Radio Born and Bred
Josephine Baker
Lifetime: 06/03/1906 – 04/12/1975 Singer: “Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour”
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Lifetime: 06/03/1906 – 04/12/1975 Singer: “Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour”
3/29/41 Frequency assigned as KWK 1942 KWK power increase to 5,000 watts 1958 KWK control transferred to Andrew Spheeris et al 2/26/66 KWK license revoked after fraudulent contest (2/22) 7/01/69 KWK licensed to Victory Broadcasting 5/23/72 KWK licensee name changed to Vic-Way Broadcasting 7/31/73 KWK goes dark 10/31/73 KWK company Read more…
1/03/27 First broadcast, licensed to C.L. Carrell Broadcasting Service at 500 watts as a “portable temporary station” 3/19/27 Last broadcast Call Letters: WHBM AM/FM: AM
4/01/25 Licensed to St. Louis Truth Center, Inc. at 250 watts 5/04/29 Frequency changed to 1200 kHz Call Letters: KFWF AM/FM: AM
11/21/28 Frequency assigned at 100 watts 1/23/29 Power increased to 250/100 watts 5/4/29 Frequency changed to 1200 kHz Call Letters: WIL AM/FM: AM
4/01/49 Frequency assigned to WIL at 5,000 watts 7/18/57 Control transfer to Radio Station WIL (Balaban) 4/67 Control transfer to Lin Broadcasting Corp. 5/15/67 Corporate name change to WIL News, Inc. (Lin) 9/13/68 Corporate name change to WIL Music, Inc. (Lin) 1987 Control transfer to Heritage Media 1/18/91 Call letters Read more…