Tag: KSQM -FM Sequim

Sequim’s local radio station, KSQM-FM, has an enviable collection of Beatles memorabilia. Though I loved ’em (yeah, yeah, yeah), I never accumulated these kinds of souvenirs. The display here includes small posters, magazines, buttons, music, and movies.

There were Beatles dolls.

And this is curious: a Beatles official tie tack pin. I didn’t know any Beatles fan friends who wore ties in those days, much less a tie tack.

Regardless of practicalities, I’m sure KSQM’s collection is a worthy one by any measure.

Two of my CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training classes last month met in the new offices of our local radio station KSQM-FM. There was a wonderful array of antique radio equipment on display including the microphone, above.

KSQM recently moved into offices that previously housed the Sequim Police Department. The space now is all about radios and music.

Many of the radios were from the very early days when a radio was a major piece of furniture in a home.

I can imagine either of the radios above with a family gathered around, listening to a Franklin Roosevelt “Fireside Chat” or one of the early entertainment programs staged for radio.

KSQM-FM is a non-commercial volunteer station. It plays music from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s and provides local news and weather reports.