Radio Digest (Nov 1929-Apr 1930)

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96 KXO, El Centro, Calif. 249.9m -1200kc. 100 watts. E. R. Irey and F. M. Bowles. Pacific. KXRO, Aberdeen, Wash. 228.9m1310kc. 75 watts. KXRO, Inc. KYW-KFKX, Chicago, 111. 293.9m-1020kc. 10000 watts. Westinghouse Elec & Mfg. Co., Herald and Examiner. Announcers, Gene Rouse, Parker Wheatley, Barney McArville, D. L. Gross. Central. KYWA, Chicago, III. 293.9m-1020kc. S00 watts. Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co. NAA, Washington, D. C. 434.5m-690kc. 1000 watts. United States Navy Dept. Eastern. WAAF, Chicago, 111. 325.9m-920kc. 500 watts. Chicago Daily Drovers Journal. Announcer, Carl Ulrich. Central. Founded May 22, 1922. WAAM, Newark, N. J. 239.9m1250kc. 2000 watts day, 1000 watts night. I. R. Nelson Company. Announcers, Jack Van Riper, James Cosier. Eastern. Founded February, 1922. WAAT, Jersey City, N. J. 280.2m1070kc. 300 watts. Bremer Broadcasting Corp. Announcer, J. B. Bayley. Slogan, "The Voice at the Gate of the Garden State." Eastern. Founded 1921. WAAW, Omaha, Nebr. 454.3m-660kc. 500 watts. Omaha Grain Exchange. Announcer, James Thompson. Slogan, "Pioneer Market Station of the West." Founded 1921. Central. WABC, New York, N. Y. 348.6m-860kc. 5000 watts. Atlantic Broadcasting Corp. Eastern. WABI, Bangor, Me. 249.9m-1200kc. 100 watts. First Universalist Church. Slogan, "The FineTree Wave." Announcer, Prof. W. J. Creamer, Jr. Eastern. Founded 1923. WABZ, New Orleans, La. 249.9m1200kc. 100 watts. The Coliseum Place Baptist Church. Announcer, Charles B. Page. Slogan, "The Station With a Message." Central. Founded January, 1924. WADC, Akron, Ohio. 227.1m-1320kc. 1000 watts. Allen Theater Broadcasting Station. Announcers, Geo. Houston and Jerry McKiernan. Eastern. Founded March, 1925. WAGM, Royal Oak, Mich. 228.9m-1310kc. 50 watts. Robert L. Miller. Announcer, Fred Stanton. Slogan, "The Little Station With the Big Reputation." Central. Founded Oct. 3, 1925. WAIU, Columbus, Ohio. 468.5m-640kc. 500 watts. American Insurance Union. Eastern. Founded April, 1922. WAPI, Birmingham, Ala. 263m-1140kc. 5000 watts. Alabama Polytechnic Institute. University of Alabama, Alabama College. Manager, Walter N. Campbell. Announcers, Carroll Gardner, Sam Benton, Howard C. Smith, Kirtley Brown. Installed 1922. Central. WASH, Grand Rapids, Mich. 236.1m 1270kc. 500 watts. Wash Broadcasting Corp. Announcers, Hugh Hart, Chas. C. Carpenter, "Uncle Jerry." Central. Founded March 13, 1925. WBAA, W. Lafayette, Ind. 214.2m-1400kc. 500 watts. Purdue University. WBAK, Harrisburg, Pa. 209.7m-1430kc. 500 watts. Pennsylvania State Police. Announcer, A. E. Poorman. Eastern. Founded 1919. WBAL, Baltimore, Md. 282.8ra-1060kc. 10000 watts. Consolidated Gas, Elec. Light & Power Co. Director, Frederick R. Huber. Slogan, "The Station of Good Music." Eastern. Founded Nov. 1, 1925. WBAP, Fort Worth, Texas. 374.8m -800kc. 50000 watts. Carter Publications, Inc. Central. Founded April, 1922. WBAX, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 247.8m-1210kc. 100 watts. Announcer, Earl H. Fine. Slogan, "We Burn Anthracite Xclusively." Eastern. Founded May, 1922. WBBC, Brooklyn, N. Y. 214.2m-1400kc. 500 watts. Brooklyn Broadcasting Corp. Announcers, Andie Baruch, Leon Sherman. WBBL, Richmond, Va. 218.8m-1370kc. 100 watts. Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church. Founded February, 1924. WBBM, Chicago, 111. (tr. at Glenview). 