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7 unusual facts about 106


106.1 Real Radio XS

The station organised a 'Free one day festival' to promote its launch, this was held at Cathedral Gardens, with headlining bands Bad Company and Gun with support acts Salford Jets, Letz Zep and Mercury.

Agusta A.106

Two prototypes were built, the first flying in November 1965.

A pre-production batch of 5 was cancelled by the Navy in 1973.

Bridge FM

106.3 Bridge FM, commercial radio station from Bridgend County Borough, Wales

TR-106

The TR-106 or Low Cost Pintle Engine (LPCE) was a developmental rocket engine designed by TRW under the Space Launch Initiative to reduce the cost of launch services and space flight.

VFA-201

In July 1996 VF-201 deployed to NAS Key West in Florida to provide dissimilar air training for VFA-106 Gladiators, the U.S. East Coast F/A-18 training squadron.

WHCR

106.9FM WHCR, a community radio station (106.9 FM) for West Hull, England


Albert Edward Anson

The play Romance by Edward Sheldon, in which Anson played Cornelius van Tuyl, ran for 160 performances in 1913 at the Maxine Elliott Theatre, and was revived in 1921 at the Playhouse Theatre where it ran for 106 performances.

Andrew Haines

Under his leadership the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine received the 2009 Award for Global Health from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation worth $1m, for sustained commitment to improving the health of poor people, having been selected from 106 nominations worldwide by an international jury of experts.

Blackstock Road

There are four bus services running along it, the 4, 19, 106 and 236, reaching out to Battersea, Waterloo or Archway, Hackney Wick and Whitechapel respectively.

CFNB

CIBX-FM, a radio station (106.9 FM) licensed to Fredericton, British Columbia, Canada, which held the call sign CFNB from 1926 to 1996

Chateau Impney

Chateau Impney has 106 bedrooms, including boutique-styled rooms in the main building, and houses the Impney Restaurant and Bar and the Grand Bar, which features an oak-carved Jacobean staircase that extends upwards throughout the building and views that incorporate the Malvern Hills.

CHLN

CKOB-FM, a radio station (106.9 FM) licensed to Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, which formerly held the call sign CHLN-FM

City Tower, Manchester

The tower is one of Manchester's main broadcast transmission sites, hosting the antennas of local radio stations XFM, Rock Radio, Capital on FM and digital radio multiplexes Digital One, BBC, MXR North West and CE Manchester.

Classic X-Men

The first issue was a partial reprint of Giant-Size X-Men #1 of the All-New All-Different X-Men era (originally published in 1975), and the other issues reprinted Uncanny X-Men #94-206, with the exceptions of #106, #110, and the "Days of Future Past" story from issues #141 and #142.

Coburn Hill

The following radio stations, in order of frequency, broadcast from the hill: KLMT 88.9 FM, KBLW 90.1 FM, K213DY 90.5 FM, KLRV 90.9 FM, K217CM 91.3 FM, KBXI 92.5 FM, KURL 93.3 FM, KRZN 96.3 FM, KKBR 97.1 FM, K248BL 97.5 FM, K259AN 99.7 FM, KRSQ 101.9 FM, KCTR 102.9 FM, KMHK 103.7 FM, KYSX 105.1 FM, KPLN 106.7 FM, KRPM 107.5 FM.

Drystone Radio

Drystone Radio, operating online and on 103.5FM (formerly 106.9FM), is a not-for-profit community radio station operating from Cowling, North Yorkshire to listeners across South Craven and the Yorkshire Dales.

Evanov Communications

On January 20, 2012, Evanov announced that Dufferin applied with the CRTC to establish a new Soft AC station in Hudson, Quebec, a western suburb of Montreal; the new station would broadcast at 106.7 MHz at 500 watts at 94 metres HAAT.

Fliegerführer Atlantik

Küstenfliegergruppe 106, 406, 506, 606 and 906 were also made available, based at Amsterdam, (Netherlands), Brest, Westerland, Lannion, (France), Aalborg, (Denmark).

Gibson City, Illinois

WGCY is an FM station licensed to Gibson City broadcasting at a frequency of 106.3 mHz.

Hello FM

Hello FM (106.4 MHz) is one of the private radio stations operating from different locations in Tamil Nadu.

Here Come the Lies

The album was selected as 3PBS 106.7FM's 'Feature Album of the Week', 3RRR FM's 'Album of the Week' and Beat Magazine's 'Album of the Week'.

High Museum of Art

On June 3, 1962, 106 Atlanta arts patrons died in an airplane crash at Orly Airport in Paris, France, while on a museum-sponsored trip.

Joe Gilroy

Gilroy then joined Clyde managed by John Prentice, playing with Jim McLean, Harry Hood and Davie White, and 44 goals in 106 games saw him sign for Fulham where he joined Johnny Haynes, George Cohen and Allan Clark.

