Sunday, January 8, 2017

KASE




KASE 101 is a 100,000-watt station in Austin, Texas.  They've carried a Country music format since 1981.



Saturday, January 7, 2017

Radio Kansas

Radio Kansas is a three station network serving the central part of the state and based at Hutchinson Community College.  The network consists of flagship KHCC 90.1 FM in Hutchinson, KHCD 89.5 FM in Salina and KHCT 90.9 FM in Great Bend.  Radio Kansas also carries three HD Radio signals playing Bluegrass and Folk, Jazz, and contemporary instrumental music.

Friday, January 6, 2017

WRNI

A static cling postcard sticker from WRNI in Providence, Rhode Island.  1290 AM went on the air in 1947 as WDEM and was a Top-40 station in the 1960s and 70s as WICE.  In 1998, Boston University's WBUR bought what was then Portuguese-language WRCP for almost $2 million and switched call letters to WRNI.  A very controversial sale of the station a few years later resulted in investigations and resignations triggered by the local donors who contributed money to buy both WRNI and sister station WXNI from their previous owners.
WRNI is currently owned by Rhode Island Public Radio and carries Spanish-language public radio programming.


A decal from three of the four Rhode Island Public Radio stations.  88.1 FM WELH - Providence, 91.5 FM WCVY - Coventry and 102.7 FM WNPE - Narragansett Pier.

Thursday, January 5, 2017

CKJR


1440 AM in Wetaskiwin, Alberta went on the air in 1971 as CJOI.  In the mid-1990s they changed call letters to CKJR and at some point started playing Country music.  They currently carry an Oldies format as "W1440"

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

WJLQ


A t-shirt from Top-40 station "Q100" in Pensacola, Florida.  100.7 FM carried the WJLQ call letters from 1975 until 1994 and again from 2000 until 2012. 

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

WPVR

A magnet from "Arrow 94.9" WPVR in Roanoke, Virginia.  They carried a Classic Rock format from 1997 until 2000.

Monday, January 2, 2017

XHITZ



90.3 XHITZ began as an Album Rock station in San Diego, California in 1983.  In 1990 they flipped to a Dance-leaning Rhythmic Top-40 format as "Z90".  The 100,000-watt station is licensed to Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

Sunday, January 1, 2017

WKHM


Jackson, Michigan's 970 AM WKHM went on the air in December, 1951.  The call letters were formed from the last names of the original owners (W) Fred Knorr, Harvey Hansen and Bill McCoy.  For years they were a Full-Service/MOR outlet before transitioning to their current News/Talk format.


WKHM FM went on the air in the mid-1990s and carries an Adult Top-40 format.  They are licensed to Brooklyn, MI.

Saturday, December 31, 2016

Arcan Radio

Arcan Radio went on the air in 1980 from Bilzen, Belgium.  They originally broadcast at 101.9 FM before eventually moving to 106.2 FM with their signal reaching both the Belgian and Dutch regions of Limburg.  A printing error seems to have blanked out the lower left corner of this sticker which reads "het bonkend hart van muzikaal limburg" (the pounding heart of musical Limburg).

Friday, December 30, 2016

Radio Rhema

"Rhema" in Greek literally means "utterance" or "thing said".  In Christianity it is used in reference to the concept of Rhematos Christou or Jesus Christ's sayings.  Radio Rhema began in 1974 in Christchurch, New Zealand although its roots go back to the 1960s when they were known as Gospel Radio Fellowship.  After multiple temporary licenses to broadcast (sometimes for one day only) they received a permanent license in 1978.  This made them the first Christian radio station in the British Commonwealth and one of the first in the world.  In the 1980s, they branched out to Australia which is where most of these Rhema stickers are from.

2GCB

2RFM

4CLG--Woombye, Queensland

4WBR

5RCB

2PMQ--Port Macquarie, New South Wales


The above two Rhema stickers are from New Zealand.  Too lazy to research what cities they're from....anybody know?

UPDATE:  612 AM is in Christchurch and 855 is in Hamilton.  Thanks for the info Anonymous commenter!

Thursday, December 29, 2016

WYAH

WYAH is a 29-watt, LPFM station with a Religious format in Winchester, Kentucky.

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

WLTO

WLTO in (W) LexingTOn, Kentucky carried an Oldies format circa the late 1990s.  They currently broadcast Rhythmic Top-40 as "Hot 102".  WLTO is licensed to Nicholasville, KY.

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

WPAC

A 1989 sticker from Top-40 station "PAC-93" WPAC in Ogdensburg, New York.  WPAC now broadcasts at 98.7 FM with a 60s & 70s Oldies format while 92.7 FM is News/Talk WQTK.

Monday, December 26, 2016

WMEE


97.3 WMEE is a Hot Adult Contemporary station in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  They carried a Top-40 format starting in 1979 and previously broadcast Beautiful Music as WMEF earlier that decade.  I used to listen to WMEE in the mid-to-late 1980s when I lived in Celina, Ohio and looked forward to the nightly "Smash It Or Trash It" rate-a-record bit.  For some reason, I still remember Thomas Dolby's "Hyperactive!" getting absolutely decimated by angry callers.

Sunday, December 25, 2016

Merry Christmas! - WKQC


"K104.7" WKQC is an Adult Contemporary station in Charlotte, North Carolina.  They begin broadcasting Christmas music full-time every year starting Thanksgiving week.

Saturday, December 24, 2016

WHMI



93.5 WHMI (W Heart of MIchigan) is a Classic Hits station licensed to Howell, MI.  They went on the air in 1977 to complement their now-silent sister station WHMI 1350 AM.

Friday, December 23, 2016

Radio Sticker of the Day Mailbag - WFUS

Just in time for Christmas, I received this great package from my pal Budd Yeman.  Budd works at iHeartMedia in Tampa, Florida (among other things) and sent a bunch of goodies from their cluster of stations.  Also check out his multiple tribute sites for stations past and present in Utica, New York.  Thanks again, Budd!


Formerly Classic Rock WTBT "Thunder 103.5", WFUS "US 103.5" is a Country station licensed to Gulfport, FL.  They are also the co-flagship station (along with WDAE) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Thursday, December 22, 2016

WDDJ


"Electric 96.9 FM" WDDJ is a Top-40 station in Paducah, Kentucky.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

KXTA



"XTRA Sports 1150 AM" was a Sports station in Los Angeles, California.  They were the flagship station for LA Dodgers games for a five year period in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

KRZZ

"93.3 La Raza" KRZZ is a Regional Mexican station in San Francisco, California.