389.4m770kc. 25000 watts. Atlass Co., Inc. Central. Founded 1922. WBBR, Rossville, N. Y. 230.6m1300kc. 1000 watts. Peoples Pulpit Assn. Announcer, Victor F. Schmidt. Eastern. Founded Febr., 1924. WBBY, Charleston, S. C. 249.9m1200kc. 75 watts. Washington Light Infantry. Slogan, "Seaport of the Southeast." Eastern. WBBZ, Ponca City, Okla. 249.9m-1200kc. 100 watts. C. L. Carrell. Announcer, Morton Harvey. WBCM, Bay City, Mich. 212.6m-1410kc. 500 watts. Bay City Broadcasting Assn. Announcer, S. F. Northcott. Eastern. Founded June 15, 1925. WBIS, Boston, Mass. 243.8m-1230kc. 1000 watts. The Shepard Stores. Announcer, Grace Lawrence. Eastern. Founded Jan. 29, 1927. WBMS, Fort Lee, N. J. 206.8m-1450kc. 250 watts. WBMS Broadcasting Corp. Slogan, "The Voice of Bergen County." Eastern. WBNY, New York, N. Y. 222.1m-1350kc. 250 watts. Baruchrome Corp. Eastern. Founded 1925. WBOQ, Richmond Hill, N. Y. 348.6m-860kc. 5000 watts. Atlantic Broadcasting Co. WBOW, Terre Haute, Ind. 228.9m-1310kc. 100 watts. Banks of Wabash Broadcasting Assn. WBRC, Birmingham, Ala. 322.4m-930kc. 500 watts. Birmingham Broadcasting Co. Announcer, Dud Connolly. Central. Founded May 18, 1925. WBRE, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 228.9m-1310kc. 100 watts. Liberty State Bank and Trust Co. Announcer, Louis G. Baltimore. Eastern. WBRL, Tilton, N. H. 209.7m1430kc. 500 watts. Booth Radio Laboratories. Eastern. WBSO, Wellesley Hills, Mass. 325.9m-920kc. 250 watts. Babson's Statistical Organization. Announcer, Ross Wood. Eastern. Founded January, 1927. WBT, Charlotte, N. C. 277.6m-1080kc. 5000 watts. Announcers, Ralph Rogers, Walter Haislip, Fritz Hirsch. Eastern. WBZ, Springfield, Mass. 302.8m-990kc. 15000 watts. Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co. Radio Station of New England. Announcers, Aidan Redmond, Howard Petrie, Wayne Latham, Wallace Streeter, Gordon Swan, Malcolm McCormick, John Clark, Robert Saudek. Installed Sept. 19, 1921. Eastern. WBZA, Boston, Mass. 302.8m-990kc. 500 watts. Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co. Same programs as WBZ. WCAC, Mansfield, Conn. 499.7m-600kc. 250 watts. Connecticut Agricultural College. Announcer, Daniel E. Noble. Slogan, "From the Nutmeg State."j4 time Eastern. Founded June, 1923. WCAD, Canton, N. Y. 245.6m -1220kc. 500 watts. (1000 watts 6 am-6 pm.) St. Lawrence University. Announcer, Ward C. Priest. Slogan, "The Voice of the North Country." Eastern. Founded Dec. 7, 1922. WCAE, Pittsburgh, Pa. 245.8m-1220kc. 500 watts. Gimbel Brothers. Eastern. WCAH, Columbus, Ohio. 209.7m-1430kc. 500 watts. Commercial Radio Service. Eastern. Founded April, 1921. WCAJ, Lincoln, Nebr. 508.2m -5?0kc. 500 watts. Nebraska Wesleyan University. Announcer, J. C. Jensen. Founded October, 1921. Central. WCAL, Northfield, Minn. 239.9m-1250kc. 1000 watts. Dept. of Physics, St. Olaf College. Announcer, Hector Skifter. Slogan, "The College on the Hill." Central. Founded 1922. WCAM, Camden, N. J. 234.2m1280kc. 500 watts. City of Camden. Eastern. Founded Oct. 26, 1926. WCAO, Baltimore, Md. 499.7m-600kc. 250 watts. Mounmental Radio, Inc. Founded May 17, 1922. WCAP, Ashbury Park, N. J. 234.2m-1280kc. 500 watts. Chamber of Commerce. Announcer, Thomas F. Burley, Jr. Eastern. Founded July 1, 1927. WCAT, Rapid City, S. D. 249.9m-1200kc. 100 watts. South Dakota State School of Mines. Announcer, J. O. Kammerman. Mountain. Founded 1920. WCAU, Philadelphia, Pa. (tr. Byberry). 