The Prairie Farmer Building at 1230 West Washington Blvd ., Chi- cago , Hwhere the la tchstring is always out." The WLS studios are en the top floor . The rest of the building is occupied by our editorial and business offices, printshop , and in the basement the big press which prints Prairie Farmer . The large rooms at the left , on the ground floor, are piled high with clothing sent by W LS listeners, being given out to the needy during the winter of 1930-31.
A Handshake and A Smile The richest reward for us who work on Prair ie Farme r' s WLS is your friendship. We value it more than we can te ll . The projects of service, of educ .ation, for re lief of suffer ing, in w hich WLS has embarked, are the practical resu lt s of yo ur s uppor t.
Last year you asked us for the pictures of WLS folks and information about them, so we published the 1930 Family Album . You liked it and thousands of you have it in your homes.
Now we are bringing you the new 1931 Family Album , be- cause you have asked for it . We hope it will give you many hours of pleasure and help you become better acquainted with the friends you hear "on the air" from the cheery "Good Morning Friends" at 6 A. M. to "Good Night" when we sign off . You have called WLS the station with "a handshake and a smil e," an d that's the way we want it to be.
Copyright 1931 The Agricultural Broadcasting Company Chicago. Illinois An Appreciation By "A Hoosier Friend"-Hammond, Indiana
"The me ·asure of a man is in his mind," Like millions struggling toward a goal, Some genius wise has said- Are hands that turn the dials Not in the shadow that he casts behind, To 870 kilocycles and hope the waves will roll But the vision within his head. WLS across the miles . We find the tie that binds us in one great The measure of Prairie Farmer and WLS family, Lies not in pomp and power- That makes all creeds and colors one- But the helpful , friendly humanness Your boundless Christian sympathy Through every day and hour. When charity needs be done. We hear you breathe, we feel the beating of . Could we measure the value of hopes renewed your heart , Or weigh the worth of a smile ; So near to us you are, In mansions, on farms or in cabins crude With story , song , report of mart- Your "bigness" we might hope to file. Our bright and guiding Star .
Turning Back the Years of Time By Evelyn Calhoon-Colorado
Mr s. Geor ge L . Calhoon of Colorado wrote thi s po em at 1 o'clock in the morning , Mountain Stand ard Time, after tuckin g her four littIe boys into bed and spending a Saturday night li stening to WLS. Mr . Calhoon is lamp-man for a co al mine, and he fini she s his daily work at midni ght.
On Saturdays, when supper 's through , and all I get a lump here in my throat, turning back the chores are done, ten years of time. Dad says , " Turn on the radio , Mom, it sure When Dad would crank the flivver, and is fun through a foot of snow, To listen to that Hayloft Gang, as they go on Down to an old red schoolhouse, we'd jolt six the air." miles or so; And to our faithful radio set, he drags his Where Saturdays at eight P. M. , from all the rockin ' chair . country round, I sit and knit , or hold the youngest baby to From babies to granddaddies, all the ranch my breast , folk could be found. The other young 'uns long ago have settled And after Literary, I remember yet, the down to rest. thrill Dad lights his pipe and turns the knobs and When Dad asked "for the pleasure " of the gets her set just so , first quadrille. And then leans back , contented like, there in The music of the fiddles , the banjos ringing the lamplight 's glow . sweet , "You-all can have your orchestras , 'n jazz in As he swung me on the corners , and most minor key , nigh off my feet. But Brad Kincaid's Houn '-Dawg Guitar's And how he drove the flivver home, one-hand - Grand Opera to me." ed through the snow, And me , although I like the fun, and think For his other arm was round my waist-yes the si nging 's fine , Dad was my first beau.
We asked you for origin al poem s about W LS . T he respon se was ov erwhelmin g, a nd we th ank every contributor. There are twenty ot her poem s, everyone a ge m, that are left out because there is n't roo m. We sel ected the se two becau se they ex pre ss so wel I the idea ls W L S tries to live up t o. The Voice of Agriculture Two years have demonstrated that agriculture must have a voice on the air . Radio, the most powerful agency ever known for spreading information quickly, is particularly valuable to the men and women on the farm. We have worked always to have WLS with it s c heery vo ice bring good , clean entertainment into your home . But behind song and laughter there is deep and ser ious purpose . Our country today needs right-thinking citizens in solid support of institutions our forefathers gave their lives to build. Throughout the world is disturbance, ideals being lowered , false standards advanced . We thank God for the stability and unyielding conscience of the American farmer and of every right-thinking and square-dealing American citizen. Without self-seeking, we have demanded and held a place on the air for The Voice of Agriculture . We have kept that Voice clean -and straight-forward, and it has made us happy when thousands of you , both on farms and in towns and cities , have backed us up. More than ten thousand letters weekly have been received by WLS this year; an inspiring response from our Prairie Farmer- WLS family. Thank you all . Weare now entering the ninety-first year of Prairie Farmer 's life of service, and all of us on Prairie Farmer and WLS wish you a Happy and Prosperous Year. These Men Have Spoken To You In the past year many leaders of farm organizations have come to WLS to talk to the men and women who produce 67% of America's new wealth every year. It is one of the miracles of radio that these men are able to talk to you, as if they were sitting face to face at your fireside. One of the difficulties in successful farm organization has been the isolation of farmers . Radio has changed that.
Frank O . Lowden, with the mind and experience of a statesman and successful business man, one of Illinois' greatest Governors, has always kept his sympa - thetic understanding of the farmers he met as a boy in his father's blacksmith shop . You have heard him on WLS.
Charles L. Hill , Commissioner of Ag - riculture for the State ;of Wisconsin, known and loved at every cross-roads in his state , as well as having a wide ac- quaintance in many other states . His Samuel H. Thompson, President vo ice has come to you over WLS. of the Americ an Fa rm Bureau Federati on, usually called Sam, and s omet imes "The Grand Old Man of American Agr iculture ." When you have heard him speak on WLS, you have felt that here was a common man with an un- common vision, and a complete un- derstanding of the farm and its problems . At home he is a farm - er and a country banker .
