Saturday, November 26, 2016

Power 106, Los Angeles (1986 - 1992)

*Power 106 Los Angeles stickers, 1986-1997 logo

KPWR (105.9 FM, Power 106) is a commercial radio station located in Los Angeles, California, USA.

KPWR airs a Rhythmic Top 40 format playing hip hop and R&B with occasional rhythmic pop/dance titles. It is owned and operated by Emmis Communications and is one of its two flagship stations alongside WQHT ("Hot 97") in New York City.
Currently KPWR's studios are based in the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank, and the transmitter is at Mount Wilson.

In May 1984, the Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications bought KMGG "L.A.'s Magic 106" from Century Broadcasting. Not too long after Emmis bought the station, it immediately saw a niche to counter Top 40s KIIS and KKHR and urban-music outlets KDAY, KJLH, and KACE (the latter three all signal challenged). At 6 PM on January 11, 1986, KMGG dropped its adult contemporary format, and became the first rhythmic contemporary-focused top 40 formatted radio outlet with the new callsign KPWR and the handle "Power 106, The Fresh New Music Mix."

The first song on the newly christened "Power 106" was "Say I'm Your Number One" by Princess. Jay Thomas was hired as host of The New Power 106 Morning Zoo and then later The Power 106 Morning Zoo or The Original Morning Zoo, or just The Morning Zoo for short.

Power 106's first tagline in 1986 was I've Made The Power Switch!, and in 1987 with Pure Energy...Dance Now!!!, followed in 1991 by L.A.'s Hottest Music, then in 1997 as L.A.'s Party Station, and most recently in 2005 with the current tagline Where Hip-Hop Lives.

Unused bumper sticker from the 1992, sheet measures approximately 25 cm by 8.3 cm. 
Front side: background: black; 'L.A.'s Hottest Music, Power 106 logo, + small sticker.
Back side: blank/white.



Unused bumper sticker from the 1990, sheet measures approximately 27.4 cm by 6.4 cm. 
Front side: background: black; Power 106 logo, 'Pure Energy... Dance Now!'; + 2 triangle small stickers, version: Power 106 logo, 'Dance Now!' and Power 106 logo, 'Pure Energy... Dance Now!'.
Back side: blank/white.



Unused bumper sticker from the 1990, sheet measures approximately 23.4 cm by 6.4 cm. 
Front side: background: black; Power 106 logo, 'Pure Energy... Dance Now!'.
Back side: 'Power 106 "MILLION DOLLAR SUMMER" registration and instruction; 'am/pm' promo.



Unused bumper sticker from the 1986, sheet measures approximately 21.5 cm by 8 cm. 
Front side: background: black; Power 106 logo, 'I've Made The Power Switch!'.
Back side: blank/white.

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

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

102.7 KIIS FM, Los Angeles (1989-1992)

Here we go again.. 3 additional KIIS FM stickers added to the list!

Very very rare!!! unused bumper sticker from 1992, sheet measures approximately 18 cm by 8 cm.
Front side: background: navy; KIIS FM logo.
Back side: '2 Ways to Win with KIIS FM and Chevron' promo/contest rules, registration form.


Unused bumper sticker from 1991, sheet measures approximately 26.3 cm by 7.7 cm.
Front side: background: navy; KIIS FM logo + 2 small stickers: 'KIIS FM: Call Now & Win (213) 520-102.7 or (714) 977-1027' and KIIS FM logo.
Back side: 'Stick it and Win with KIIS FM' promo/rules, '7-Eleven' promo coupon.


Unused bumper sticker from 1989, sheet measures approximately 27.3 cm by 8.3 cm.
Front side: background: blue; KIIS FM logo + 2 small stickers: 'KIIS FM: Call Now & Win' and KIIS FM logo.
Back side: 'Stick it and Win with KIIS FM' promo/rules, registration form.


*Recently (2016) I have 19 different design/versions of 102.7 KIIS FM sticker.. which released from the '80s to 2006 era, PLUS 1 sticker of KIIS FM simulcast on 97.7 FM / KAVS in Antelope Valley. In total I have 20 different versions of KIIS FM sticker!!!

