1948 in radio

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In film: 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951

The year 1948 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.

Events

22 March: The Voice of Firestone becomes the first radio program to be aired on both AM and FM radio stations.
12 May: Don McNeill's Breakfast Club appears on television for the first time, via a simulcast on both ABC Radio and ABC TV. The telecast is seen in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and New York. Because ABC-TV's New York flagship station WJZ-TV had not signed on yet (and would not for another three months), DuMont flagship WABD carried it live.
28 September: Thirty-two FM radio stations participated in the "first coast-to-coast exclusively FM 15,000-cycle network program."^[1]

Debuts

Programs

5 January – The first episode of the radio serial drama Mrs Dale's Diary is broadcast in the BBC Light Programme.
13 February - Call for Music debuts on CBS.^[2]
21 September – Life with Luigi premieres on CBS.
27 September - Herb Shriner Time debuts on CBS.^[2]
26 December – Bertrand Russell gives the first annual Reith Lecture on the BBC Home Service.
23 March – Take It From Here is first broadcast by the BBC.
3 April – The Louisiana Hayride from Shreveport makes its debut.
5 July - Cabin B-13 makes its debut on CBS.^[2]
22 August - Box 13 debuts on WOR.^[2]
11 October - The Brighter Day debuts on NBC.^[2]

Stations

(undated) - WDXB, Chattanooga, Tennessee, begins broadcasting on 1490 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).^[3]
(undated) - WOKZ-FM, Alton, Illinois, begins broadcasting on 99.9 MHz.^[4]
(undated) - WROV-FM, Roanoke, Virginia, begins broadcasting on 103.7 MHz.^[5]
(undated) - KCFM-FM, Kansas City, Missouri, begins broadcasting on 94.9 MHz.^[6]
(undated) - KDAC, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1230 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).^[7]
(undated) January - WXAL, Demopolis, Alabama, begins broadcasting on 1400 kHz.^[8]
(undated) January - WIST-FM, Charlotte, North Carolina, begins broadcasting on 104.7 MHz.^[9]
(undated) January - WLET-FM, Toccoa, Georgia, begins broadcasting on 102.9 MHz.^[10]
(undated) November - KFAM-FM, St. Cloud, Minnesota, begins broadcasting on 104.7 MHz.^[11]
1 January - WLCR, Torrington, Connecticut, begins broadcasting on 990 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime only).^[12]
7 January - KVVC, Ventura, California, begins broadcasting on 1590 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time).^[13]
10 January - WTWA, Thomson, Georgia, begins broadcasting as a Mutual affiliate on 1240 kHz with 250 W power.
14 January - WSAC, Columbus, Georgia, a Mutual affiliate, begins broadcasting on 1460 kHz with 1 KW power.^[14]
18 January - WBUZ-FM, Bradbury Heights, Maryland, begins broadcasting on 96.7 MHz.^[15]
19 January - WKOW, Madison, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 1070 kHz with 10 KW power (full-time).^[16]
24 January - KERN-FM, Bakersfield, California, begins broadcasting on 94.1 MHz.^[17]
26 January - WJOC, Jamestown, New York, begins broadcasting on 1470 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).^[18]
31 January - KYSM-FM, Mankato, Minnesota, begins operation at 103.5 mc.^[19]
31 January - KLEE, Houston, Texas, begins broadcasting on 610 kHz with 5 KW power.^[20]
1 February - WATO, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, begins broadcasting on 1490 MHz with 250 W power (full-time).^[21]
2 February - WIBG-FM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, begins broadcasting on 94.1 MHz.^[22]
4 February - WOKZ, Alton, Illinois, begins broadcasting.^[4]
14 February - WHNY-FM, Watertown, N.Y., begins operation.^[23]
18 February - WIRL, Peoria, Illinois, begins operation on 1290 kHz with 5 KW power (full-time).^[24]
18 February - WFLB, Fayetteville, North Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1490 kHz with 250 W power.^[25]
25 February - KRKL, Kirkland, Washington, begins operation as a 250-watt daytime station with studios and transmitter in the Kirkland Recreation Center.^[26]