256.3m1170kc. 10000 watts. Universal Broadcasting Co. Announcer, Stan Lee Broza. Eastern. Founded May, 1922. WCAX, Burlington, Vt. 249.9m -1200kc. 100 watts. University of Vermont. Slogan, "The Voice of the Green Mountains." Eastern. WCAZ, Carthage, III. 280.2m1070kc. 50 watts. Carthage College. Central. WCBA, Allentown, Pa. 208.2m-1440kc. 250 watts. B. Bryan Musselman. Announcers, Clarence Dreisbach, Don Rayburn, Chas. Melson. Eastern. WCBD, Zion, 111. 277.6m-1080kc. 5000 watts. Wilbur Glenn Voliva. Announcer, J. H. DePew. Slogan, "Where God Rules, Man Prospers." Founded May, 1923. Central. WCBM, Baltimore, Md. 218.8m-1370kc. 100 watts. Baltimore Broadcasting Co. Francis Dice, announcer. Eastern. Founded March 25, 1923. WCBS, Springfield, IU. 247.8m-1210kc. 100 watts. Harold L. Dewing, Charles H. Messter. Slogan, "Home of Abraham Lincoln." Central. Founded April 8, 1923. WCCO, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. (tr. at Anoka). 370.2m-810kc. 7500 watts. Northwestern Broadcasting Co. Announcers, A. J. Snyder, K. C. Titus, A. B. Sheehan, K. W. Husted, F. F. Laws. Slogan, "Service to the Northwest." Founded Oct. 1, 1924. Central. WCDA, New York, N. Y. (tr. at Cliffside Park, N. J.). 222.1m-1350kc. 250 watts. Italian Educational Broadcasting Co. WCFL, Chicago, 111. 309.1m-970kc. 1500 watts. Chicago Federation of Labor. Announcer, Henry Parks. Slogan, "The Voice of Farmer and Labor." Central. WCGU, Coney Island, N. Y. 214.2m-1400kc. 500 watts. U. S. Broadcast Corp. Eastern. WCHS, Portland, Me. 319m-940kc. 500 watts. Congress Square Hotel Co. WCKY, Covington, Ky. 202.1m-1480kc. 5000 watts. L. B. Wilson, Inc. WCLO, Kenosha, Wis. 249.9m-1200kc. 100 watts. C. E. Whitmore. Announcer, James Boutelle. Founded Aug. 4, 1925. Central. WCLS Joliet, 111. 228.9m -1310kc. 100 watts. WCLS, Inc. Slogan, "Will County's Largest Store." Central. Founded June, 1925. WCMA, Culver, Ind. 214.2m-1400kc. 500 watts. Culver Military Academy. Announcer, C. F. McKinney. Central. Founded 1925. WCOA, Pensacola, Fla. 267.7m-1120kc. 500 watts. Municipal Broadcasting Station. Announcer, John E. Frenkel. Slogan, "Wonderful City of Advantages." Central. Founded Febr. 2, 1927. WCOC, Meridian, Miss. 340.7m-880kc. 1000 watts daytime, 500 watts night. Mississippi Broadcasting Co., Inc. Announcer, T. C. Billups. Slogan, "Down in the Old Magnolia State." Central. Founded Febr. 26, 1927. WCOD, Harrisburg, Pa. 249.9m-1200kc. 100 watts. Norman R. Hoffman. Eastern. Opened Sept. 30, 1925. WCOH, Yonkers, N. Y. 247.8m -1210kc. 100 watts. Westchester Broadcasting Corp. WCRW, Chicago, 111. 247.8m -I210kc. 100 watts. Clinton R. White. Announcers, Fred K. Weston, Al John, Miss Josephine. Slogan, "For Your Entertainment." Central. Founded May, 1926. WCSH, Portland, Me. (tr. Portland). 319m-940kc, 500 watts. Congress Square Hotel. Slogan, "Sunrise Gateway of America." Announcer, L. T. Pitman. Eastern. Founded June, 1925. WCSO, Springfield, Ohio. 206.8m-1450kc. 500 watts. Wittenberg College. Announcers, Charlotte Johns, Lester Crawl, James Thrasher. Eastern. Founded December, 1921. WDAE, Tampa, Fla. 483.6m-620kc. 1000 watts. Tampa Daily Times. Announcer, Bruce Lum. Slogan, "Florida's Most Reliable Station." Eastern. Founded 1921. WDAF, Kansas City, Mo. 491.5m-610kc. 1000 watts. Kansas City Star. Announcer, H. Dean Fitzer. Club, "Nighthawks." Founded June 5, 1922. Central. WDAG, Amarillo, Texas. 212.6m-1410kc. 250 watts. J. Laurence Martin. Central. Founded May 16, 1922. WDAH, El Paso, Texas. 