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FM is a 1978 dramedy film about internal conflicts at the fictional Q-SKY FM, a top rock n roll radio station in Los Angeles. When the station's owners decide to introduce recruitment ads for the military, despite the protests of its manager, the rebellious DJs are determined to fight back, no matter the cost. Released in theaters in the spring of '78, the film did poorly at the box office, but its soundtrack was a platinum-certified, selling well over one million records.

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On November 8, 1968, classic music station 98.5 FM KXRQ emerged from months of silence as KZAP after being purchased by Lee Gahagan. The new free form radio station quickly found its groove and had an immediate impression on the large college crowd in Sacramento. Playing an eclectic mix of rock 'n roll music, KZAP was a very much a college radio station that appealed to a youth audience that had never really bought into the other commercial stations. The station remained extremely progressive, and was the first station in the United States to air a commercial for condoms and was an early adopter of Stereo Quadraphonic sound technology. When Gahagan unexpectedly died in 1972, KZAP settled into an album-oriented rock format.

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Here's a classic design from the Bay Area 70's !

Historically, AM radio hasn't typically been associated with anything cool, but in 1982, KJET 1600 AM decided to change that. Well before alternative music and radio stations dedicated to it were a thing, Seattle's KJET was making it happen and doing it on the AM dial. Billing themselves as a 'modern rock' station, KJET played an eclectic mix of new wave and rock music that otherwise didn't fit into the silos of radio in the early '80s. Despite the station's overwhelming popularity, six years after launching, the station was flipped to an oldies format in preparation for a sale. Needless to say, it was a disaster, but there was no going back, so Seattle would have to wait a few more years until a new FM alternative station launched.

Historically, AM radio hasn't typically been associated with anything cool, but in 1982, KJET 1600 AM decided to change that. Well before alternative music and radio stations dedicated to it were a thing, Seattle's KJET was making it happen and doing it on the AM dial. Billing themselves as a 'modern rock' station, KJET played an eclectic mix of new wave and rock music that otherwise didn't fit into the silos of radio in the early '80s. Despite the station's overwhelming popularity, six years after launching, the station was flipped to an oldies format in preparation for a sale. Needless to say, it was a disaster, but there was no going back, so Seattle would have to wait a few more years until a new FM alternative station launched.

Historically, AM radio hasn't typically been associated with anything cool, but in 1982, KJET 1600 AM decided to change that.

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Vintage 60s KZAP design

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Believe it or not, as late as the mid-'60s, the concept of rock music on the radio was foreign to most Bay Area residents. Other than the few top 40 AM stations, there was no outlet for the growing rock scene. After a shakeup at KMPX that lead to a walkout, Metromedia owned classical station KSFR took the KMPX crew in, changed its call letters from to KSAN, and the switched to album-oriented rock music format on May 21, 1968. Suddenly, the Bay Area was hearing albums that they'd never heard on the radio before. The station's youthful, counterculture attitude, came across through both music and commentary, became an integral part of the San Francisco youth experience. KSAN became a groundbreaking, and historic rock station.

Official Trendkill Logo Design featuring the Bengal Tiger. We're based in Cincinnati, so this one ties into the hometown, with orange, black and white logo. Hear us roar! All your friends will want to know where they can get this... especially if they're a Bengals fan!

Celebrate your love of this classic 1980s and 1990s trailblazing radio station that ushered in the alternative music movement in 1984 and kept going strong for almost 15 years!

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WSHE 103.5FM Ft. Lauderdale (now defunct)

WNEW FM 102.7 Where Rock Lives Throwback Design 1990s

The now defunct radio station WCOZ 94.5 FM in Boston LIVES!

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n 1974, WTUE was "The Super Ten Four!" with morning personality Gregg Mason, Sean McKay in the midday slot, Al Morgan in early afternoons, Bill Lyons in afternoon drive, and Dave Michaels in the evening. In 1976, the station switched to the new and innovative album oriented rock (AOR) format under the direction of Dave Michaels as program director. Gregg Mason was moved to sister station WONE. Patty Spitler, who had been the morning host at the University of Dayton's WVUD, (considered "underground rock" at the time) would become "T-105"'s first morning show host.

The now defunct radio station WCOZ 94.5 FM in Boston LIVES!

KCBQ 1170 AM San Diego