A daily look into one of the world's largest collections of radio station bumper stickers and memorabilia.
Sunday, September 7, 2014
KCLA
1400 AM KCLA broadcast from Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Over the years they were a Top-40, Nostalgia and Sports Talk station but they were primarily known for their Country format. KCLA went off the air in 2007 and their license was canceled in 2011.
Pine Bluff's Zebra drive-in theater opened in the early 1950s and closed in the mid 1980s.
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Friday, September 5, 2014
Thursday, September 4, 2014
The Highway Stations
"The Highway Stations" began in 1980 specifically to serve motorists driving between Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. At that time, there were literally no FM stations to be heard in this sparsely populated area along Interstate 15. The stations eventually attracted a sizable amount of casino advertising aimed at listeners destined for Vegas. The two original outlets were 98.1 KRXV licensed to Yermo, CA and 99.5 FM KXVR licensed to Mountain Pass, CA. Along with 98.9 KHWY in Essex, CA, they are now branded as "The Highway Vibe" and carry an Adult Contemporary format.
Highway Radio later added Rock formatted stations known as "The Drive" as well as "Highway Country."
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
WRHT
"96.3 The Hot FM" was a CHR station licensed to Morehead City, North Carolina. WRHT is now home to "Thunder Country 96.3"
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
CFCR
90.5 FM CFCR is a volunteer-run, community radio station in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They went on the air in September, 1991.
Monday, September 1, 2014
Radio Gien
Radio Gien was a station de radio locale in Gien, France from 1981 until 1998. This sticker dates to 1991 when they added two simulcast signals and switched their main frequency from 98.7 to 100.2 FM.
KKWF
KKWF "100.7 The Wolf" is a Country station in Seattle, Washington. Try not to confuse this sticker with this one. Or this one.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Friday, August 29, 2014
WTKM
104.9 FM WTKM (We're The Kettle Moraine) is a community-oriented, Full Service radio station licensed to Hartford, Wisconsin. They air a mix of News/Talk, Country and Polka music. The co-owned signals are no longer simulcast as the AM half currently carries an Oldies format as "Cruisin' 1540."
Thursday, August 28, 2014
WNSG
WNSG was a Gospel station in Nashville, Tennessee circa 2002. 1240 AM is currently Regional Mexican "Activa 1240" WNVL.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Connecticut Public Radio
Connecticut Public Radio consists of five radio stations and one translator and airs NPR programming and BBC World Service as well as locally based talk shows. The top sticker dates to when Classical music was played, a format that was dropped for full-time news and information around 2006. All of the stations in the CPR network are referred to as "WNPR" which is found at 90.5 FM licensed to Meriden, CT.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
KPRZ
A sticker and magnet from San Diego's KPRZ, a Christian Talk station licensed to San Marcos-Poway, California. They are now branded as "K-Praise 1210 AM"
Monday, August 25, 2014
WKSH
1370 AM WKSH was a Religious station licensed to Pewaukee, Wisconsin from 1985 to 1998. The station then moved to 1640 AM licensed to Sussex, WI before flipping to Radio Disney in 2002. The frequency is currently home to the Catholic programming of "Relevant Radio" WSJP.
Sunday, August 24, 2014
WELY
WELY is a locally owned, community radio station in the town of Ely in far northern Minnesota. "End of the Road" radio refers to the fact that very little lies beyond the town itself except vast wilderness (and Canada.) WELY's broadcast range to these remote areas means that they are one of the very few stations that the FCC allows to air personal emergency messages. In the mid-1990s WELY was purchased by retired CBS broadcaster Charles Kuralt. It is currently owned by the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa.
Saturday, August 23, 2014
WAFS
WAFS was a Religious station in Atlanta, Georgia. They were on the air from 1989 until 2004 and were owned by the Moody Bible Institute. 920 AM is currently WGKS and carries a Talk format, while the WAFS call letters moved up the dial to 1190 AM and is a Business News Talk outlet.
Friday, August 22, 2014
KCGS
960 AM KCGS is a News and Christian Talk station licensed to Marshall, Arkansas. This extra-long sticker dates to when they were located at 1600 AM and carried a Country & Western/Gospel format.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
WNAX
AM 570 WNAX (W North American Radio EXperiment) is a News/Talk station licensed to Yankton, South Dakota. The 5000-watt signal of "Your Big Friend" covers portions of South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas and boasts the second largest daytime land coverage area of any US station (thanks to flat land and ideal ground conductivity.) WNAX signed on the air in 1922. Twenty years later they constructed an 800+ foot tower making it the tallest radio stick in the country at the time (it's still the tallest AM tower). In the late 1920s Lawrence Welk began performing on the station without pay and continued to do so for 10 years. Wynn Hubler Speece aka "Your Neighbor Lady" started her household hints and recipes show in 1939 and continued for almost 66 years.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Radio Vimercate
This station broadcast from the city of Vimercate in northern Italy. As with many defunct Italian stations, not much of an online history can be found.
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