William H . Settle, President of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation . "Bill" Settle needs no introduction in Indiana. He says what he thinks, and he thinks vigorously and well .
Governor Harry G. Leslie of In - diana. He has a great deal to do with the destinies of farmers in the rich Hoosier state. WLS has carried his messages to them.
Eugene Davenport, Dean Emeritu s o f t he Un iversity of Illinois, now living on his farm in M ichigan . As a young teacher he saw the beginnings of syst ematic agricultural education . Now he stands on th e mountain top and looks with a clear eye at the long tr ail behind and the heights ahead . A WLS sp eake r wh om y ou would stop to listen to in t he middle of co rn pl anti ng tim e. Leadership In Trying Times Agriculture, the fundamental industry, is establishing its right to a place at the first table, shoulder to shoulder with the other industrial giants of our nation. To achieve this recog- nition there must be contact and understanding among farmers everywhere. WLS, with the largest audience of farm listeners in the world, is dedicated to the service of agriculture.
H. W. Mumford, Dean of the College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. When Dean Mumford began his teaching career, college training in agriculture was little appreciated. Through all the years he has been a builder, and many a success- ful farmer today gives credit to his work.
Louis L. Emmerson, Governor of Illi- nois. Governor Emmerson is a farm- minded man, always sympathetic toward Earl C. Smith, President of the Illinois Agricultural Association, a legislation and administrative methods farm leader with a business man's for the good of agriculture. Not only the viewpoint. When he talks on WLS governor, but every member of his cabi- to the thousands of 1 . A. A. mem- bers in Illinois, farmers of many net has spoken over WLS, so that farmers other states listen with interest might know ' how the affairs of the state and profit. are managed.
William C. McQueen, President of the Pure Milk Association, a quiet- speaking, accurate -thinking farmer who has spent years among the con- troversies of the Chicago milk situ- ation. He is helping to lead dairymen into successful, business-like plans, bringing profit and stability to the industry.
J. H. Skinner, Dean of the College of Agriculture at Purdue University, Indiana. Dean Skinner wastes no words. He thinks straight, talks straight, and works twenty-four hours a day for agriculture.
Alexander Legge, Chairman of the Federal Farm Board. B.ehind those tired eyes is a man who resigned from an executive position paying $100,000 a year, to take up the task of organizing farm marketing and stabilizing prices of farm products. Few men have been attacked so vi- ciously, but with patience and bulldog tenacity, he has driven ahead toward the solution of one of America's greatest problems. At the height of the decline in wheat prices, when he wanted to speak to the farmers of America he came to WLS, and his words came to you as man to man in your own home. We're Glad To Get Your Letters Ev er since the po st-m an d el iver ed the first are of v ital importance in build ing programs . bag of "fan" le tte rs t o WLS back in April , Ou r Ma il Open ing Department is on the 1924, we've loo ked upo n rea ding th e da ily se cond floor of Prai rie Farmer Building . Here several mail deliver ies are made daily and a group of young ladies , espec ial- ly trained , open and read all except the personal mail . It is sorted carefully. Letters addressed to our advertisers are promptly sent to them , while letter s commenting on certain . programs or artists are giv :- en to the proper parties ,- Charley receives the farm program letters , Martha the home program com - The mornin g mail has just be en op ened . Fro m left to right, Betty Butler, E li zabeth ments , and hundreds of Traub (in char ge), Emma Hei tmann , Mathi lda Schirbl , Emily K ania, and Ethel El lgren . letters daily go to Bradley , They 're a lways mi ghty b usy . Arkie , Pete, Maple City mai l a s one o f the m ost im po rta nt du ties at Four, Clem and Harry and our other artists. the studi o. I t's a pl easant t ask. We g et the All your letters are carefully read at WLS, "pulse" of o ur a udien ce thr oug h th ese le tters and those requiring replies are answe red a s and cards. If a certa in progra m bri ngs an e xt ra- quickly a s possible . We 're proud of the g irl s ord inarily large r esponse , we k now it is p lea s- who work "behind the scenes " at WLS. ing yo u. A bro adcast that fai ls t o b ri ng th e They 'r e a happy , intelligent group , vitally expec te d let ters is care fully ana lyzed to de- interested in all program s. Meet them on termine its fau lts . L is teners' c ommun icatio ns this page .
Here are the gir ls who help keep the whe els runn ing at 'NLS. Left to ri ght . abov e: Grace C as sidy , Jane Faville , Anna Mae Buskee , Dorothy Luc e, Ol ga Nelson. Below : Ruth Luce , Clementine Legg , Bertha F osler . Grace has been Secretary of WLS office act ivities si nce WL S op ened a lmost s even years ago . Clementine serves as Secretary of WLS Artists, Inc. They 're a fine g roup , don 't you think? Edgar L. Bill Although yet a young man, Edgar L. Bill (right), Director of WLS, is one of the vet- erans of radio. When station WLS was started, nearly seven years ago, he was direc- tor, announcer, program manager, and all the rest of the force. A native of central Illi- nois, his greatest distinction has come from the fact that he knows folks and understands the interests of the family and the fireside.
George C. Biggar Below is George Biggar, Program Director of WLS. Born on South Dakota farm . Gradu- ate in dairying of South Dakota State Col- lege. Career includes service as "shave tail" in U. S. Army - spraying apples trees in Washington-freezing ice cream in Canada and newspaper reporter . Was with WLS during 1924 ~25 and then for four years at stations in Dallas, Atlanta and Kansas City.