28 February - WSSB, Durham, North Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1490 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).^[27]
29 February - KEXO, Grand Junction, Colorado, begins broadcasting on 1230 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).^[28]
(undated) March - WGGG, Gainesville, Florida, begins broadcasting on 1230 kHz with 250 W power.^[29]
(undated) - KICM, Mason City, Iowa, begins broadcasting on 1490 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).^[30]
1 March - WTAD-FM, Quincy, Illinois, begins broadcasting on 99.5 MHz.^[31]
1 March - KRIC-FM, Beaumont, Texas, begins broadcasting on 99.5 MHz.^[32]
8 March - WFGN, Gaffney, South Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1570 kHz with 250 W power (daytime).^[33]
11 March - WPDX-FM, Clarksburg, West Virginia, begins broadcasting on 95.1 MHz.^[34]
14 March - WMCP, Baltimore, Maryland, begins operation on 94.7 MHz.^[35]
15 March - WLIV-FM, Providence, Rhode Island, begins broadcasting on 107.7 MHz with 20 KW power.^[36]
21 March - KRLD-FM, Dallas, Texas, begins broadcasting on 92.5 MHz.^[37]
29 March - WTHT-FM, Hartford, Connecticut, begins broadcasting.^[38]
30 March - KNX-FM, Hollywood, California, begins broadcasting on 93.1 MHz.^[39]
30 March - WMOX-FM, Meridian, Mississippi, begins broadcasting on 98.6 MHz.^[40]
3 April - WUSN, Charleston, South Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1450 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).^[41]
3 April - KBEE-FM, Modesto, California, begins broadcasting on 103.3 MHz.^[42]
4 April - WCNB and WCNB-FM, Connersville, Indiana, begin broadcasting on 1580 kHz and 101.3 MHz, respectively.^[43]
14 April - WDXY-FM, Spartanburg, South Carolina, begins broadcasting on 100.5 MHz.^[44]
17 April -WPRO-FM, Providence, Rhode Island, begins broadcasting on 92.3 MHz.^[45]
19 April - WAMS and WAMS-FM, Wilmington, Delaware, begin broadcasting on 1380 kHz and 96.1 MHz, respectively.^[46]
22 April - WNAE-FM, Warren, Pennsylvania, begins broadcasting on 92.1 MHz.^[47]
24 April - KWOS-FM, Jefferson City, Missouri, begins broadcasting on 98.5 MHz.^[48]
25 April - KROX, Crookstown, Minnesota, begins broadcasting on 1050 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).^[49]
25 April - KGLO-FM, Mason City, Iowa, begins broadcasting on 101.1 MHz.^[50]
25 April - WSAT, Salisbury, North Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1280 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).^[51]
(undated) May - KWAK begins broadcasting on 1240 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).^[52]
2 May - KENI, Anchorage, Alaska, begins broadcasting on 550 kHz with 5 KW power (full-time).^[53]
2 May - WOCB-FM, West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, begins broadcasting on 94.3 MHz.^[54]
2 May - WTYC, Rock Hill, South Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1150 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).^[55]
3 May - KLX-FM, Oakland, California, begins broadcasting on 101.3 MHz.^[56]
6 May - WALE, Fall River, Massachusetts, begins broadcasting on 1400 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).^[57]
14 May - WLAL-FM, Lakewood, Ohio, begins broadcasting on 104.9 MHz.^[58]
15 May - WASA, Havre de Grace, Maryland, begins broadcasting on 1600 kHz with 500 W power (daytime).^[59]
16 May - KTLN, Denver, Colorado, begins broadcasting on 990 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).^[60]
16 May - KSMI, Seminole, Oklahoma, begins broadcasting on 1260 kHz with 500 W power (daytime).^[61]
23 May - WJLD-FM, Birmingham, Alabama, begins broadcasting on 104.7 MHz.^[62]
24 May - WWXL, Peoria, Illinois, begins broadcasting on 1590 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time).^[63]
27 May - WKTY, La Crosse, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 580 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time).^[64]
30 May - KAUS, Austin, Minnesota, begins broadcasting on 1480 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time).^[65]
