A daily look into one of the world's largest collections of radio station bumper stickers and memorabilia.
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Monday, November 7, 2016
CKIZ
CKIZ "107.5 Kiss FM" is a Hot Adult Contemporary station licensed to Vernon, British Columbia. This sticker is yet another example of a station using a suspiciously similar logo as Boston's "Kiss 108".
Sunday, November 6, 2016
WIXC
97.3 FM WIXC played Country music in Saginaw, Michigan from 1991 until 1999. The frequency is currently home to Variety Hits outlet WMJO "Joe FM". WIXC was licensed to Essexville, MI.
The backside of this keychain features what I can only assume was the station mascot, a cow named Bossie.
The backside of this keychain features what I can only assume was the station mascot, a cow named Bossie.
WKTY
AM 580 WKTY is a Sports station licensed to La Crosse, Wisconsin. They went on the air in May, 1948. Wettstein & Sons is a local appliance, home electronics and furniture store in La Crosse.
Friday, November 4, 2016
College Radio Day / WRVS
Today is the 6th annual College Radio Day where hundreds of campus stations from around the world unite to celebrate the important contributions of college radio. This year CRD even got a shout-out from President Obama.
“I am proud to join in marking the 6th annual College Radio Day on November 4.
Radio has long connected us as Americans– from the songs that make us sing and dance, to the shows that make us laugh and challenge our assumptions, to the news that helps us understand our place in the world. As we scan through stations that cover every kind of music and perspective on the political spectrum, we find that college radio holds a crucial and unique place on the dial. It’s not simply a proving ground for young people; it’s an opportunity for all Americans to experience new stories, new bands, and new ideas.
On College Radio Day, we pay tribute to the ways radio has enabled students – and all of us – to help shape a more inclusive society. As you tune in to your local station today, you have my best wishes.”
- Barack Obama.
89.9 FM WRVS is one of 8 participating stations from the state of North Carolina. The 41,000-watt station broadcasts NPR News, Sports, Jazz, R&B and Gospel music from Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, NC. WRVS celebrates their 30th anniversary this year having gone on the air in March, 1986.
“I am proud to join in marking the 6th annual College Radio Day on November 4.
Radio has long connected us as Americans– from the songs that make us sing and dance, to the shows that make us laugh and challenge our assumptions, to the news that helps us understand our place in the world. As we scan through stations that cover every kind of music and perspective on the political spectrum, we find that college radio holds a crucial and unique place on the dial. It’s not simply a proving ground for young people; it’s an opportunity for all Americans to experience new stories, new bands, and new ideas.
On College Radio Day, we pay tribute to the ways radio has enabled students – and all of us – to help shape a more inclusive society. As you tune in to your local station today, you have my best wishes.”
- Barack Obama.
89.9 FM WRVS is one of 8 participating stations from the state of North Carolina. The 41,000-watt station broadcasts NPR News, Sports, Jazz, R&B and Gospel music from Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, NC. WRVS celebrates their 30th anniversary this year having gone on the air in March, 1986.
Thursday, November 3, 2016
WFLZ
Tampa, Florida's WFLZ has been a Top-40 station since 1989, first as "The Power Pig" and later as "93-3 FLZ".
The MJ Morning Show (originally The MJ and BJ Morning Show) existed from 1994 until 2012 and originated from WFLZ. It was also heard on two other Florida stations as well as KSLZ in St. Louis, Missouri.
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
KMGI
KMGI went on the air in Seattle, Washington in 1985 with an Adult Contemporary format known as "Magic 108 FM". This t-shirt dates to around four years later when they had transitioned to Hot AC branded as "I-107.7". The frequency is currently Alternative Rock outlet KNDD "107.7 The End".
Monday, October 31, 2016
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Banana FM 87.7
Banana FM 87.7 broadcasts from Wakayama, Japan.
Known as the "kingdom of fruit", Wakayama Prefecture is famous for their mandarin oranges as well as strawberries, grapes, persimmons and apricots. Banana cultivation for clothing and household use in Japan dates back to at least the 13th century. The fiber from the shoots are boiled in lye to make yarn, tablecloths and kimonos.
Another banana radio bumper sticker can be seen here.
Known as the "kingdom of fruit", Wakayama Prefecture is famous for their mandarin oranges as well as strawberries, grapes, persimmons and apricots. Banana cultivation for clothing and household use in Japan dates back to at least the 13th century. The fiber from the shoots are boiled in lye to make yarn, tablecloths and kimonos.
Another banana radio bumper sticker can be seen here.
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Friday, October 28, 2016
WXYY
"Y107.9" WXYY was a Hot Adult Contemporary station licensed to Port Royal, South Carolina from 2011 to 2014.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
WOZQ
91.9 FM WOZQ broadcasts from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Radio at the private women's liberal arts school began in January, 1949 when a carrier current station, WCSR, went on the air. A 21-year, radio-free gap occurred between 1956 and 1977 when a new station, WRSC, was created. A move to FM took place around 1982 with new call letters WOZQ.
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
WLTN
1400 AM WLTN is an Oldies outlet in (W) LiTtletoN, New Hampshire. The 1,000-watt station went on the air in October, 1963 and can also be heard on translator W253AY at 98.5 FM.
This vintage sticker depicts the Old Man of the Mountain, a rock formation on Cannon Mountain that looked like a profile of a face when viewed from the north. Sadly, the Old Man collapsed to the ground in 2003, a victim of a millenium of freezing, thawing and erosion that no amount of maintenance could keep up with.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Monday, October 24, 2016
WDDC
"New Mix 100" was an Adult Contemporary station licensed to Portage, Wisconsin. WDDC is now branded as "Thunder 100.1" and carries a Country format.
Sunday, October 23, 2016
KSCR
KSCR was the campus radio station for the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. It began in the mid-1970s as a carrier-current station broadcasting at 1560 AM. By 1991 their Alternative Rock programming could be heard on a low power signal at 104.7 FM as "The Underground". The all-volunteer station switched call letters to KXSC in 2010.
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Friday, October 21, 2016
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