R.I.P. Art Bell - KNYE

Longtime radio host Art Bell passed away last Friday (the 13th!) at age 72.  His overnight "Coast to Coast AM" show, at the peak of its popularity, was syndicated to more than 500 radio stations and had 10 million listeners--good for third place behind Rush Limbaugh and Dr. Laura Schlessinger.  The show existed from 1988 until 2010 during which he "retired" at least four times before handing the show off to current host George Noory.  He was also briefly heard on SiriusXM satellite radio.  Bell pioneered "paranormal talk radio" and covered a huge variety of topics including government coverups, strange weather, demon possession, nanotechnology, time travel, UFOs, conspiracy theories and all things supernatural.  He also personally fielded unscreened phone calls on five lines during his late-night show.

Bell broadcast from 95.1 FM KNYE in remote, Pahrump, Nevada, a station that he himself founded.  The call letters refer to Nye County where Pahrump is located--hence his familiar catchphrase "from the Kingdom of Nye."

KLSY

92.5 KLSY was an Adult Contemporary/Adult Top-40 station in Seattle, Washington from 1983 until 2006.  The last few years of their existence they were known as "Mix 92.5" and then they flipped to CHR "Movin' 92.5" KQMV.  KLSY was licensed to Bellevue, WA.

Radio Kerry

Radio Kerry broadcasts a mix of music, talk and sports on 5 frequencies throughout County Kerry in southwest Ireland.  They went on the air in July, 1990.
In 2005, Radio Kerry began operating a custom-built training facility for future radio professionals.  They offer courses in radio journalism, production, studio operations and program presentation.  Their training station "Z103" can be heard online.

5GFM

"89.3 Gulf FM" 5GFM is a volunteer-run, community radio station based in Kadina, South Australia.

WYCR

WYCR in York, Pennsylvania is currently a Classic Rock outlet branded as "Rocky 98.5".  I believe they were a Top-40 station when they were known as "98YCR". 

WQSA

Sarasota, Florida's WQSA began in 1973 with an MOR/Big Band format before flipping to all-News in 1975.  Talk shows were added in the 1980s and by the 1990s they broadcast News/Talk, Sports and Nostalgic music.  As of this writing, 1220 AM still carries a N/T format but with call letters WSRQ.

WMWM

Radio at Salem State College (now Salem State University) began in 1968 with carrier current station WSSC.  They became WMWM in 1976 with 10 watts of power broadcasting at 91.7 FM. 

WJTW

A 1994 sticker from "Lucky 93.5" WJTW, an Adult Contemporary station licensed to Joliet, Illinois.

WESL

1490 AM WESL existed in St. Louis, Missouri from 1972 until 2007.  They were best known as a Soul/R&B station starting in the early 1970s.  The WESL call letters (and frequency!) are still being used at a St. Louis-based online-only station known as "Praizze 1490".

KTGS

88.3 KTGS is the flagship station of The Gospel Station network based in Ada, Oklahoma.  Southern Gospel music programming is also heard on about two dozen stations and translators in Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, Kansas, Nebraska and Ohio.

KISR

"Kisser 93" KISR is a 100,000-watt Top-40 station in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

CIHO

96.3 FM CIHO is a French-language, community radio station licensed to Saint-Hilarion, Quebec.

KREM

A giant, 18-inch long bumper sticker from 92.9 KREM FM in Spokane, Washington.  KREM was, among other things, a Top-40 and Album Rock station during its years on the air which spanned from 1955 until 1984. 

KNOE

A late-1990s sticker and t-shirt from KNOE in Monroe, Louisiana.  The call letters existed from 1967 until 2013 and were named after former Governor of Louisiana James A Noe (who also owned WNOE.)  At the time they were simply branded as "FM 102", they carried a CHR format.

Mystery Mug - 94.9 The Fox

Anybody know what station this "95.9 The Fox" mug is from?  The obvious answer would be WEFX / WFOX in Bridgeport, Connecticut but I don't see any of their old logos looking like the one on the mug.

KYKY

KYKY "Y98" is a Hot Adult Contemporary station in St. Louis, Missouri.

KAJA

"KJ97" KAJA has been a Country station in San Antonio, Texas since 1981.

The back of a t-shirt with logos from co-owned stations KAJA, WOAI and KQXT.

WCCV

91.7 FM WCCV is a Religious broadcaster and flagship of the Immanuel Broadcasting Network.  IBN is heard on about a dozen stations and translators in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.  WCCV is licensed to Cartersville, Georgia.

KVYL

"Vinyl 99.9" KVYL was a mix of Jazz, Standards and Adult Album Alternative music in Mohave Valley, Arizona.  They could also be heard on translator stations in Lake Havasu City, Bullhead City and Kingman, AZ.  A message on their website says that KVYL has switched to an Alternative/Active Rock station branded as "10 X Rock".  A button to listen to "classic KVYL" links you to WOVM "91.1 The Avenue", a radio station in Appleton, Wisconsin which carries their previous "Timeless Cool" format.

KBEZ

92.9 KBEZ was an Easy Listening/ Soft Adult Contemporary station in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1977 until 2010.  As of this writing, KBEZ carries a Classic Hits format as "92.9 The Drive".