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NAEB NEK'S LETTER Page 5 June I, 1945 Dr, William Oxley Thompson, president of the u«m jversi ty, was the speaker. He said, in part: “We are starting tonight the first of a series of programs of entertainment and instruction for the citizens of central Ohio...These PROGRAMS W| ll be of the highest type, including music, science, and other SUBJECTS OF POPULAR INTEREST... “Happily, Columbus* first radio program is being broadcast from Ohio State University. Educational institutions always have shown a strong interest IN APPLIED MODERN SCIENCE... "I CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE PROSPECTS BEFORE YOU AS THE RESULT OF THIS MARVELOUS DEVELOPMENT • “ The program that night also included news — RESULTS of all games PLAYED THAT DAY IN THE NATIONAL AND AMERICAN LEAGUES AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, AND THE REPORT OF A $10,000 FIRE IN COLUMBUS, In June, 1922, the station received its permanent license and the call LETTERS WEAO . The DESIGNATION WAS CHANGED TO WOSU IN SEPTEMBER, 1933. Over the years several changes sn frequency, power, ano hours occurred, THE LAST BEING IN AuGUST, I 94.1 , WHEN WOSU WAS' MOVED TO 820 KILOCYCLES AND AUTHORIZED TO USE POWER OF 5000 WATTS. During the learlier years Professor R. S e 8 rovn of the department of ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DIRECTED STATION ACTIVITIES, UNDER PROFESSOR FRANK C. Caldwell who was then head of that department. Students were employed parttime. In the summer of 1923 a full-time operator was employed, and SHORTLY THEREAFTER A PROGRAM DIRECTOR TO ARRANGE PROGRAMS AND ANNOUNCE THEM. This first paid program director was Mrs. Ann Charles, who is still with WOSU TODAY IN THE POSITION OF MUSIC SUPERVISOR. In 1925 THE station was set up as an independent department, separated FROM ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, AND PROFESSOR C 0 A. Wr|QHT BECAME THE DIRECTOR. When Wright left the university in 1927, ^iggy secame the director. Over the years, the university station has been unique in that it has never SOLD TIME FOR ADVERT 8S8NG PBRPOSES. The EXPENSES OF OPERATING THE STATION come from University funds. Bob Higgy, station director for the past 18 years, became interested in RADIO WHILE still a BOY. He obtained HIS PRIVATE operator's LICENSE IN I9I3 AND DURING THE WORLD War, WHILE HE WAS STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL, HE WAS AN INSTRUCTOR IN THE Army COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL ON THE CAMPUS. HlGGY GRADUATED FROM Ch#0 STATE IN 8925 WITH A MAJOR IN COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD HE STARTED FULL-TIME WORK WITH THE UNIVERSITY ST AT I ON. Our ING HER YEARS WITH THE CAMPUS STATION, ^RS THE YOUNG PEOPLE SHE STARTED IN RADIO DEVELOP PROM INENCE —ONE OF THEM MARGARET SpEAKS, SpE EARLY YEARS OF GETTING 0 H 8O STATE FACULTY MEM Many of them thought radio only a toy. . Charles has seen many of INTO ARTISTS OF NATIONAL RECALLS THE DIFFICULTY IN BERS TO A°PE AR ON THE RADIO.