Previous post about my KIIS FM sticker collection (16 different versions)

Yes.. I am a BIG fan of 102.7 KIIS FM :-) and.. from Indonesia! :-)


KIIS-FM (pronounced "Kiss FM") (102.7 FM)–branded 102.7 KIIS FM–is a commercial Top 40 (CHR) radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., KIIS-FM is the origin of the KISS-FM brand, and currently serves as the flagship station for On Air with Ryan Seacrest. The KIIS-FM studios are located in Burbank, while the station transmitter resides on Mount Wilson.

Besides a standard analog transmission, KIIS-FM broadcasts over two HD Radio channels including "Evolution" on its HD-2 subchannel, and features an all-dance music format; streams online via iHeartRadio; and extends its on-air signal by using a single full-power repeater – KVVS (105.5 FM) in Rosamond. The station also simulcasts over channel 11 on Sirius XM satellite radio. KIIS-FM has consistently been rated the #1 radio station in all of the Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura County markets, averaging nearly 1 million listeners.


*source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KIIS-FM

Thursday, November 17, 2016

KOST 103.5, Los Angeles (2001 and 2010)

*KOST 103.5 stickers and air personality autographs

KOST (103.5 FM, branded as "KOST 103.5", sounds like "Coast 103.5") is a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, with a Mainstream AC musical format. KOST broadcasts Christmas music from November to December each year. It is one of three Adult Contemporary-based formatted radio station in the Los Angeles/Orange County area, the others being sister station KBIG "104.3 MY FM" (Hot AC) and CBS-owned Smooth/Urban AC, KTWV "94.7 The Wave". The station is one of the top rated radio stations in Los Angeles and one of the top revenue billing radio stations in the United States. KOST's site is the most visited Adult Contemporary radio station website in America. KOST is rebroadcast on translators K280DT in Thousand Oaks at 103.9 FM and K288AX in China Lake at 105.5 FM.

Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications until September 2014), KOST has studios co-located with its sister radio partners in Burbank, and has a transmitter atop Mount Wilson alongside most L.A. based television and radio stations.
KOST is often referred to as a "Superpower" Grandfathered Class B FM radio station.


KOST was owned by radio icon Gordon McLendon in the 1960s, initially as KGLA, but later changed in November 1966 to KADS, when McLendon, with the blessing of the Federal Communications Commission, experimented with an all-advertisement format. One of its features was that listeners could purchase their own commercials on KADS, not unlike classified advertising in the newspaper. However, the format was not successful, and in March 1968, the station adopted the KOST-FM callsign, along with a substantially all-music format (i.e., no news bulletins), which was unusual if not unique given then-prevailing license obligations to broadcast at least some news. In 1973, Cox Communications purchased KOST and sister station KFI. KOST also aired a Beautiful Music format until November 15, 1982, when they switched to an all-hit Adult Contemporary format. Former Sacramento radio personality Bryan Simmons was KOST's first host when the station signed on with its new format.


KOST 103.5 DJ/presenter autographed/hand signed photograph, from 2001, sheet measures approximately 12.7 cm by 10.2 cm, black and white.
Front side: exclusive KOST 103.5 DJ/presenter photograph, special words and hand signed. DJ/presenter: Karen Sharp, Mark Wallengren and Kim Amidon, Bryan Simmons, Mike Sakellarides; KOST 103.5 logo.
Back side: blank.


**Those are great pieces of autographed memorabilia. Genuinely hand signed - not copies, pre-prints, auto-pens or forgeries, what you see here today is 100% authentic, genuine and hand signed!


On February 3, 1986, Mark Wallengren and Kim Amidon made their debut as KOST's new morning hosts. The "Mark and Kim" morning show was one of the longest running shows on Los Angeles radio.

In 1999, Cox Communications sold KOST and sister station KFI to AMFM, Inc., which was then purchased by Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) in 2000. Over the years, the station has had solid ratings. Until recently there had been little turnover among the airstaff.


Unused bumper sticker from the 2001, sheet measures approximately 18.7 cm by 6.3 cm. 
Front side: background: red; KOST 103.5 logo, 'Los Angeles'; + 2 small stickers, version: black and red.
Back side: KOST 103.5 "Preferred Listener" registration form.


