Our radio sections trace the development of the radio industry in St. Louis and highlights those who have helped to shape it.
4/03/58 Sign on as KADY, licensed to St. Charles County Broadcasting 7/01/58 Control transfer to William Cady, Jr. 11/01/62 Control transfer to KADY, Inc. 2/14/64 Silent for 10 days due to employees’ strike 1/21/65 Went dark due to financial problems 7/01/68 Licensed to Contemporary Media, Inc. as KIRL 11/01/79 Control Read more…
3/28/41 Frequency assigned to WTMV 3/25/42 Control transfer to Carleton French 5/15/45 Control transfer to Mississippi Valley Broadcasting 5/25/47 Control transfer to On the Air, Inc. 6/05/57 Control transfer to Radio Missouri Corp. 1958 Call letters changed to WAMV 1960 Control transfer to Hess-Hawkins 7/07/61 Call letters changed to WBBR Read more…
2/06/35 Licensed to Lester Cox 1936 Power increased to 500 watts 10/26/39 Control transfer to William West and Carleton French 3/28/41 Frequency changed to 1490 kHz Call Letters: WTMV AM/FM: AM
1948 Licensed to R.C. Goshorn and R.L. Rose as WOKZ 2/4/48 Signed on 1950 Control transfer to North Shore Broadcasting 1953 Control transfer to Palen Broadcasting 1/01/65 Control transfer to Morell Broadcasting 11/01/84 Control transfer to Metroplex Communications, Inc. 11/05/84 Call letter change to WBGZ Call Letters: WOKZ WBGZ AM/FM: Read more…
1/02/55 Licensed to St. Louis Broadcasting Co. at 1,000 watts as KATZ 3/30/57 Control transfer to Rollins Broadcasting 1/19/60 Sale to Laclede Radio approved, rescinded 2 days later 2/01/60 Control transfer to Laclede Radio 1982 Control transfer to Unity 1986 Control transfer to InterUrban Broadcasting 11/27/91 InterUrban declares bankruptcy 10/92 Read more…
8/46 Application approved as WBEL Broadcasting, 250 watts; no evidence station was ever on the air. 7/13/47 First day on air as WIBV, licensed to Belleville Broadcasting 1954? Frequency change to 1260 kHz Call Letters: WBEL WIBV AM/FM: AM