Thursday, January 25, 2018

Sunny 97, Phoenix (1993, 1994)


 
Unused bumper sticker from 1994, sheet measures approximately diameter 11 cm.
Front side: round; background: white-red; sun/glasses/smile,
Sunny 97 logo, slogan: 'Good Times, Great Oldies!'
Back side: blank/white.



Unused bumper sticker from 1993, sheet measures approximately 20 cm by 8.2 cm.
Front side: background: red; Sunny 97 logo, slogan: 'Great Oldies'.
Back side: Bombay Bicycle Club promo/discount coupon.


KPSN "Sunny 97" (96.9 FM) was an oldies music station in Phoenix,  Arizona, USA from 1991 to 1994. 96.9 FM in Phoenix is currently used by KMXP "Mix 96.9".

*source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KMXP

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

92.3 AMP Radio, New York (2010, 2015)

Unused bumper sticker from 2015, sheet measures approximately 11 cm by 9 cm.
Front side: shaped; background: black; 92.3 AMP Radio logo.
Back side:92.3 AMP Radio website address and social media accounts



WBMP (92.3 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to New York City, USA. Currently (this article posted on January 2018) owned by Entercom, WBMP broadcasts an alternative rock format branded as ALT 92.3.

Previously when owned by CBS Radio, 92.3 FM is a CHR (Contemporary Hit Radio) station. Branded as 92.3 Now (WNOW-FM) from 2009 to 2014 and 92.3 AMP Radio (pronounced "Amp Radio", WBMP-FM) from 2014 to 2017.

Unused bumper sticker from 2010, sheet measures approximately 18 cm by 11 cm.
Front side: background: white; 92.3 Now logo + 3 small stickers: 92.3 Now logo, different color.
Back side: white.


On March 11, 2009, Classic Rock station, WXRK (92.3 K-Rock) announced that K-Rock was moving to 92.3 HD2, and after an introductory package, officially flipped to a rhythmic-leaning CHR format, branded as "92.3 Now".On November 8, 2012, a full 3 1/2 years after Now's debut, the station changed call letters to WNOW-FM to match their moniker.

Since the station's flip in 2009, WXRK/WNOW has only held a 2 share as compared to WHTZ (Z100), which usually has a 7 share of the market. In addition, WXRK/WNOW has had a constant turnover of program directors and airstaff, including the sudden releasing of all the then-current airstaff (with the exception of midday host Niko and evening host Toro) on May 21, 2014, as rumors of a complete rehauling of 92.3's format abounded. The following day at 2 p.m., after stunting by giving away $1,000 to callers every 9 minutes for 2 hours, WNOW-FM relaunched as 92.3 AMP Radio under veteran PD Rick Thomas, launching with commercial-free weekends until Labor Day weekend. The final song on "Now" was "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, while the first song on "AMP" was "Summer" by Calvin Harris.

On June 23, 2014, WNOW-FM changed its call letters to WBMP to match the "AMP" branding (unlike Los Angeles sister station KAMP-FM (97.1 AMP Radio), the WAMP call letters are held by an American Family Radio religious talk radio station in Jackson, Tennessee which was unlikely to give them to a commercial operation).

WBMP has studios located in the Hudson Square district of Manhattan, and has a transmitter atop the Empire State Building.

WBMP broadcasts in HD. A simulcast of sister station WNEW-FM airs on the HD 2 channel and Radio Disney, a children's music format, airs on the HD3 channel.

On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom. The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was completed on the 17th. On that day, at 10 a.m., WBMP flipped back to alternative as ALT 92.3, launching with "My Hero" by The Foo Fighters. The switch marked the return of the format to the market for the first time since 2012, when WRXP (101.9 RXP) switched to a simulcast of WFAN as WFAN-FM after its sale to CBS.

A sister "AMP" station in Dallas, KVIL, also flipped to alternative with a similar brand (ALT 103.7) the same day.

*source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBMP_(FM)