On November 29, 2007, morning show co-host Kim Amidon left, followed by KOST's original midday host Mike Sakellarides and longtime traffic reporter Mike Nolan (who has since been rehired).

In October 2008, former San Diego radio personality Kristin Cruz joined Mark Wallengren as co-host of KOST's morning show. She left the station in May 2014. In 2009, the midday shift was voicetracked by former WLTW/New York personality Karen Carson. In February 2011, Karen Carson resigned and joined WWFS/New York. Both Christine Martindale and Ted Ziegenbusch filled in on the midday show until August 2011, when former KBIG midday host Kari Steele took over. She currently serves as the host of KOST's Public Affair Program "The Sunday Journal" broadcasting every Sunday after the nationally syndicated Animal Radio providing interviews with organization within the community.


Unused bumper sticker from the 2010, sheet measures approximately 20 cm by 6.5 cm. 
Front side: background: red; KOST 103.5 logo, website address.
Back side: 'Custom Comfort Mattress" promo.


On August 26, 2011, longtime KOST afternoon personality Bryan Simmons left the station. Simmons had been on the station since 1982, except between 2002 and 2004 when he hosted "Boogie Nights" at KBIG.

In December 2012, KOST radio personality Christine Martindale was among the layoffs of radio personalities in the Clear Channel Communications stations. On January 17, 2013, it was announced that Christine Martindale would join KKGO. Christine Martindale joined KKGO on February 4, 2013.

From November 2014 until February 2015, KOST's HD 3 signal relayed the syndicated Christian Rock station Air 1. But in early February, the station's HD 3 signal went dark and the HD signal of Air 1 moved to a subchannel on 92.3 KHHT.


Former KIIS-FM morning show and On Air with Ryan Seacrest co-host Ellen K took over the KOST morning show on October 19, 2015. Mark Wallengren, who had been part of the KOST morning show since 1986 transferred effectively to afternoons, replacing Bruce Scott who has been with the station since 2012.


source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOST

Friday, November 11, 2016

99.5 WAIL, Key West (1990)

Currently I have 2 color versions (red/yellow and green/yellow) of 99.5 WAIL logo on my radio sticker collection.

Rare unused bumper sticker from the 1990, sheet measures approximately 27.5 cm by 8 cm. 
Front side: background: black; color: red-yellow; '99.5 WAIL' logo, 'Domino's Pizza' logo.
Back side: 'Sound Source', 'Boulevard Chevron' discount coupon.

Rare unused bumper sticker from the 1990, sheet measures approximately 27.5 cm by 8 cm. 
Front side:
background: black; color: green-yellow; '99.5 WAIL' logo, 'Dr Pepper' logo.
Back side:
'Sound Source' discount coupon, 'Gulf Coast Auto Brokers' promo, 'The Mail Room' discount coupon.


99.5 WAIL is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Key West, Florida, USA, the station serves the Florida Keys area. The station is currently owned by Robert Holladay, through licensee Florida Keys Media, LLC.

This station was originally on 95.5 FM WVFK with a eclectric music format. That transmitter site burned in the 1980's and was returned to the original owner. The station signed on with a country format. It was sold in the 1980's and was change to a electric rock format. The tower was destroyed in a hurricane, and once again was returned to the original owners which switched the station a top 40 format. The station was sold once again and went bankrupt and was reposed by the original owners once again. I the 1990's the station was sold to Clear Channel, and is classic rock.

On January 25, 2008, it was announced that WAIL-FM was one of several Clear Channel radio stations to be sold, in order to remain under the ownership caps following the sale of Clear Channel to private investors. Until it was sold, WAIL and other stations to be sold were placed into the Aloha Stations Trust.


WAIL used to be known as "99.5 The Whale." WAIL simulcasted with WFKZ and the two stations were formally known as "99.5/103.1 Sun FM."


The trust sold WAIL and three sister stations to Robert Holladay's Florida Keys Media, LLC for $650,000; the transaction was consummated February 28, 2014.


WAIL simulcasts on WFKZ during the Hoebee In The Afternoon Experiment, M-W 2-6, TH2-7 and Fri 2-6. They also air the same Saturday night programing, The Night Train With Joey Naples.


