Wednesday, December 7, 2016

WNVR


1030 AM WNVR airs Polish-language programming 24 hours a day.  Licensed to Vernon Hills, Illinois, "Polskie Radio" broadcasts to the greater Chicagoland area during daytime hours.

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

WKTJ

AM 1380 WKTJ went on the air in Farmington, Maine in 1959 with 99.3 FM following in 1973.  The 1500-watt station currently carries a Classic Hits format as "Big Hits KTJ."  WKTJ has broadcast every Boston Red Sox game since 1962 making them the team's longest-running affiliate.

Monday, December 5, 2016

KLOS

95.5 KLOS has been a Rock station in (K)LOS Angeles, California since 1971.  The iconic rainbow stickers started coming out around 1980 and were available for free by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the station.

KLOS stickers were also handed out at concerts.  No station logo was needed....everyone knew it was from KLOS because of the distinctive colors and racetrack shape.  This Jackson Browne decal was one of the earlier band stickers that was available.  Over the years there have been dozens (hundreds?) of different bands and artists featured on KLOS stickers.  Some of them fetch a decent amount on eBay.  The ones I looked at today were going for $10 to $20 each.

This sticker is based on DJ Frazer Smith's sign off line "Too Hip, Gotta Go."  Smith is a stand-up comic and actor who was originally on KLOS from 1979 through 1984.  He currently has a show on Sunday nights from 10PM to 2AM.




The Mark & Brian Show aired on KLOS from 1987 until 2012.




Sunday, December 4, 2016

Arrows

 "Arrow 104.5" WGFX played Classic Hits in Nashville, Tennessee from 1993 until 1998.

 CJHQ "The Arrow 107.1" is a 1.6-watt community radio station based in Nakusp, British Columbia.

WARO "94.5 The Arrow" is a Classic Rock station licensed to Naples, Florida

Saturday, December 3, 2016

WBGK / WBUG

"Bug Country" is 99.7 WBGK licensed to Newport, New York and 101.1 WBUG licensed to Fort Plain, NY. 

Friday, December 2, 2016

KUPD




98 KUPD has been a Rock station in Phoenix, Arizona since the early 80s.  Licensed to Tempe, AZ, the 100,000-watt station now carries an Active Rock format.

Thursday, December 1, 2016

KRBR


KRBR "102.5 The Bear" existed from 1996 until around 2006.  They started out as a Modern Rock station before transitioning to Active Rock and finally Mainstream Rock.  KRBR was licensed to Superior, Wisconsin.

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

KIQQ

KIQQ in Los Angeles, California existed from 1972 until the late 1980s.  "100.3 K-LITE" was the last iteration of the station which lasted about three years before they flipped to "Pirate Radio" KQLZ in 1989.

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

KASC


KASC "Blaze Radio" is an unlicensed, student-run station at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ.  They went on the air in 1982 at 1260 AM and currently broadcast at 1330 AM.

Monday, November 28, 2016

CFGQ

CFGQ "Q107" plays Classic Rock in Calgary, Alberta.  The station's branding was deliberately taken from Toronto's heritage Rock station "Q107" CILQ which is also owned by Corus Entertainment. Stickers from previous formats at 107.3 FM can be seen here.

Sunday, November 27, 2016

KHYT




"K-HIT 107.5" KHYT is a Classic Hits station in Tucson, Arizona.

For a time in the 1970s and 80s, the KHYT call letters existed in Tucson on the AM dial with Top-40 "13 K-HIT".

Saturday, November 26, 2016

WESM




91.3 WESM is owned and operated by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, MD.  The 45,000-watt, public radio station airs a mix of Jazz, Blues, Folk and Gospel as well as News and Information programming.  WESM went on the air in March, 1987.

Friday, November 25, 2016

WGHC

WGHC was on the air in Clayton, Georgia from 1961 until 2014.  For many years they broadcast at 1570 AM but moved to 1400 AM in the late 1980s.  At the time their license was canceled by the FCC, they were airing a combination News/Talk and Adult Standards format.

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Radio Lora

102.2 Radio Lora broadcast(s) from Diekirch, Luxembourg.  No website seems to exist so it's unclear whether or not they are still around.

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Radio Brocken


Radio Brocken is a private radio station headquartered in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.  Their 60,000-watt signal is transmitted from atop The Brocken, part of the Harz Mountains, and the highest peak in northern Germany (as well as a playground for devils and witches).

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

WTPA

WTPA has been a Rock station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for over 30 years.  WTPA was originally located at 104.1 FM but moved to 93.5 FM in the mid-1980s.  Another move to their current location of 92.1 FM took place around 2012 and they are now licensed to the nifty little town of Palmyra.

Monday, November 21, 2016

KLOL







101.1 KLOL was a Rock station in Houston, Texas from 1970 until 2004.  The last song broadcast by the legendary station was also the first it ever played: The Who's "I'm Free".  Like many early rock stations, KLOL began as a free form/progressive outlet then morphed over the years to AOR and then Classic Rock.  The spirit of KLOL lives on at its listener-supported internet home which started in 2012.  Classic station imaging and recorded sweepers from former air personalities bring back the feel of what was once one of the top rated AOR stations in the country.
KLOL now airs a Spanish Pop format as "Mega 101 FM".





Sunday, November 20, 2016

WMUC


WMUC is a student-run, free form radio station at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD.  Sports is a major part of WMUC's schedule with full or partial seasons of 10 different Terrapin teams broadcast throughout fall, winter and spring.  The 10-watt station officially went on the air in October, 1948 though radio on campus dates back more than 80 years with the University Radio League and the National Committee on Education by Radio.  WMUC's website has an excellent and detailed history of the station as well as accounts on the station's preservation and recent funding crisis.

WJRX

"RX107" WJRX was a Contemporary Christian station in Chattanooga, Tennessee circa the early 1990s. 

Saturday, November 19, 2016

WERA

96.7 WERA is a low-power FM station in Arlington, Virginia.  The 21-watt station is staffed by volunteer DJs and went on the air in December, 2015.