Glenn Snyder It takes a lot of money to run a radio sta- -tion and furnish a multitude of special serv- ices and entertainment. There are two ways that a radio station can be financed. If owned and controlled by a rich corporation, it is a simple matter to write a check and pay the bill . A station that is operated for service, without being hitched to the leading strings of great wealth, must carry advertising to pay its cost of operation. Above is Glenn Snyder whose job as Commercial Manager is not only to secure that advertising, but to keep it all headed toward the same ideals of service and usefulness on which WLS is founded. Glenn is a native of Iowa . The Maple City Four They get their name from LaPorte , Indiana, which h as often been called the Maple City. F ritz Me issner and Art Janes are native Hoo sie rs . Pat Petter- son was born in E va nston , Illinois, and Al Rice in Bloomfield , New Jers ey. Th e rubb er hos e around Al Rice's neck is part of the famous show er bath wheeze . You pro bably know Al al so a s Profes sor Duu nck. The boys ar e prob abl y best kno wn fo r their merr y singin g a nd good cheer on the early morning prog ram which starts at 6 :30 "on the dot ". They a re also famous for their "3-minute m inst rels ".
Pete Lund You have seldom heard Pete Lund 's voice on the microphone . When you did, you recognized a strong Norwegian accent, fo r Pete was born on an island off the coast of Norway . He is in charge of "con- tinuity", which means the preparation of manu- sc ripts for programs . Pete has traveled all over the world, for two years was a postmaster in China , other yea rs a po tato grower in Wisconsin . He is a quiet fellow and has a heart as big as a bushel-basket. Much of the WLS Relief Work this year has been under his direct ion.
Adele Brandt When you come to v isit u s, Adele will make you feel at home . She was born in Kansas . You have enjoyed hearing h er sing . Three Emersons at the Organ Here we have Ralph Waldo Emerson, Elsie Mae Emerson, and Ralph Waldo Em - erson, Jr . You have often heard Ralph at the pipe organ, or sometimes at the little miniature street organ, or when he played for WLS the largest organ in the world, at the Chicago Stadium. If you have listened to WLS a long time, you may have heard the wedding of Ralph and Elsie Mae, sol- emnized in the WLS studio before the mic- rophone . Elsie Mae is an organist also, and has often played for WLS. Baby Ralph is shown here taking his first pipe organ lesson at the console of the great Stadium organ. Many folks ask if Ralph's name has any- thing to do with the earlier Ralph Waldo Emerson. It has. The essayist was his grandfather's cousin. Ralph supervised the selection and the installation of the organ which you are now hearing from the new WLS studio in Prairie Farmer building. John Brown at the Piano You can always tell when it's John Brown, by the little rippling runs up and down the keyboard that are not written in the music at all . He can play anything from the most dig- nified classical piece to the hilarious accompaniment of the fiddles, banjos and guitars on the Saturday Night Barn Dance. Sometimes he's on the job at 6 o'clock in the morn- ing, and sometimes at midnight. If he ever gets tired or impatient, we have never caught him at it. John, born in Kansas, has been staff pianist on WLS five years. We're glad he decided to seek fame in Chicago .
Mrs. John Brown Only we don't call her that. Her name is Juanita, but the folks around the studio us- ually call her "June" . Some way that seems like an especially ap- propriate name . You have heard her sing as one of the Milk Maids on the Saturday Night Barn Dance. Her home town is Adrian , Mich. Dinner Bell Time Charlie Stookey presides over the Dinner Bell Program. You hear him also in the morning when he takes over the program from Hal . Charlie was born near Belleville, Illinois, is a graduate of the University of Illinois, and specialized in horticulture. He came to WLS from the editorial force of Prairie Farmer, and before that he was producing straw- berries for market on a large scale '. To the left is Charlie with the famous Din- ner Bell that you hear every day. And to the right he is looking at the thermometer on his back porch, which is perhaps better known than the official gov- ernment thermometer at Chicago. There is a Mrs. Stoo- key and three little Stookeys-all boys.
WLS Concert Orchestra At noon, Charley calls it the "Dinner Bell Band," but at night these men constitute our staff concert orchestra-all distinguished musicians. Herman Felber, J r. (standing) is director. One ------Two------Three Smile! At 6 o 'clock every morning comes the friendly voice of Hal O'Halloran, 6 feet 2 inches of good cheer . Hal says he has to get up at a quarter to four in order to reach the studio to start the 6 o 'clock program. Satur- day is his biggest and longest day for he is master of ceremonies of the National Barn Dance. During the World War, he served in France and got to be a Sergeant-but that didn't ruin his disposition. His comrades remember him for many a songfest that livened the dreary hours in the mud. Back in his nat ive W isconsin he got a job driving a bakery wagon, and that same infec- tious good nature that you know so well, sold so many pies, cakes and buns that before long he was put in charge of a whole string of bak- ery wagons. On cold mornings when the streets are covered with sleet , he recalls how he used to have to get out and half lead and half carry his bakery wagon horses to the stable. Another chapter is the time he was a dem- onstrator, driving tractors all over the state while you hear his rich, mellow voice in a of Wisconsin. He came to Chicago to com- solo. The thing Hal does best , however , is plete his training as a singer , and once in a smile and make you want to smile with him.
A corner of the control room at the Prairie Farmer stud- dio . It is separated from the studio by a sound proof wall and double glass window.
Ernie Nottger, studio operator in the early of the m eter . If the announcer is too loud , morning. He is on the job to test the line s or if there is some unusual noise down goes and equipment and have everything ready the power, or if the voice is too soft , a small when Hal starts his program at 6 A. M. He turn of the knob puts on more power and is in a characteristic position , holding a con- makes it louder . Nottger gets up at about trol knob and watching the trembling needle 4 A. M. every day . The Little Brown Church It is 6 :30 on Sunday evening at WLS. Softly the chimes -a hush-and then a kind voice; "The Lord is in His Holy Temple-Let all before Him silence keep! " For more than 5 years now , the Little Brown Church of the Air-a church with a million seats and an invisible minister-has been broadcasting its services over WLS every Sunday evening at half past six. No creeds or dogmas but the presentation of Christian · principles of living. A quartet sings favorite hymns, a trio plays, and the pastor (William Vickland) tells a simple sermon-story to carry the lesson of right living. More than 21 nationalities embracing 17 different creeds ;. listen every Sunday to the Little Brown Church of the Air.