*source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAIL
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_in_Key_West,_Florida

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

EZ 104, Charlotte (1986)

Unused bumper sticker from the 1986, sheet measures approximately 22 cm by 7.5 cm. 
Front side: background: black; 'EZ 104' logo; confetti, paper shredder
Back side: EZ 104 quiz registration form, 'Bojangles' promo.


104.7 FM in Charlotte, North Carolina signed on in 1960 as WYFM with a beautiful music format. By 1973, after EZ Communications bought the station, WYFM became WEZC (known by the moniker "EZ 104") and had a 100,000-watt signal. In September 1978, rival WBT-FM changed to rock and became WBCY, leaving WEZC as the city's only beautiful music station. In December 1982, even though the area had two other soft adult contemporary FM stations—WLVV and WZXI—WEZC changed to soft adult contemporary as well. The switch generated so many protests that WZXI moved to fill the gap.

During the 1980s, WEZC gradually evolved from soft adult contemporary to mainstream adult contemporary. The station's most famous personality was controversial morning host Chuck Boozer.


In March 1989, WEZC completed its transition with a name and call letter change to WMXC "Mix 104.7", and the WEZC call letters were picked up by the former WRLX at 102.9.


On September 2, 1994, with WBT-FM and WLYT (formerly the "new" WEZC) competing, WMXC became WSSS "Star 104.7", playing "Super Sounds of the Seventies", which evolved to classic hits later in 1997.


104.7 FM is currently (2016) branded as K104.7.


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

Sunday, November 6, 2016

KIIS FM Simulcast, Antelope Valley (1999)

Very very rare!!! unused bumper sticker from 1999, sheet measures approximately 26.7 cm by 7 cm.
Front side: shaped; background: silver-chrome; 97.7 KIIS FM logo + 2 small stickers: '76' and 'Coca-Cola' logo.
Back side: Love My Beanie, Ranging Waters, National Cash Advance and www.tickets.com promo/discount coupon.



*It's one of my special KIIS FM sticker collection.. it's very very rare.. KIIS FM sticker with the 97.7 frequency logo!

It's similar to this 102.7 KIISFM sticker which released in same year:




My previous posted about my KIIS FM sticker collection: http://radiostickers.blogspot.com/2013/12/1027-kiis-fm-los-angeles-usa.html


The 97.7 frequency originally went on the air as KDOL-FM as a simulcast of KDOL (AM) with a country format. In 1984, the simulcast was split and 97.7 began operating an automated Top 40 format. That format continued when, in 1986, Chambers Broadcasting purchased KDOL-AM/FM; since Chambers also owned 103.1 KTPI, and FCC rules at the time prohibited ownership of more than one AM and one FM station per market, 97.7 was spun off to Antelope Broadcasting, which owned KAVL. Antelope changed the call letters to KAVS and adopted the slogan Hot 97 two years later.

In 1997, KAVS began simulcasting with newly acquired 105.3 KYHT in Yermo and became known as High Desert Modern Rock 97.7 & 105.3. In 1998, Antelope Broadcasting was bought out by Jacor Communications (ex Clear Channel, now iHeartMedia, Inc.) and KAVS/KYHT flipped from its modern rock format to Top 40. They began simulcasting 102.7 KIIS-FM in Los Angeles much of the time and in the early days did many local on air events in the Antelope Valley and Barstow area.

The grouping of 102.7 FM KIIS in Los Angeles, 1220 AM KIIS in Santa Clarita, 97.7 FM KAVS in the Antelope Valley, 105.3 FM KYHT in Barstow/Victor Valley, and 101.9 FM KFMS in Las Vegas created a nearly continuous coverage of KIISFM between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. However, 101.9 in Las Vegas was branded as KISS instead of KIIS.

After the Clear Channel/Jacor merger, the KAVS/KYHT simulcast was broken apart. KYHT's operations were transferred to the Victorville, California office, and continued with the KIISFM format for two years before KYHT went to simulcast KZXY (Y102) in Victorville. As a result of KYHT's format flip, 101.9 KISSFM in Las Vegas changed to all local programming for a brief time, but eventually changed formats altogether. KAVS changed its callsign to KVVS and as time progressed, 97.7 became less and less involved in the community, eventually discontinued all local programming and became a full-time simulcast of 102.7 KIIS-FM but with local advertisements. 97.7 KIIS-FM's website eventually just became a redirect to 102.7's website.