228.9m 1310kc. 100 watts. Eagle Broadcasting Co., Inc. Mountain. WDAY, Fargo, N. D. 234.2m-1280kc. 1000 watts. WDAY, Lie. Announcer, Earl Reineke. Central. Founded May, 1922. WDBJ, Roanoke, Va. 322.4m-930kc. 500 watts daytime, 250 watts night. Richardson Wayland Elec. Corp. Announcers, J. V. Huffman, C. E. Stone, Hermon P. Black, R. P. Jordan. Slogan, "Roanoke Down in Old Virginia." Eastern. Founded May, 1924. WDBO, Orlando, Fla. 483.6m-620kc. 1000 watts. Orlando Broadcasting Co. Announcer, K. W. Skelton. Slogan, "Down Where the Oranges Grow." Founded 1921. Eastern. WDEL, Wilmington, Del. 267.7m -1120kc. 250 watts night, 350 day. WDEL, Inc. Eastern. Founded 1922. WDGY, Minneapolis, Minn. 254.1m-1180kc. 1000 watts. Dr. George Young. Central. Founded 1923. WDOD, Chattanooga, Tenn. 234.2m -1280kc. 2500 watts daytime, 1000 watts night. Chattanooga Radio Co., Inc. Announcer, Frank S. Lane. Central. Founded 1925. WDRC, New Haven, Conn. 225.4m -1330kc. 1000 watts. Doolittle Radio Corp. Announcer, W. B. Haase. Eastern. Founded December, 1922. WDSU, New Orleans, La. 239.9m-1250kc. 1000 watts. Slogan, "Second Port U. S. A." Announcers, Jack Hollidav, C. Chick Owens, Uncle Mack, P. K. Ewing, Joseph H. Uhalt. Est. July, 1923. WDWF, Cranston, R. I. 247.8m-1210kc. 100 watts. Dutee W. Flint, Inc. Slogan, "Community Service." Eastern. WDZ, Tuscola, 111. 280.2m -1070kc. 100 watts. James L. Bush. Central. Founded March, 1921. WEAF, New York, N. Y. (tr. at Bellmore). 454.3m-660kc. 50000 watts. National Broadcasting Co., Inc. Slogan, "The Voice to the Millions." Eastern. Founded July 25, 1922. WEAI, Ithaca, N. Y. 236.1m-1270kc. 500 watts daytime. Cornell University. WEAN, Providence, R. I. 384.4m-780kc. 500 watts, daytime. The Shepard Stores. Announcers, Edmund Cashman, Fred Long, James Cairn, June Abbott, Jane Day, Beau Brummel. Slogan, "We Entertain a Nation." Eastern. Founded 1922. WEAO, Columbus, Ohio. 526m-570kc. 750 watts. Ohio State University. Announcer, Robert Coleman. Eastern. Founded 1922. WEAR, Cleveland, Ohio. 280.2m-1070kc. 1000 watts. WTAM-WEAR, Inc. Eastern. Opened Jan. 15, 1926. WEBC, Superior, Wis., Duluth, Minn. 234.2m1280kc. 1000 watts. Head-of-the-Lakes Broadcasting Co. Announcer, Sam Kiley. Slogan, "At the Head of the Lakes." Central. Founded 1924. WEBE, Cambridge, Ohio. 247.8m-1210kc. 100 watts. Roy W. Waller. Slogan, "The Voice of Southeastern Ohio." Eastern. Founded July, 1924. WEBQ, Harrisburg, 111. 247.8m-1210kc. 100 watts. First Trust & Savings Bank. Announcers, Dr. H. J. Raley and Inglis M. Taylor. Slogan, "The Voice From Egypt." Central. Founded Sept. 1, 1923. WEBR, Buffalo, N. Y. 228.9m-1310kc. 200 watts. H. H. Howell. Announcers, E. J. Hinckley, Lowell Kitchen. Slogan, "We Extend Buffalo's Regards." Eastern. Founded Oct. 8, 1924. WEBW, Beloit, Wis. 499.7m-600kc. 350 watts. Beloit College. Central. Founded Oct. 26, 1924. WEDC, Chicago, 111. 247.8m1210kc. 100 watts. Emil Denemark Broadcasting Station. Central. WEDH, Erie, Pa. 211.1m-1420kc. 30 watts. Erie Dispatch-Herald. WEEI, Boston, Mass. 508.2m-590kc. 1000 watts. Edison Electric Bluminating Company. Announcers, Robert Burlen, Carlton H. Dickerman, Edward Gisburne, Frederick Hawkins. Slogan, "The Friendly Voice." Eastern. Founded Sept. 29, 1924, succeeding WTAT. WEHC, Emory, Va. 218.8m-1370kc. 100 watts, Emory & Henry College. WEHS, Evanston, 111. 228.9m-1310kc. 100 watts. Victor C. Carlson. Announcer, Jessie Robinson. Central. Founded February, 1924. WELK, Philadelphia, Pa. 218.9m-1370kc. 100 watts. Howard R. Miller. Slogan, "The Voice of the Elks." Eastern. Founded June, 1922. The balance of the Log and Call Book of American stations will appear in the February issue of Radio Digest