William Vickland When you hear Bill Vickland's quiet, kindly voice on the Little Brown Church , or the Cross Roads Sunday School, you know him as he really is. What you may not know is that he is a graduate of the Conservatory of Music , Ithaca, New York , and for years made regular appearances at Chautau- quas. When Bill starts to read poetry, it isn't necessary to ask people to be quiet, they just natu- rally stop and listen. All of the Lincoln plays and many other dramatic productions on WLS have been produced un- der his direction.
The Cross Roads Sunday School
At the Highw ay Cross Roads Stands our Sund ay School, Built of Lov e a nd Kindness By the Golden Rule ;
Ev ery Sund ay afternoon y wh en the clear chime s rin g
With OUT happy voi ces~ pr aise to God we sing .
And then the fresh , sweet voices of three little girls singing the Cross Roads Sunday School song . The Cross Roads Sunday School is heard over WLS every Sunday afternoon at 2 :30 . The services are conducted by William Vi ckland , with the ass is tance of a string trio, and these three little girl singers , Charlotte , Harriet and Ma ri an Ca in. "In as much a s ye did it unto the least of these, ye did it unto Me"
Due to the generos- ity of WLS listeners , thousands of unem- ployed men have been fed, and thousands of men , women and chil- dren have been provid- ed with warm clothing . At the top is a typi- calline waiting in front of Prairie Farmer building in the morn- ing, to obtain clothing for themselves or . mem - bers of their family . The lower picture shows a line waiting to get into the W L S Community Kitchen at 1254 West Madison Stree~ to be fed.
Sarah ~Ann Tolan Helped The r elief work which WLS has engaged in, representing its listeners, has been a won - derful demonstration of unsel - fishness among people every- where. Thousands of bundles of clothing , thousands of dol- lars, w hole truckload s of fo od su pplies, were sent in from R. F. D. and small town ad- dresses, and some from large cities. Sarah Ann Tolan of Sanga- mon county, Illinois, shown here with her steer calf that won the championship of 4-H Club exhibits at the Interna- tional Live Stock Exposition , sold the calf at auction and donated half the proceeds to the WLS Community Kitchen. Harlow Wilcox The pleasing new voice on WLS evening programs is that of Harlow Wilcox, our new chief announcer and studio director . He came to us from another Chicago station after many months of experience in national and local announcing and program directing. Born in Nebraska , Harlow spent sev- eral years in professional musical and dramatic work. He's a big, friendly fellow and enjoys the cheerful in- formality that pervades the WLS studios. Numerous radio friends have welcomed him to the Prairie Farmer station . The Prairie President We consider our "Prairie President" series, dramatizing the life of Abraham Lincoln , our outstanding dramatic feature . These weekly episodes are eagerly listened to by teachers , school children, lawyers , doctors, historians and other folks from all walks of life. In each issue of Prairie Farmer appears an illustrated story of the week's radio drama. Raymond Warren (right) has spent the past 20 years delving into original sources of intimate history concerning the life of Lincoln. Mr . Warren is a historian, dramatist and artist. The interest in the 1929-30 series was so great that Mr . Warren published a book , "The Prairie President ." There are scores of books about Lin- coln but this one , with its wealth of actual, original con- versation and correspondence , has been pronounced by leading critics as an outstanding contribution to Lincolni- ana. Through the dramatization of the life of our ma rtyred president, WLS has set a precedent in the broadcasting.
Ab ove , H arr iet Bingh am as Ann Rut · led ge, Ray mond W arren , t he author, a nd William V ic kland as Abr aham Lincoln .
Rehearsal The dramatic company of ex- perienced actors and actresses which presents "The Prairie President" must rehearse the actual words used by Lincoln and by members of his cabinet , and by mothers who came pleading for the lives of their son s. William Vickland is di- recting the rehearsal . The pic- ture shows Douglas Hope , Jack Doty, Mr. Vickland, J essalyn Delzell, Virginia Calhoun and Clifford Soubier . Jim Poole Jim Poo le, wh ose voice comes to you severa l tim es e very day , direct from the Un ion Stock Yards in Chicago , is the most ex- perienced live stock market re- porter in America . He has been in the Chicago Stock Yards so many years that only the old timers can remember when he started . He has seen millions of head of live stock pass through this greatest live stock market in the world , and brings to the mar - ket quotations each day , exper i- ence and insight which make this service o f imme asurable va lue to live stock pro ducers.
Radio Market Reports Serve Live stock market reports as put on the air several times a day by WLS, have brought new conditions in marketing. In past years live stock pro- ducers received reports from one day to several days late , shipping bl indly , hoping that they might be fortunate with their shipments. Today thou sands of live stock producers watch the trend of the market by radio several times each day. With the large development of motor truck delivery , s hipper s v ery often are able to rush a load to market in time to take advantage o f pr ice conditions which they heard on the early morning radio report. If the market is dull , or there is an over-supply of some particular grade of stock , they are warned not to ship . Probably no single influence in the history of live stock marketi ng ha s done more to stabilize the markets and give the farmer a fair chance to get the price that his live stock is worth, on the basis of supply and demand .