1220 KIIS AM became KHTS (AM) in 2003. KIIS has also been simulcast on 850 AM in Thousand Oaks, California in the last year before the towers were demolished.

On December 21, 2007, the simulcast of KIIS and the KVVS call letters were moved to 105.5 in Rosamond (formerly 105.5 The Oasis). The call letters KOSS from 105.5 FM were moved to 97.7 FM and the country format from 103.1 FM was moved to 97.7 FM, while 103.1 FM in Tehachapi became a simulcast of Star 98.7 in Los Angeles, California. While 97.7's format is branded as 97-7 KTPI, the KTPI call letters still resided at 103.1 in Tehachapi until January 2, 2008 when the call letters were swapped. The KOSS call letters were moved to 103.1 in Tehachapi for a brief time, until January 10, 2008 when the call letters were changed to KSRY.

As of June 8, 2011, KIIS FM is now rebroadcasting on XM channel 11. Since the end of 2003, Clearchannel had replaced the KIIS simulcast with an exclusive KISS XM channel. In 2004, all XM music channels went commercial free, and KIIS was replaced with a unique-to-XM KISS-XM channel, retaining the same format. Since then, Clear Channel has regained the right to air commercials on their XM music channels.


Clear Channel saw how successful the KISS-FM format was so it made several stations in the country with the KISS-FM brand name with different call letters. In addition KIISFM Europe launches this summer under the KIISFM umbrella and promises to bring the KIISFM Brand to a European audience www.kiis.tv.

*source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KIIS-FM
liquisearch.com/kiis-fm/history/kiis_simulcasting
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTPI-FM

Thursday, November 3, 2016

95.5 KLOS, Los Angeles (1981 - 2012)

*KLOS Rainbow "racetrack" stickers

KLOS is an FM rock music radio station based in Los Angeles, California, USA that debuted in 1969. The station is owned by Cumulus Media. It was home to the nationally broadcast Mark & Brian radio show and is home to Off The Record host "Uncle Joe" Benson.

On December 30, 1947, KECA-FM began broadcasting on 95.5 MHz, simulcasting the programming of AM station KECA 790. The FM station was owned by ABC since the beginning, and the call letters of the AM and FM stations were accordingly changed to KABC and KABC-FM in the 1950s. In 1960, KABC adopted an all-talk format.

On January 1, 1968, due to new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules requiring FM stations to have separate programming from their AM counterparts, KABC-FM experimented with an all-news format, the first station in Los Angeles to have such a format. This experiment did not last long, as the format was dropped on March 11, 1968, the day that KFWB started its own all-news format.

KABC-FM adopted a progressive rock format and programmed a taped format that was run on co-owned stations throughout the country known as "Love." The taped programming was voicetracked by Brother John Rydgren. The taped format did not last long. Live, locally programmed free-form/progressive rock programming was the norm on most ABC-FM owned and operated stations by mid-1970. In 1971, the station acquired the KLOS call letters to avoid confusion with its AM talk station. In the fall of 1971, ABC-Owned FM Stations Vice President, Allen Shaw and KLOS Program Director, Tom Yates, launched the first Album Oriented Rock (AOR) format, playing only the best cuts from the best selling rock albums. The slogan was "Rock 'N Stereo." The disc jockey line up included Jeff Gonzer, J.J. Jackson, Jim Ladd, and Damion. KLOS promoted a huge outdoor rock concert called "California Jam" during this time. By 1972, along with ABC-owned sister stations like WPLJ New York, WRIF Detroit and WDVE Pittsburgh, KLOS had become the top-rated rock FM station in Los Angeles.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s "KLOS 95½" was a broad-based album rock station. Their primary competition during this period was KMET, the legendary station at 94.7, which had been one of the original progressive rock stations in the U.S. KMET was considered by most Angelenos to be the more authentic and "cool" of the two stations, while KLOS was more formatted and mass appeal in style. In the late 70s and early 80s, KMET began leaning toward a harder-rocking sound, and became a ratings powerhouse. By the mid-80s, however, KMET had become unfocused and stale, and KLOS took a big lead in the ratings.


