Radio Digest (Nov 1929-Apr 1930)

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103 KWKC, Kansas City, Mo. 218.8m1370kc. 100 watts. Wilson Duncan Studios. Announcer, Elmer C. Hodges. Slogan, "Keep Watching Kansas City." Central. Founded 1925. KWKH, Shreveport, La. 352.7m-850kc. 10000 watts. The W. K. Henderson Iron Works & Supply Co. Central. Founded Jan. 8, 1925. KWLC, Decorah, Iowa. 236.1m-1270kc. 100 watts. Luther College. KWSC, Pullman, Wash. 214.2m -1400kc. 1000 watts. State College of Washington. Announcer, Cyril Brewer. Program Dir., Arvilla _ Weisel. Pacific. Founded 1922. KWWG, Brownsville, Texas. 238m-1260kc. 500 watts. Chamber of Commerce. KXA, Seattle, Wash. 526m-570kc. 500 watts. American Radio Tel. Co. KXL, Portland, Ore. 239.9m-1250kc. 500 watts. The Portland Telegram. Announcers, A. R. Truitt, H. B. Read, Chet Blomsness. Slogan, "The Voice of Portland." Founded Dec. 13, 1926. KXO, El Centra, Calif. 249.9m-1200kc. 100 watts. E. R. Irey and F. M. Bowles. Pacific. KXRO, Aberdeen, Wash. 211.1m-1420kc. 75 watts. KXRO, Inc. KYA, San Francisco, Calif. 243.8m1230kc. 1000 watts. F. C. Dahlquist. Announcer, Edward Ludes. Pacific. Founded Dec. 18, 1926. 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, 111. 293.9m -1020kc. 500 watts. Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co. KZM, Hayward, Calif. 218.8m-1370kc. 100 watts. Western Radio Institute (Hotel Oakland). Announcer, Elbert Cowan. Pacific. Founded June 29, 1921. 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. 239.9m12S0kc. 2000 watts day, 1000 watts night. I. R. Nelson Company. Announcers, Jack Van Riper, James Cosier. Eastern. Experimental call 2XBA 65.18m 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. 4S4.3m-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. 5C00 watts. Atlantic Broadcasting Corp. Eastern. WABI, Bangor, Me. 249.9m -1200kc. 100 watts. First Universalist Church. Slogan, "The PineTree Wave." Announcer, Prof. W. J. Creamer, Jr. Eastern. Founded 1923. WABY, Philadelphia, Pa. 228.9m -1310kc. 50 watts. John Magaldi, Jr. WABZ, New Orleans, La. 249.9m-1200kc. 100 watts. The Coliseum Place Baptist Church. Announcer, Charles B. Page. Slogan, "The Station With a Message." Central. Founded January, 1924. WADC, Akron, Ohio. 227.1m1320kc. 1000 watts. Allen Theater Broadcasting Station. Announcers, Geo. Houston and Jerry McKiernan. Eastern. Founded March, 1925. WAFD, Detroit, Mich. 199.9m-1500kc. 100 watts. Albert B. Parfet Co. Announcer, Owen F. Uridge. Eastern. Founded January, 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. 5000 watts. American Insurance Union. Eastern. Founded April, 1922. WALK, WiUow Grove, Pa. 199.9m-1500kc. 50 watts. Albert A. Walker. 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. WBAK, Harrisburg, Pa. 209.7m-1430kc. 500 watts. Pennsylvania State Police. Announcer, A. E. Poorman. Eastern. Founded 1919. WBAL, Baltimore, Md. 282.8m -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-8O0kc. 50000 watts. Carter Publications, Inc. Central. Founded April, 1922. WBAR, Sisiht, Wis. 270.1m-1110kc. 500 watts. Koop Radio Co. Slogan, "The Station of Northern Wisconsin." 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, Audio 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. 230.6m-1300kc. 1000 watts. Peoples Pulpit Assn. Announcer, Victor F. Schmidt. Eastern. Founded Febr., 1924. WBBW, Norfolk, Va. 249.9m-1220kc. 100 watts. Ruffner Junior High School. Announcer, Lee M. Klinefelter. Slogan, "The School You'd Like to Go to." Eastern. Founded Febr. 26, 1924. WBBY, Charleston, S. C. 249.9m-1200kc. 