Radio ha s made it p ossible for th e far mer at some distan t cou ntr y point, to kn ow the condi tion of the mark et in t he Chi cago Stock Yards m ore q uickl y t han if h e we re actually there in th e Yard s. Jim Poo le, wi th his exper ien ced e ye, is a ll -. ove r th e ya rds e ver y day , co nst antl y gat h- er ing th e information wh iC h h e ca rr ies ba ck to hi s off ice t o p ut on th e ai r a fe w min utes later. This i s a sna psh ot o f h im loo king over a fine bunch of fi nis hed catt le. WLS h as been a leade r in f arm market an d weat her ser vice si nce 1 924 . We broad - .cast t he la te st Uni ted Sta tes o ffi cial weat he r fo recas ts four t imes dai ly. The hay and grain marke ts ar e put on the ai r fr om WLS per son all y by F . C. Biss on, gra in ma rk et expert of the U ni ted St ates Dep artment o f Agric ulture . Th e live and dre sse d po ult ry a nd dr essed vea l quota - tio ns are i n ou r dail y s ch edul e. Fruit and veget abl e g rowe rs depend on u s fo r l atest reports o n t he market s f or t he ir prod ucts. Our Chi cag o live s to ck m ar ket serv ice i s supp leme nted with wir es from fou r o th er ma rk ets that handle li ve stoc k from th e Prairie F arm er te rri to ry. Swift & Company -Time
With broad vision and the thought that modern business has a great opportunity for serv- ice, as well as selling merchan- dise, Swift & Company for two years have carried on a program
which has made one of the bright Martha Logan, home economics expert for Swift & Company, who daily gives spots in broadcasting history. lectures and demonstrations on menus and food preparation. Many thousands of Leaders of agricultural thought, housewives pJan their meals from sugges- - tions which she gives . Her real name is . successful farmers, teachers, ex- Mary Ruth Schantz . '. periment station men, members of boys' and girls' clubs, brought before the microphone by Swift & Company, have made a great contribution to the betterment of agriculture. A home economics program from the Swift & Company kitchens, has been brought daily on Martha Logan Time, Many a husband will testify that new and tasty dishes have appeared on the family table, which, if he only knew, trace their origin directly to Martha Logan Time . Swift & Company have recognized that modern business and modern farm- ing go hand in hand; that when one prospers they both prosper, and the inter- ests of either are the interests of both. The Swift Rangers The SWift Rangers who take part in the Swift Roundup each day over WLS . From left to right they are: Fred, who specializes in "songs of long ago;" "Ozzie," who plans and directs the programs; Leonard, whose specialty is baritone solos, and "Big Ben" with hiS banjo. Seated , Ralph Waldo Emerson, organist, and John Brown, pianist . This pictp .re taken in the Swift Studio , Union Stock Yards. BR OADCASTING STATIONS UNITED STATES AND CANADA NUMERICALLY ARRANGED BY KILOC YCLES
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Loca ti on Owne r Power CFAC 690 Calga ry, AHa., Th e Ca lgar y Hera ld 500 CKGW 690 Bowmanvi ll e, Ont., G oo der ham & Worts. , Ltd ..... 5000 CFBO 890 St. John, N . B., C . A. ~lunr o, Ltd 50 CK IC 930 Wolfv ille, N. S., Acadia Unive rsity ...... . ..... 50 CFCA 840 Tor onto , Ont ., Star Pub lishing and Pr inting Co 500 CKLC S40 Red Dee r, AHa ., A lberta Pacifi c Gra in C o., L td ... 1000 CFCF 10 .30 .\Jont rea l, Que ., C an. Ma rcon i Co 500 CKMC 1210 Coba lt, Ont., R . L. MacAdam 15 CFCH 600 . Iroq uoi s lea ll s, On t. , Ab iti bi P' r & Pap er Co ., Ltd. 250 CKMO 7 .30 Vanco uver, B. C ., Sprott ·Shaw Ra di o .. .. . ...... 50 CFCL 580 CaU signal CFCL u se d hy CKCL on Sund ay on ly 500 CKNC 580 To ronto, Ont. , Canadian Nation al Carbon Co., Ltd .. . 500 CFCN 690 Calga ry, Alta., W este rn Bro adcastin g Co 500 CKOC g80 Hamilton, Ont., Wentw orth Ra. & Auto Sup Co ., Ltd ., . 50 CFCO 1210 Chatham, Ont ., Wes tern Ont o " Better R adio " Club .. 100 CKPC 1210 Pr es ton, Ont ., Metal Shing le & Siding Co 25 CFCT 6 .30 Vi ctoria, 13 . C. , Victoria Broadcasting A ssociation . . 