Rare unused bumper sticker from the 1981, sheet measures approximately 23.5 cm by 8.5 cm. 
Front side: background: none (without white background); racetrack, black/green/black/yellow/black/orange/black/pink/black/blue/black - white 'KLOS 95½'.
Back side: blank, brown.


This is one of the original KLOS Rainbow 'racetrack' stickers made between 1980 and 1981.
 *This original 35 year old sticker is in very good to good condition.
 
In February 1980, KLOS was a distant second to KMET radio in the ratings and was looking for ways to improve it's image.

The Rainbow 'racetrack' logo was familiar to everyone in Southern California even though KMET had the hipper image. KLOS discovered that even without their call letters in the middle of the logo, people knew it belonged to KLOS. So they decided to use this to their advantage and put the names of the hottest rock bands in the center of their logo and hand them out at concerts.

While people may be reluctant to put a radio stations call letters on their car, they had no problem putting on a decal of their favorite band. More over it told everyone that saw the sticker that they were actually at the concert. KLOS created the concert decal promotion and it became the hottest decal/sticker campaign in the history of radio. Within a year, KLOS became the rock radio leader, KMET changed format and became the KTWV and the rest is radio history.

In 1986, a new rival appeared: KLSX. KLSX was part of a wave of "classic rock" stations sweeping the nation. The term "classic rock," which was coined around this time, referred to rock songs from the 60's & 70's. Ironically, these songs had once been played by KMET and KLOS. Especially at first, these classic rock stations reintroduced (or introduced) people to artists that had been forgotten, such as Traffic, Grateful Dead, and early Chicago. KLOS, for the most part, stuck with their harder-rocking format.

With KNAC in Long Beach switching to heavy metal, and KROQ-FM drawing the Modern Rock audience, there was keen competition on the rock radio dial. KMET began to falter even more in the ratings, and finally switched to a new age/light jazz format called "The Wave." The fall of the "Mighty Met" was greeted with enormous press coverage, and sadness from longtime fans. KLOS, of course, could not have been happier to have a competitor out of the way.

KLOS and KLSX duked it out for a number of years, sometimes challenged by upstarts like KQLZ-FM ("Pirate Radio"), KMPC-FM ("The Edge"), and KSCA 101.9. The only significant challenge for KLOS was Arrow 93 (KCBS-FM). Arrow began as "all rock and roll oldies," featuring lighter, more Top 40 classic rock like Billy Joel and Huey Lewis in the classic rock mix. During this period, KLOS consistently had a broader and more varied playlist than both KLSX and Arrow, though increasingly they played less new rock. KLSX switched to all-talk in the mid-90's, with a schedule centered around syndicated Howard Stern in the mornings.



 
Unused bumper sticker from the 1980s, sheet measures approximately 33 cm by 10 cm. 
Front side: shaped; background: white; racetrack, black/green/black/yellow/black/orange/black/pink/black/blue/black - white 'KLOS 95½' + 2 small stickers: 'KLOS 95½', 'Heavy Metal'.
Back side: KLOS important phone number, on-air program list.



*By my definition, the KLOS original stickers are not on a white background and are just the oval/rounded.

2nd generation stickers have the white background with the two small stickers and have the 95½ logo while the 3rd generation has 95.5, there are 2 version of those logo: "KLOS 95.5" and "95.5 KLOS." The 4th generation stickers used KLOS new logo (Rainbow spiral), there are 2 version of those new logo: "KLOS 95.5" and "95.5 KLOS."

Currently (2016) KLOS back using their 3rd generation logo/sticker, version: 95.5 KLOS.


Unused bumper sticker from the 1990, sheet measures approximately 24 cm by 10 cm. 
Front side: shaped; background: white; racetrack, black/green/black/yellow/black/orange/black/pink/black/blue/black - white 'KLOS 95.5'.
Back side: win a new Toyota truck promo.


*This KLOS sticker has had the ends were cut off for mailing purposes. This is a major find for the true radio swag collector.


In the early 90's, with the popularity of KROQ-FM's grunge and "alternative" rock, KLOS altered their format, dropping the old jocks, and most of the classic rock. This did not last long, nor was it a ratings success. Within a year, the new music was mostly jettisoned, and the classic rock brought back.