KCQX

KCQX-LP, a defunct low-power radio station (106.9 FM) formerly licensed to Cuchara, Colorado, United States

KFLP

KFLP-FM, a radio station (106.1 FM) licensed to Floydada, Texas, United States

KJJY

KJJY originally signed on the air as KANY in 1978 at 106.3, when it was licensed to Ankeny, Iowa.

KJUG

KJUG-FM, a radio station (106.7 FM) licensed to Tulare, California, United States

KQDI

KQDI-FM, a radio station (106.1 FM) licensed to Highwood, Montana, United States

KRLW

KIYS, a radio station (106.3 FM) licensed to Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, which held the call sign KRLW-FM from 1989 to 2010

KTJN

KHKZ, a radio station (106.3 FM) licensed to San Benito, Texas, United States, which held the call sign KTJN from 1992 to 2003

KWSS

KWSS-LP, a low-power radio station (106.7 FM) licensed to Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

KXOR

KXOR-FM, a radio station (106.3 FM) licensed to Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States

KZNM

KAGM, a radio station (106.7 FM) licensed to serve Los Alamos, New Mexico, which held the call sign KZNM from 2001 to 2007

League for Democracy Party

in addition, the selected and newly produced are played back 6 hours per day on 6 radio stations: Beehive radio FM 105.0 MHz in Phnom Penh, Mohavnokokhemra FM 88.25 MHz in Siem Reap Province, Sangke FM 104.5 MHz in Battambang Province, Sovann Angkor FM 106.0 MHz in Battambang Province, My FM 99.5 MHz in Banteay Meanchey Province and Kiridongrek FM 90.20 MHz in Oddar Meanchey Province.

Minnewaska State Park Preserve

The Minnewaska State Park Preserve is a 21,106 acre (8,541 ha) preserve located on the Shawangunk Ridge in Ulster County, New York on US 44/NY 55, five miles (8 km) east of New York State Route 299.

Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium

The official record of 102.5 m distance, was established by the polish Adam Małysz in 2007, although the unofficial 106 m was marked by the German Eric Frenzel in the same year.

Nathan Cody

While attending CSUS in 2002, he was hired as a commercial producer and radio personality at alternative rock station KWOD 106.5fm in Sacramento.

National Foundation for Credit Counseling

Established in 1951, the NFCC consists of a network of 106 agencies and 850 offices in the United States.

Panzós

On 29 May 1978, the village of Panzós was the site of a massacre in which between 30 and 106 local inhabitants (figures vary) were killed by the army.

PSA TU engine

A new version with 100 PS (99 hp/74 kW) was created in 1992 for the Peugeot 106 Rallye, with the adoption of a Magneti Marelli fuel injection system and a catalytic converter.

Putnam Hall

Putnam Hall’s guerilla Do-It-Yourself promotional tactics and flat-out hard work that has brought their music from shows all across Orange and LA Counties to garnering television airplay on MTV and radio airplay on 106.7 KROQ-FM and Indie 103.1.

Sarmizegetusa

Battle of Sarmisegetusa, a siege of Sarmizegetusa, the capital of Dacia, fought in 106

WHSH

WPYX, a radio station (106.5 FM) licensed to Albany, New York, United States, which used the call sign WHSH from 1973 to 1980

WHUN

WHUN-FM, a radio station (106.3 FM) licensed to serve Mount Union, Pennsylvania

WKDZ

WKDZ-FM, a radio station (106.5 FM) located in Cadiz, Kentucky, United States

WMFG

WMFG-FM, a radio station (106.3 FM) licensed to Hibbing, Minnesota, United States

WNIK

WNIK-FM, a radio station (106.5 FM) licensed to Arecibo, Puerto Rico

WNRG-FM

On May 27, 2010, at Noon, WJZX flipped from Broadcast Architecture's syndicated satellite feed Smooth AC "Smooth Jazz Network" to a stunt format called "Tiger 106.9", which referenced Tiger Woods's scandals and featured cheating-themed music from all eras.

WNVA

WNVA-FM, a radio station (106.3 FM) licensed to Norton, Virginia, United States

WOZN

WOZN-FM, a radio station (106.7 FM) licensed to serve Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

WRAZ

WRAZ-FM, a radio station (106.3 FM) licensed to Key Largo, Florida, United States

WRSF

In 1986 the station moved its studios and offices to Kill Devil Hills in the Nags Head Resort area of Dare County and became a live adult contemporary format as WRSF, Surf 106.

WZBL

WSFF, a radio station (106.1 FM) licensed to serve Vinton, Virginia, United States, which held the call sign WZBL from 2007 to 2009


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