Sports station affiliated with the ESPN Radio Network.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

KVEC

AM 920 KVEC is a News/Talk station licensed to San Luis Obispo, California.  They are celebrating their 75th anniversary having gone on the air in 1937.

Friday, October 26, 2012

KWMR


KWMR (K West MaRin) is a Community radio station licensed to Point Reyes Station, California. They went on the air in May, 1999 and broadcast a variety of music including Jazz, Classical, Blues, and Americana as well as shows about food, art, the environment and public affairs.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

WNRJ

"Power 105.7" was a short-lived Top-40 station licensed to Marysville, Ohio.  "The Power Pig" debuted in 1990 and was gone a year later when they became Urban "Hot 105" WWHT.  The frequency is now Classic Rock "105.7 The Brew" WBWR licensed to the Columbus suburb of Hilliard, OH.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

WKRV


107.1 WKRV "The Kurv" plays Classic Hits in Vandalia, Illinois.