Unused bumper sticker from the 1995, sheet measures approximately 24 cm by 10 cm. 
Front side: shaped; background: white; racetrack, black/green/black/yellow/black/orange/black/pink/black/blue/black - white '95.5 KLOS'.
Back side: 'KLOS The Total Rock and Roll Experience', 'Five O-clock Funnies' promo.



Unused bumper sticker from the 1996, sheet measures approximately 24 cm by 10 cm. 
Front side: shaped; background: white; racetrack, black/green/black/yellow/black/orange/black/pink/black/blue/black - white 'KLOS 95.5' (new font).
Back side: white, 'KLOS live on-air schedule.



In 1997 John Duncan was hired as program director (previously at KYYS in Kansas City) and took the station in an adult rock direction. Within eight months, KLOS moved from #18 to #5 among 25-54 adults, reclaiming its status as L.A.'s #1 adult rock station. While at KLOS, Duncan hired Jim Ladd, Garth Kemp and other long-time personalities. It was also during this period that the station ran a billboard campaign with lines such as, "We lost our mind for a moment, but we're okay now." Duncan left the station in late 1998, on the heels of Mark & Brian's "Black Hoe" promotion.


Very very rare! unused bumper sticker from the 1999, sheet measures approximately 14 cm by 9 cm.
Front side: shaped; background: black; spiral, black/yellow/red/orange/blue,
white 'KLOS 95.5' + small sticker: 'Mark and Brian'.
Back side: white, 'KLOS live on-air schedule.



Unused bumper sticker from the 1999, sheet measures approximately 23 cm by 9 cm.
Front side: shaped; background: black; spiral, black/yellow/red/orange/blue,
6  small stickers, white '95.5 KLOS', 'Rolling Stones', 'The Doors', 'Aerosmith', 'The Beatles', 'Mark and Brian'.
Back side: KLOS on-air program list.



In 2005, KLOS became the last rock station standing when Arrow 93 switched formats to become Jack FM. Jack FM was a format out of Vancouver, Canada which mixed alternative, classic rock, and Top 40 songs from the 70s to the present. It is noted for having no disc jockeys, a huge playlist, and a pseudo-renegade attitude. For their first two years, they were a runaway ratings success, rocketing to the top of many key demographic areas. As usual, KLOS stuck with the tried-and-true.

Also in 2005, long-time DJ Al Ramirez, who worked the night shift, died at the age of 54 of natural causes.

KLOS is now home to many prominent progressive and AOR rock DJs from Los Angeles radio history. "Uncle Joe" Benson, a former Arrow 93 DJ, has joined KLOS since the introduction of Jack FM, and is on weekdays from 3 pm to 7 pm. Another former Arrow DJ, Bob Coburn was already at KLOS prior to the Arrow/Jack FM flip, and can be heard weekends at various times, as well as on "Rockline Replay" (a live nationally-syndicated call-in show with Bob Coburn, taped Wednesday nights). Both Benson & Coburn had enjoyed previous, lengthy runs as KLOS jocks, since the 80s. Coburn was also at KMET in the 70s. Cynthia Fox holds down the daytime shift. She was a long-time jock on KMET. Ex-KMET jock Denise Westwood can be heard weekends and does the occasional fill-in. Former program director Rita Wilde, now on KSWD, had been choosing the music on KLOS for decades, and can now be considered a rock radio vet herself.

Especially noteworthy was the return of Jim Ladd, former DJ on KNAC (in its progressive days), KMET during its glory days, KLOS, KLSX, and "The Edge." Ladd is allowed unusual latitude in selecting the music for his show, one of the few jocks in the country still enjoying this coveted privilege. Ladd's show is routinely the #1 music-based show in its timeslot, if not #1 overall. Since Ladd programs his entire five-hour shift himself, he relies heavily on listener requests, which is one of the reasons his show is so popular. Ladd plays many Deep cuts both from mainstream artists, as well as artists from forgotten eras that no one else plays, such as Tommy Bolin, Quicksilver Messenger Service & Fairport Convention. He also plays artists such as Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis & Emmylou Harris, who are generally considered genres outside of rock & roll, yet they clearly inspired & influenced classic rock artists. Ladd bills himself as "the last free-form radio DJ" left. The closest example outside of Ladd to a freeform jock would likely be DJ Steve Jones (ex-Sex Pistols), who hosted a free-form program of his own, daily from noon to 2 pm on Indie 103.1; Jones was perhaps a truer form of "free" radio, as he pulled from far more genres than Ladd.