500 CKPR 9 .30 Midland, Ont. , Midland B road casting Corp 50 CFCY 960 Cha rl ottetown, P . E. I ., Th e Island Radio Co 250 CKUA 5S0 Edmont on , A Ua., U ni versity of A lber ta 500 . CFJC 1120 Kamloops , B. C., D. S. Dalg lei sh & So ns, Ltd 15 CKWX 7 .30 Va nco uve r, B . C., A. Holstead & Wm. Hanlo n 100 CFLC 1010 Pr escott, Ont., Radi o Associa tion of Pr es cott . 50 CKX 540 Br ando n, Man ., ~la :;jt oba Tel eph one Sys tem 500 CFNB 1210 /crederict on, N. B. , Jame s S . Ke il l & Son s, Ltd 50 CKY 780 \ nn nip eg, Man., ~ lanit oba Tel ephon e Sy stem 5000 CFQC 910 Saskatoon , Sa sk., Th e Electri c Shop, Ltd 500 CNRA 6 .30 Mondo n. N. B., O anadian National Rys 5 00 CFRB 960 Toro nt o, O nt., Roge r" Maj est ic Corp., Ltd 4000 CNRC 690 Ca li(ary, AHa ., Canadia n Nati onal Rys 50 0 CFRC 9 .30 Kingsto n, Ont ., Q uee n's Univ ers ity 500 ONRD 840 Red Deer , AHa., Can adian Nat ional Ry s 1000 CHCA 690 Ca lgary, Al ta ., Th e Wes tern Farm er ...... .. .. . 500 CNRE 9 .30 Edm onton, AU a., Can ad ian National Rys 500 CHCK 960 Charlott etown, P. E . I., \Y. E. Burk e .3<3 CNRH 930 H ali fax, N . S., Canadian Nat ional R ys 500 CHCS SSO Hamilton, O nt., The Hamilt on Spectator 10 CNRL 910 LOUUOI l, Ont., Canadian :\nt iolwl Rys 500 CHCT 840 Red Dee r, A lta ., T nll & Anlel'll , L td 1000 CNRM 7 .30 110Iltro ," , q u"., Uan ad iHn N ati ona l R ys 5000 CHGS 1120 Summer sid e, P. E. I., It . '1'. Holman, Ltd ......... 100 CNRO 600 Ot tu wu, Out., Canadia n Nat ional Rvs 500 CHLS 7 .30 Van co uv er, B. C. , \r . O. Ha sse U 50 CNRQ 880 Qu ebec , Qu e., Canadian KHti onal fl ys 50 CHMA 5S0 Edm ont on, .\It a, C hri stian & Mi ss ionary Al lian ce 250 C;NRR 960 Regina, Sa sk., Canadian 1\'ationa l Rys 500 CHML 880 Hamil ton, Ont. , Maple Leaf Radio Co., Ltd 50 CNRS 910 Sa skatoo n, Sa sk., Cana di an Nationa l R ys . ...... 500 CH NS 9.30 Ha lifax , N. S., Halifax Hera ld, Lt d 500 CNRT 840 T oro nt o, O nt ., Can adi all Nati ona l Ry s ... .. 500 CH RC S80 Qu ebec, Qu e., E . Fontain e 100 CNRV 10 .30 Va ncouve r, 11. C., Ca nadia n ]\'at 'l Rys 500 CHWC 960 Pilot Butt e, S as k., R. H . Willi ams & Sons, Ltd 500 CNRW 780 Winnip eg, M an., Can adi an X ati onal R ys .... .... 5000 CHWK 1210 Chi lliwack, B. C., Chilliwack llr oadca sting C o., Ltd 5 CNRX 960 Toronto , Ont ., Canadia n Nat' l Rys ...... ... .. 4000 CHYC 7.30 Montrea l, Que. , Nor. Electri c Co., Ltd 5000 CPRY 690 Bow manviI 1e, Ont ., C anad ian Pacific Ry. Co .... .. 500 0 CJBC 690 Toro nto, Ont., Jarvis St . Bal'. C h. Br. from C KGW 5000 KBPS 1420 Port land, O re ., Ben so n P olytec hnic In sti tnt e . .... 100 CJBR 960 Regina, Sa sk., Sask. C oop . Wh ea t Produ ce rs, Ltd 500 KBTM 1200 P arag ould , Ark., W. J. Ileard 's Temple of Music .... 100 CJCA 9 .30 Edm onton, Alta., Th e Edmont on Journ al, Ltd 500 KCRC 1 .370 Enid, Okla ., Champlin R ef. Co...... ... 250· 100 CJCB SSO Sydn ey, N. S ., N. N athan son 50 KCRJ 1310 .ferome, A riz., Cha rl es C. Hobin so n 100 CJCJ 690 Ca lgary, AHa ., Alb ertan Publ ish in g Co., Ltd 500 KDB 1500 Sa nt" B arba r", Oa lif ., Dwig ht I'"u ldin g 100 CJGC 910 London, Ont ., London Free Press & Ptg'. Co., Ltr l 500 KDFN 1210 Oaspe r, Wyo ., D. L. [[ "t haw" )' ...... . ... 100 CJG X 630 Yorktpn , Sa sk., ' fhe 'V inn ipeg Gra in Ii;xchange 500 KDKA 980 I ': ltshnrg h, Pa., \Ye sti ug'ho use El ec . & Mfg 50000 CJOC 1120 Let hbridg e, AHa. , H. R . Carso n 50 KDLR 1210 J )(' \'il s Lak e, N. D., KDLR , I nc 100 CJOR 1210 ;; ea I sland, B . C., G . C. Ch andl er 50 KDYL 1290 Salt La ke Cit y, Uta h, Int ermoun tain Brcsting Co rp .. 1000 CJRM 600 1! oose Jaw , Sask., Jam es Richardson & Sons , Ltd 500 KECA 14.30 Los Ange les, Ca li f., Paci fic Dev elop ment Rad io Co.. 1000 CJRW 600 F lemin g, Sask ., Jam es R ichardso n & Sons, Ltd 500 KELW 780 B urb ank , Oali f. , Uni on Ban k & Trust C o.. . ...... 500 CJSC 690 Toronto , Ont ., Th e Eve ning T elegram 5000 KEX 1180 P ort land, Or e., 'V est ern l~:' ;) adcasting Co .... ... 5000 CKAC 7 .30 11 0ntr eal , Que ., LaPr esse Publi sbing Co. , Ltd 5000 KFAB 770 L in coln, N eb., KFAB Br oad ca sting Co. .. ... .. 5000 eKeD 730 Va ncouver, B. C., Vanc ouvPT Dai ly P rovi nce ..... .. 50 KFBB 1280 Gr ea t Fall s, M ont., Bu ttr ey Brd c., I nc ... .. 