6 June - KPOJ-FM, Portland, Oregon, begins broadcasting on 96.1 MHz.^[66]
6 June - WRVC, Norfolk, Virginia, begins broadcasting on 102.5 MHz.^[67]
10 June - WMRA, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1450 kHz with 250 W power (unlimited).^[68]
15 June - KWNW, Wenatchee, Washington, a Don Lee Network affiliate, begins broadcasting on 1340 kHz with 250 W power.^[69]
19 June - WABB and WABB-FM, Mobile, Alabama, both Mutual affiliates, begin broadcasting on 1480 kHz and 107.9 MHz, respectively.^[70]
20 June - WPAY-FM, Portsmouth, Ohio, begins broadcasting on 104.1 MHz.^[71]
22 June - WNOW, York, Pennsylvania, begins broadcasting on 1250 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).^[72]
29 June - KSDN, Aberdeen, South Dakota, begins broadcasting on 930 kHz with 1 KW power.^[73]
5 July - KMUS, Muskogee, Oklahoma, a Mutual affiliate, begins broadcasting on 1380 kHz.^[74]
9 July - WBCK, Battle Creek, Michigan, a Mutual affiliate, begins broadcasting on 930 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time).^[75]
11 July - WPJB, Providence, Rhode Island, begins broadcasting on 105.1 MHz.^[76]
11 July - WISN-FM, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 102.9 MHz.^[77]
18 July - WACA, Camden, South Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1590 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).^[78]
19 July - WLEU-FM, Erie, Pennsylvania, begins broadcasting on 97.9 MHz.^[79]
22 July - KAGH, Pasadena, California, begins broadcasting on 1300 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).^[80]
25 July - KCSB, Liberal, Kansas, begins broadcasting on 1270 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).^[81]
2 August - WHIN, Gallatin, Tennessee, begins broadcasting on 1010 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).^[82]
12 August - WRVB, Richmond, Virginia, begins broadcasting on 94.5 MHz as an affiliate of WRVA.^[83]
16 August - WTAQ-FM, Green Bay, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 102.5 MHz with 14 KW power.^[84]
18 August - WXLW, Indianapolis, Indiana, begins broadcasting on 1590 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).^[85]
26 August - WRJN-FM, Racine, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 100.7 MHz.^[86]
27 August - WXLW-FM, Indianapolis, Indiana, begins broadcasting on 94.7 MHz.^[85]
29 August - WSAU-FM, Wausau, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 95.5 MHz.^[87]
5 September - WHOL, Allentown, Pennsylvania, begins broadcasting on 1230 kHz.^[88]
19 September - WFTR, Front Royal, Virginia, begins broadcasting on 1450 kHz with 250 W power.^[89]
19 September - KFH-FM, Wichita, Kansas, begins broadcasting on 100.3 MHz.^[90]
26 September - WGEZ, Beloit, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 1490 kHz with 100 W power (full-time).^[91]
6 October - WLLH-FM, Lowell, Massachusetts, begins broadcasting on 99.5 MHz.^[92]
26 October - KTNT-FM, Tacoma, Washington, begins broadcasting on 97.3 MHz.^[93]
27 October - KLTI and KLTI-FM, Longview, Texas, begin broadcasting on 1280 kHz and 105.9 MHz, respectively.^[94]
30 October - WJPS, Evansville, Indiana, begins broadcasting on 1330 kHz with power of 5 KW (daytime) and 1 KW (night).^[95]
1 November - WENY-FM, Elmira, New York, begins broadcasting on 106.9 MHz.^[96]
7 November - WCOP-FM, Boston, Massachusetts, begins broadcasting on 100.7 MHz.^[97]
14 November - WIBB, Macon, Georgia, begins broadcasting on 1280 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).^[98]
21 November - KWKH-FM, Shreveport, Louisiana, begins broadcasting on 94.5 MHz.^[99]
29 November - KCKN-FM, Kansas City, Kansas, begins broadcasting on 106.7 MHz.^[100]
1 December - WHBL-FM, Sheboygan, Michigan, begins broadcasting on 100.3 MHz.^[101]
6 December = WGHC-FM, Greenwich, Connecticut, begins broadcasting on 95.9 MHz.^[102]
7 December - WVNJ, Newark, New Jersey, begins broadcasting on 620 kHz with 5 KW power (full-time)^[103]
12 December - WMTR, Morristown, New Jersey, begins broadcasting on 1250 kHz with 500 W power (daytime).^[104]