Joe Reiling has also recently returned to KLOS after an even longer absence. He was last heard in the early 80's. Joe started the Local Music Show (later renamed, Local Licks) He does the occasional fill-in. Most of Joe's time away from the station found him hosting his own Alternative Rock show worldwide on AFN (American Forces Network and formerly AFRTS, Armed Forces Radio and Television Services) Joe was also involved in managing, producing and programming the inflight audio entertainment for many domestic and international airlines, and, Air Force One.

Dion was another part-time jock at KLOS that had been on overnights for several years. Dion was also at KLSX when they played classic rock.

Sunday nights/Monday mornings KLOS used to air a public affairs call-in talk show hosted by long time KLOS personality, Frank Sontag. He celebrated his 20th anniversary doing the Impact Program in late November 2007. Frank also is part of the Mark & Brian morning team. He runs the control board, and is a frequent contributor on the show.

KLOS also airs a midday show hosted by veteran KMET/KLSX DJ Cynthia Fox called "In Tune at Noon" where she features a daily celebration of events in Rock n Roll History and events in the News.

In 2006, the station came under ownership of Citadel Broadcasting after it merged with The Walt Disney Company's ABC Radio. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011. In October 2006, KLOS restructured its daily lineup of radio hosts, following Mark & Brian's show. Cynthia Fox, "Uncle Joe" Benson and Jim Ladd saw each of their daily airshifts increased by one hour. However, this has resulted in the (temporary) dismissal of former evening DJ Gary Moore (returning in the Fall of 2007 and now can be heard weekday evenings). Former overnight jock (ex-KQLZ) Mark Miller was only heard hosting Saturday morning's "The Best of Mark & Brian Saturday Special" shows, from 6 am to 10 am. Miller's daily shift was replaced with automated programming, billed as "KLOS, After Hours", which runs from 1 to 5 am, Tuesday through Friday mornings. Although the same classic rock format is generally followed, occasionally KLOS delves into deep cuts & live versions of songs that are not usually played during the dayshifts.

The long-revered "Breakfast With The Beatles", hosted by Chris Carter, is heard on Sunday mornings from 9 am to 12 pm. Prior to hosting Breakfast With the Beatles, Carter was heard on Channel 103.1/KACD-FM in 2000, when they played Adult Alternative music. He is also the former bass player & producer for Dramarama, and produced and supervised the music for the film Mayor of the Sunset Strip, a rock documentary about influential LA DJ Rodney Bingenheimer of Modern Rock KROQ-FM, which in 2003 was nominated for Best Documentary by the Independent Spirit Awards.

Periodically, KLOS abandoned its format with an "A to Z" special, where songs from the KLOS library were played alphabetically by title. Running 24 hours a day (with breaks only for the Mark & Brian show, and Jim Ladd's show), it generally lasted about 2 weeks with no repeated songs. Unlike many similar specials, the KLOS A to Z unearthed a large number of rarely heard songs. This marked a stark contrast with KLOS' regular playlist, which typically features an extremely narrow and repetitive selection of safe, familiar staples. In its final years the A to Z special aired around the Christmas holiday. Since the firing of program director Rita Wilde, the A to Z countdown has not aired on KLOS. However, their new competitor The Sound recently revamped the idea with a very similar, though shorter, A to Z countdown of familiar and deep tracks.



Unused bumper sticker from the 2007, sheet measures approximately 20 cm by 8.5 cm.
Front side: background: black; spiral, black/yellow/red/orange/blue
, text: white '95.5 KLOS'.
Back side: Jiffy Lube promo.



Unused bumper sticker from the 2012, sheet measures approximately 20 cm by 8.5 cm.
Front side: shaped; background: black; spiral, black/yellow/red/orange/blue; text:
white, '95.5 KLOS'.
Back side: American Red Cross promo.


*source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLOS
liquisearch.com/klos/history
blog.michaelbloomphotography.com/i-am-a-dj/fm-radio-in-la/

and others..