2500· 1000 CKCI 880 Qu ebec, Qu e., "Le Sol eil," Ltd 22 Y2 KFBK 1310 Sacramen to, Cal if ., J "s . McClatchy Co .. . .. .. 100 CKCK 960 Regina, Sask ., Leader P ubli sbin g 0 0., Ltd ..... .. 500 KFBL 1370 E vpr ett, Wasb ., Leese Bros ...... . . ..... 50 CKC L 580 Toronto, Ont ., Domini on Batt ery Co ~QO KFDM 560 Bea umon t, T exas, "Magnolia Petr oleum Co. .. 1000 ·500 CK CO 890 Oftawa, Ont ., Dr. G. M. G eld ert .. ...... .. . 100 KFDY 550 Br oo kin gs, S. D ., South Dakota State Coll eg e .. 1000 ·500 CKCR 1010 Wate rlo o, Ont ., John Patt erso n ... .. .... . .... 50 KFEL 920 Dem'e r, Co lo., Eug ell P 1'. O 'Fa llo n, Ine .... ..... 500 CKC V 880 Qu ebec, Qu e. , G. A. Vandry ... .. ... . ... 50 KFEQ 680 st . Josep h, Mo ., Sc roggin & Co ., Ba nk 25 00 CKFC 7.30 Yaneouver . B. C., Uniterl Ch urch of C anada 50 KFGQ 1 .310 H oone, Iowa, Boo ne B ibli cal College ' 100 Alphabetically Arranged by call Le tters Lightfa ce type in Power col "' »1' d enote s daytime . KFI 64 0 Los Angele s, Ca lif ., E arl e C. An thony, Inc . . 5000 KGB U 900 Ketchikan , Ala ska, Al aska Ra dio & Ser vi ce Co., In c . . 500 KFIO 112 0 Spoka ne, W as h., S poka ne Br oad cast in g Corp 100 KGBX 13 10 St. Jose ph , Mo., KG BX, In c 100 KFIU 131 0 Jun eau , Ala ska, Alask a El ec . Li ght & Power C o 10 K GBZ 930 York, N eb., Dr . G. R. Mi ller ......... 1000-5 00 KFI Z 142 0 Fond du La c, Wi s. , Th e Report er Prin ting C o 100 KGCA 1270 Decorah, I owa, Cha rl es W. G ree nl ey 50 KFJB 1200 Marshalltown, Iow a, M arshall El ect ri c Co 250- 100 KGCI 1370 San Antonio, T exas, W. W. McAlli ster 100 KFJF 14 80 Oklahoma City, Okla. , Nati onal R adi o Mfg. Co 5000 KGCR 1210 Watertown, S . D., Cutler' s Radi o Brdc . Serv. , In c 100 KGCU 1200 Mandan, N. D ., Man da n R adi o Asso ci ation 100 KFJ M 1370 Gran d Forks, N. D., Univer sity of Nor th Dakota .. .. 100 KGC X 1310 Wo lf Point, Mont., Fir st State Ba nk of Vida 250- 100 KFJR 1300 Portland, arc., Ashley C . Dixon & Son ... ....... 500 KGDA 1370 Mitchell, S . Dak., ~Iit chell Broad casting Corp 100 KFJ Z 1370 Ft . Worth, Texas , H. C. Meacham Est at.o> 100 KGDM 1100 Stockton , Calif ., E. F. P effer .. .. . ...... 250 KFKA 880 Greeley , Co lo., Mid-Western Radio Co rpo rati on. 100 0-500 KGDY 1200 Hnron, S. D ., Loesch & Wright . . ... . ...... 100 KFKB 1050 Milfor d, Kan., KFI{B Br. Assn., Inc 50 00 KGEF 1 300 Los Angeles, Calif., Trinit y Methodist Church 1000 KFKU 1220 Lawrence, Kan., Univ ersity of Kan sas 500 KGEK 1200 Yuma, Colo., B ee hler El ec tri ca l Equipment Co 50 KFKX 1020 Chicago, Ill ., H erald and Examin er. 100 00 KGER 1360 Long Beach, Calif., C. M erwin Dobyns .. ........ 1000 KFLV 1410 Rockford, I ll., Rockf ord Broad cas ters, Inc 500 K GE W 120 0 Ft . Morgan, Colo., City of Ft. Morgan .. ...... 100 KFLX 1370 Galvesto n, Texas, Georg e R. Clough 100 KG EZ 1310 Kali spel l, Mont., Kali spell Chamb er of Commer ce 100 KFOR 12 10 Lincoln, N eb., H . A. S hum an 25 0- 100 KG FI 150 0 Corpus Chri sti, T ex ., E agl e B rd cs tn g C o., Inc 25 0-100 KFOX 1250 Long Iieach, C alif ., Ni chol s & Warinn er, Inc 1000 KGF J 1200 Los An ge les , C ali f., Ben S. M cG las han 10 0 KFPL 1 310 Dublin, Texa s, C. C. Bax ter...... 100 KFPW 1340 Ft. Smith, Ark., John Br ow n Sc hoo ls 50 KF PY 1 340 Spokan e, Wa sh., Sy mons Br oadcast ing Co 10 00 KFQD 1230 An chorag e, Alaska, An chorage Radi o Club 100 KGGC 142 0 San Franci sco , Ca lif ., G old en Gate Br oadcas ting Co .. 10 0 KFQU 1420 Ho ly Cit y, Calif ., W. E . Rik er ...... ...... 100 KGG F 1010 S. Coffeyvi lle, O kLt., Cof fey vill e ( I{an ) Journ al. .. 500 KFQW 1 420 Seattle, Wash ., KFQW , Inc 100 KG GM 1230 Albuq uerque, N . M., N. M ex. Br oad cast in g Co 500-250 KFRC 610 San Francisco, Cal if., Don L ee , Inc 1000 K GH F 1320 Pueblo, Colo., C. P . Rit chi e & .J . K Finch 500·25 0 KFRU 630 Col umbia , Mo., St cph ens College 500 K GHI 1200 Little Rock, Ark ., B crean Bibl e C lass, Fst. Bap. Ch.. 10 0 KFSD 600 San Di ego, Ca lif ., Airfan Radio Corp ., Ltd 1000- 500 KGHL · 950 Bil liugs , Mont., Northw es tern Auto Sup . Co., Inc 1000 KFSG 1120 Los Angeles, Ca li f., Ech o Park Evangelical Assn 500 KGIQ 1320 Twin Fa ll s, Ida ho, Radio Broadcasting Corp 25 0 KFUL 129 0 Ga lvesto n, Texa. , Will H. Ford 500 KGIA 1 360 Butte, Mont., KGIR, In c 500 KFXD 1420 Nampa, Idaho, S ervi ce Rad io Co 50 KGKY 1500 Scottsbluff, N eb., Hilli ard C o., Inc .. ......... 