Closings

4 January - The Adventures of Bill Lance ends its run on network radio.^[2]
22 January - Are These Our Children? ends its run on network radio (ABC).^[2]
30 April - The American School of the Air ends its run on network radio (CBS)^[105]
23 May - The Fitch Bandwagon ends its run on network radio (NBC).^[2]
23 May - The Clock ends its run on network radio (ABC).^[2]
21 June - Charlie Chan ends its run on network radio (Mutual).^[2]
22 June - The Adventures of Christopher Wells ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[2]
29 June - Call for Music ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[2]
7 July - The American Melody Hour ends its run on network radio on (CBS).^[2]
3 September - Believe It Or Not ends its run on network radio (NBC).^[2]

Births

4 February – Alice Cooper, American rock singer, songwriter, musician and radio host.
John Batchelor, author and syndicated talk show host.
Fritz Coleman, former disc jockey and current weathercaster for KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, California.
Chet Coppock, American sports radio broadcaster.
Citizen Kafka, New York City-based radio personality and folk musician.

Deaths

Tom Breneman, 46, radio talk show host from 1941–1948, best known for the radio program, Breakfast in Hollywood.

References

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↑ "Southern Outlet Opens" (PDF). Radio Daily. January 8, 1948. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
↑ "WIST, New FM Station, Takes Air at Charlotte" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 26, 1948. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
↑ "WLET (FM) in Toccoa, Ga, Is Operating 2-9:15 p.m." (PDF). Broadcasting. January 26, 1948. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
↑ "KFAM-FM Is Launched; Duplicates KFAM Shows" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 8, 1948. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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↑ "Jones Heades WIRL's Executive Personnel" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 8, 1948. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
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↑ "Kirkland, Wash. 250-w Daytimer Gets Underway" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 1, 1948. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
↑ "WSSB Durham Launched; Guy Griffen Is Manager" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 8, 1948. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
↑ "KEXO Grand Junction Goes on Air Fulltime" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 15, 1948. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
↑ "WGGG, Gainesville, Fla., Is Launched On 1230 kc" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 8, 1948. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
↑ "KICM Mason City Takes Air as 250-w Fulltimer" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 26, 1948. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
↑ "WTAD-FM Quincy Starts With 45 kw on 99.5 mc" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 22, 1948. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
↑ "KRIC-FM at Beaumont Is Launched on 99.5 mc" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 22, 1948. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
↑ "Staff of New WFGN Headed by Liverance" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 3, 1948. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
↑ "WPDX-FM Is Launched On 95.1 mc With 20 kw" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 22, 1948. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
↑ "(photo caption)" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 29, 1948. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
↑ "Staff Members Named for WLIV-FM Providence" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 12, 1948. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
↑ "KRLD-FM Dallas Takes The Air on Channel 22" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 5, 1948. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
↑ "Special Edition Marks WTHT-FM's Dedicaton" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 5, 1948. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
↑ "KNX-FM Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 5, 1948. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
↑ "New Meridian, Miss. FM Outlet Starts (98.6 mc)" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 26, 1948. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
↑ "WUSN at Charleston Launched on 1450 kc" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 5, 1948. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
↑ "McClatchy Firm Starts KBEE (FM) at Modesto" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 5, 1948. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
↑ "Indiana Daily's AM, FM Outlets Launched" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 26, 1948. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
↑ "WDXY (FM) Launched at Spartanburg, S.C." (PDF). wpsb. April 19, 1948. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
↑ "WPRO-FM Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 3, 1948. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
↑ "WAMS WAMS-FM Operations Begin" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 19, 1948. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
↑ "WNAE-FM Is Launched; Schedule--3-10:30 p.m." (PDF). Broadcasting. April 26, 1948. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
↑ "KWOS-FM Takes Air" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 17, 1948. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
↑ "KROX Crookston, Minn. Goes on the Air April 25" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 26, 1948. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
↑ "KGLO-FM Mason City Has Formal Opening" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 26, 1948. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
↑ "WSAT Salisbury Starts As 1-KW Daytime Outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 26, 1948. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
↑ "KWAK Launched Fulltime On1240 kc at Stuttgart" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 14, 1948. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
↑ "New Alaska Station, KENI, Starts May 2" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 26, 1948. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
↑ "WOCB-FM W. Yarmouth Is Now on Air With 1 kw" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 17, 1948. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