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. Boston Information Service. Announcer, Grace Lawrence. Eastern. Founded Jan. 29, 1927. WBMH, Detroit, Mich. 228.9m-1310kc. 100 watts. Braun's Music House. Announcers, Ray A. Miller, O. F. Gabbert, Jr. Eastern. Founded Jan. 11, 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. 228.9m13 lOkc. 100 watts. Liberty State Bank and Trust Co. Announcer, Louis G. Baltimore. Eastern. WBRL, Tilton, N. H. 209.7m-1430kc. 500 watts. Booth Radio Laboratories. Eastern. WBSO, Babson Park, Mass. 384.4m-780kc. 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." 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-590kc. 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. 234.2m-1280kc. 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. Kammerraan. 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, IU. 280.2m1070kc 50 watts. Carthage College. Central. WCBA, AUentown, Pa. 20S.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, .1. II. DePew. Slogan, "Where Cod Rules, Man Prospers." Founded Mar, ll)2.<. Central. WCBM, Baltimore, Md. 218.8ml.vOkc. 100 watts. Baltimore Broadcasting Co. Francis Pin-, announcer. Eastern. Founded March 25, 1923, WCBS, Springfield, III. 247.8m-1210kc. 100 watts. Harold I.. Dewing. Charles 11. MesSter. Slogan, "Home of Abraham Lincoln." Central. Founded April 8, 1923. WCCO, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. (tr. at Anoka). 370.2m-810kc. 15,000 watts. Northwestern Broadcasting Co. Announcers, A. J. Snyder, K. C. Titus, A. B. Sheehan, K. \V. 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, IU. 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. WCKY, Covington, Ky. 202.1m-1480kc. 5000 watts. L. B. Wilson, Inc. WCLB, Long Beach, N. Y. 199.9m-1500kc. 100 watts. Arthur Faske. 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. 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-1210kc. 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-14S0kc. 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. 22S.9m-1310kc. 100 watts Eagle Broadcasting Co., Inc. Mountain. WDAY, Fargo, N. D. 234.2m -1280kc. 1000 watts WDAY, Inc. Announcer, Earl Reineke. Central. Founded May, 1922. WDBJ, Roanoke, Va. 322.4m-930kc. 500 watts. 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, hounded 1922. WDGY, Minneapolis, Minn. 254.1m-1180ka 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. 2:5.4m-1330kc. 1000 watts. Doolittle Radio Corp. Announcer. W. H. Haase. Eastern. Founded December, 1922 WDSU, New Orleans, La. 2o9.9m-1250kc. 1000 watts. Slogan, "Second Port U. S. A " Announcers, Jack Holliday, t\ Chick Owens, Uncle Mack, P. K. Ewing, Joseph H. Uhalt Est. Jury, 1923. WDWF, Cranston, R. I. .M7.Sml210kc. 100 watts. Ihitcc W. Flint, Inc. Slogan, "Community Service." Eastern. WDZ, Tuscola, III. 2S0.2m-1070kc. 100 watts. I.mes L. Bush. Central. Founded March. WJ1. WEAF, New York, N. Y. (tr. at BeJlmore). 454.3ra-660kc 50000 watts. National Bi casting Co., Inc. Slogan, "Tin Voice to the .Millions." Eastern, rounded lulv 25, WEAI, Ithaca, N. Y. 236.1m1270kc. 500 . Cornell University. WEAM, Plainficld, ' N. J. m.8m-1370kc 500 watts. \V. I. Butttield. WEAN, Providence. R. I. 545.lm-.vOkc. 500 watts daytime. The Shepard Stores, Annoui Edmund Cashman, Fred Long. Tames I June Abb Brummel. gati, "We Entertain a Nation." Founded WEAO, Columbus, Ohio. S 750 watts. Ohio State University. Announcer, Robert Coleman. Eastern, Founded 1922. WEAR, Cleveland, Ohio. 280.2m HrOkc. 1000 watts. WTAMWEAR, Inc. Eastern. Opened Ian. 15, 1926.