In western Colorado, "107.3 The Outlaw" began broadcasting February 25 on K297BR in Grand Junction and KGJX-HD4 in Fruita. They play country hits from the late 1960s to today with an emphasis -- as you might expect -- on top-ten songs.....but it's still a pretty good station. Here is a small sample of the playlist. You can listen online at http://1073theoutlaw.com

Amanda - Waylon Jennings (1/1979)
Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts (1/2004)
Cool To Be A Fool - Joe Nichols (18/2003)
Down To The Honky Tonk - Jake Owen (13/2018)
Famous In A Small Town - Miranda Lambert (14/2007)
From A Jack To A King - Ricky Van Shelton (1/1989)
Galveston - Glen Campbell (1/1969)
Hillbilly Rock - Marty Stuart (8/1990)
I Know Where I'm Going - Judds (1/1987)
If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks (1/1989)
Is It Still Over - Randy Travis (1/1989)
Just Call Me Lonesome - Radney Foster (10/1992)
Lonely Women Make Good Lovers - Steve Wariner (4/1983)
Love In The First Degree - Alabama (1/1981)
My Town - Montgomery Gentry (5/2002)
Play Something Country - Brooks & Dunn (1/2005)
She's Got It All - Kenny Chesney (1/1997)
Something Like That - Tim McGraw (1/1999)
T-R-O-U-B-L-E - Travis Tritt (13/1992)
Tequila Talkin' - Lonestar (8/1995)
The Man I Want To Be - Chris Young (1/2009)
There Ain't Nothin' Wrong With The Radio - Aaron Tippin (1/1992)
What I Need To Do - Kenny Chesney (1/2000)
Why Does It Have To Be - Restless Heart (1/1987)
XXL - Keith Anderson (23/2005)

Thought I would add to the new Decalcomania blog by posting scans of stickers and other promo items that I have recently received. We begin with CKYL 94.9 in Peace River, Alberta. CKYL operated on 610 AM for over 60 years. In March 2018 the station flipped to 94.9 FM and rebranded from YL COUNTRY to RIVER COUNTRY.

RIVER COUNTRY WEBSITE:
http://www.rivercountry.fm/

George Klein dead at 83

Legendary Memphis DJ George Klein died today (February 5) at 83. He was in hospice care and had been suffering from dementia. Klein met Elvis Presley in 8th grade at Humes High School and they remained best friends until Presley's death in 1977. Klein wrote two books about Elvis (2007, 2011) and hosted a weekly program on SiriusXM's Elvis Radio channel.

Art Laboe by Steven Lee

Art Laboe, who is 93 and continues to host his syndicated "Art Laboe Sunday Special" requests-and-dedications program, was honored February 1 at a luncheon hosted by Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters at Airtel Plaza in Van Nuys. Rick Dees, Wink Martindale, DJ Romeo, Paul Rodriguez and Shotgun Tom Kelly were among the attendees. Laboe has been in radio since 1943 and has worked at KSAN, KPOP, KCMJ, KGFJ, KFWB, KXLA, KDAY, KPPC, XEPRS, KRTH, KRLA, KFI, KCMG and KHHT. He is credited as being the first DJ to take requests. In 1959, Laboe coined and trademarked the phrase "oldies but goodies," launched the Original Sound record label in Hollywood and began releasing "Oldies But Goodies" compilation albums. Laboe was inducted into the Radio Hall Of Fame in 2012. More details will be in the next issue of DecalcoMania.

Convention for Decalcomania and ICRA in September in Seattle

Hello Decalcomaniacs! Just a reminder that the convention for Decalcomania and International Radio Club of America will take place in Seattle / Tukwila WA the weekend of September 5, 6, 7 2019. Details appear in the Decalcomania bulletin as well as the S.D.X.M. bulletin. 'Hope that many can attend.---Mike Sanburn

Message from Editor Phil Bytheway

Thank you for creating this. I will be mentioning it in the next DECAL bulletin. Hopefully, this will generate a healthy exchange of information.