↑ "(photo caption)" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 31, 1948. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
↑ "KLX-FM Oakland, Calif. Now on Air on 101.3 mc" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 24, 1948. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
↑ "WALE Dedicated" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 31, 1948. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
↑ "WLAL (FM), New Outlet In Ohio, Gets Underway" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 24, 1948. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
↑ "Daytime Station Opened At Havre de Grace, Md." (PDF). Broadcasting. June 14, 1948. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
↑ "KTLN Takes the Air" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 24, 1948. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
↑ "KSMI Seminole, Okla., 500-w Daytimer, Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 31, 1948. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
↑ "WJLD-FM Now Operating From Birmingham, Ala." (PDF). Broadcasting. June 7, 1948. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
↑ "WWXL on Fulltime" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 24, 1948. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
↑ "WKTY La Crosse on Air; Rosene General Manager" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 7, 1948. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
↑ "New Austin Station Starts Operations" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 28, 1948. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
↑ "New FM Operation Open As KALE Changes to KPOJ" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 14, 1948. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
↑ "WRVC (FM) Norfolk Begins Programming" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 14, 1948. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
↑ "WMRA at Myrtle Beach Starts (250 w, 1450 kc)" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 28, 1948. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
↑ "KWNW Commences" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 12, 1948. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
↑ "New AM-FM Station Dedicated in Mobile" (PDF). Broadcasting. 5 July 1948. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
↑ "WPAY's New FM Station Officially Inaugurated" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 28, 1948. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
↑ "WNOW's Executive Staff Headed by L.W. Williams" (PDF). Broadcasting. 6 September 1948. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
↑ "Full Operation Begun by Aberdeen Station" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 12, 1948. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
↑ "KMUS in Muskogee Underway with 1 KW" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 19, 1949. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
↑ "WBCK Battle Creek Starts; MBS Outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 12, 1948. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
↑ "WPJB (FM) Is Launched By 'Providence Journal'" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 12, 1948. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
↑ "WISN-FM Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 19, 1949. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
↑ "WACA Camden, S.C., Opens with 1 KW Day" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 19, 1949. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
↑ "WLEU-FM Opened" (PDF). Broadcasting. 26 July 1949. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
↑ "KAGH Opens AM Station At Pasadena on 1300 kc" (PDF). Broadcasting. 26 July 1948. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
↑ "KSCB Gets Underway; Landon Is an Owner" (PDF). Broadcasting. 26 July 1948. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
↑ "WHIN, 1-KW Daytime Independent, Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. 23 August 1948. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
↑ "WRVB (FM) in Richmond Is Launched on 94.5 mc" (PDF). Broadcasting. 23 August 1948. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
↑ "WTAQ-FM Green Bay Starts on Channel 273" (PDF). Broadcasting. 23 August 1948. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
1 2 "WXLW Indianapolis Launched on 1590 KHz" (PDF). Broadcasting. 30 August 1948. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
↑ "WRJN-FM Racine Starts Operation on 100.7 MHz" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 13, 1948. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
↑ "WSAU-FM Wausau Starts Service on Channel 238" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 13, 1948. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
↑ "WHOL Allentown, Pa. Is New CBS Member" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 13, 1948. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
↑ "WFTR Debuts as New Virginia MBS Outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 27, 1948. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
↑ "KFH-FM Wichita, Kan., Starts on Channel 262" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 27, 1948. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
↑ "WGEZ Starts Operation As 100-w Mutual Outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 4, 1948. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
↑ "WLLH-FM Lowell, Mass. Starts on Channel 258" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 18, 1948. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
↑ "Paper Heralds Opening of KTNT (FM) Tacoma" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 15, 1948. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
↑ "KLTI and FM Affiliate Under Way at Longview" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 8, 1948. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
↑ "WJPS, ABC Outlet, Starts on 1330 KC" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 8, 1948. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
↑ "WENY-FM Elmira Airs AM Affiliate Programs" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 8, 1948. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
↑ "WCOP Boston's 20 KW FM Station Now on Air" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 8, 1948. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
↑ "WIBB, I kw Daytimer, Launched at Macon, Ga." (PDF). Broadcasting. November 29, 1948. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
↑ "KWKH-FM in Shreveport Starts Service Nov. 21" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 29, 1948. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
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