10 0 KFX F 920 Denver, Colo., Color ado Radi o Co rp 500 KGMB 1320 Honolulu, Ha waii, Honolulu Br oa dcas ting Co., Lt d .. 5e O KFXJ 1310 Edgewater, Colo., We stern Sl ope Brdc . Co 50 KGMP 1210 Elk City, Okla., Bryant Radio & El ectri c Co . .. 100 KF XM 1210 San Bernardino, Calif ., J . C. & E. W. Lee 100 KGNF 1430 Nor th Platte, Ncb ., Herb ert L. Sp ence r 500 KFX R 1 310 Oklahoma City, Okla ., Exch ang e Ave . Bap. Ch .. 250-100 KGNO 1210 Dodge C ity, Kan ., Dod ge C ity B roa dca sting Co ... . 10 0 790 San Fra nci sco, Clll ., Nat 'l Bro adc as ting Cr . Inc .. . 75 00 KFYO 1420 Ab il ene, Texas, K irks ey Bros .... ... ...... 250- 100 KGRS 1410 Ama rill o, Tcxas, Gish Rad io S ervi ce 1000 KFYR 550 Bismarck, N. D., Meyer Broadcasting Co 1000· 500 KGU 940 Hono lulu, Hawaii, M. A. Mulrony & Adv . Pbg 1000 KGA 147.0 Spo kane, Wash., Northwest Broadcasting System ... 5000 KGW 620 Po rtlan d, are ., Oregoni an Publishing C o.. .. .. iO OO Alphabetically Arranged by Call Letters Lig ht face tj '/JC ill Po'u .:cr COllll ll1 l denote s da :y timc. KGY 1200 Laccy , Was h., St. )! ar tin s College ... , . ...... 10 KR E 1370 1I erk eley, Cali f., ~'ir st Congreg ational Chu rch .. .. . 100 I(HJ 900 Los An ge les, Ca lif., Don L ee, In c ...... .... . 1000 KREG 1500 Sa nta _ \n a, C ali f., Pac. Wn. B roa dc as tin g F ed ..... 100 KHQ 590 ~po ka ne, W as h., Louis \Y as mer, In c ...... 2 00 0·1000 KRGV 126 0" Har lin ge n, T ex as, K RG", Inc .. .... ....... 500 KICK 1420 Rcd Oak, Iowa, Hed O ak Ra di o Co rp ... ....... 100 KRLD 1 040 Dall as, Texas, KRLD Radi o Co rp . .. . ..... 10000 KID 1320 Tda ho F all s, I da ho, Kid Br oa dcas tin g Co 50 0- 250 KRMD 1310 Shr eveport, L a., R. M. D ea n . ... . , .. . ...... 50 KIDO 1250 Boise, Idaho, Boise Br oa dcast ing S ta tion .. .. . _1000 KROW 930 Oakl an d, Ca l., Ed uc. Brd cs tg. Co rp ...... 1 000-500 KIT 1310 Yaki ma, Was Il., Ca rl K Hamm ond 50 KRSC 1120 Sea ttle, Was h. , Radi o Sa les Co rp 5 0 KJBS 1070 Sa n Fr ancisco, Ca li f., J . Brunt on & Sons Co 100 KSAC 580 ~ranh atta n, K an., Kansas S tate Agric. C ollege.1 000 -S00 KJR 970 ~eatt le, W as il ., Xorlh west Bro adcas tin g Syste m 5000 KSCJ 1330 Sioux C ity, Iowa, Perkin s Bros. Co 25 00 ·1000 KLCN 1290 B1 yt he"i lle, .\r k., C . L. Lint ze ni ch 50 KSD 550 St . Lou is, )fo., Pulitze r Pub. Co _ 500 KLO 1400 Ogden, Uta i., Peer y B uil din g C o...... .. 500 KSEI 900 P oca tell o, Idaho, KSEf ~r oad casti ng Ass n., Tn c 250 KLPM 1420 )Iin ot, X. . D., J ohn B . Co oley 100 KSL 1130 Sa lt Lake C it y, Utah, R adi o Se rdee Corp. of Utah. 5000 ~ KLRA 1390 Li tt le Roc k, . b'k., . \rk ansas Br oa dc a~ tin g C o 1000 KSMR 1200 Santa )I a. ri a,'·Ca lif ., S anta )[ ar ia Vall ey Hadio 100 KLS 1440 Oa kland , Ca lif ., Wamer Bros 25 0 KSO 1380 Clari nda, Tow a, B err y See d Co ...... ... .. 500 KLX 880 Oa kla nd, Ca li f., Tr ibuu e Pub li shin g Co 500 KSOO 1110 Sio ux Fa ll s, S. D. , Sioux F all s Brdcst . A ssn., I nc 2000 KLZ 560 I h' llv er, C olo., Rey nold s Ra di o Co" In c ,1000 KSTP 1460 St . Pa ul , Mi ll n., Ka t. Bat. Br oadca st in g Co 10000 KMA 930 Shenando ah, Iowa, May Se ed & :\'ursc rv Co 100 0-500 KTAB 560 Sa n Fr ancisco, Ca l., Asso cia te d Br oad caste rs 1000 KMBC 950 K an sas Cily, M o., Midl and Broa dcast: . g Co 1000 KTAP 1420 Sa n Anton io, Texas, Alomo Broa dc ast Co ... , 100 KMCS 1120 Los An ge les , Ca lif ., Dalt on' s Inc ...... .. .. .. . 500 KTAR 620 Phoenix , Ari z., I,TAR B road cast in g Co. ... 1000- 500 KMED 1310 )[ edf or d', Or e., Mr s. W. J. Virgi n ...... ... ... 50 KTAT 1240 F t. Worth , Texas , T.A.T. Br oad castin g Co 1000 KMJ 1210 Fr es no, Ca li f. , Jas. )IcC latc hy Co .... ........ 100 KTBI 1300 L os Ange les, Ca li f. , Bible In stitute of L . A..... 1000 KMLB 1200 .\[on roe, La., J. C_ Liner ...... ... ... .. 50 KTBR 1300 P ort land , Or e., M. E. Br ow n ...... .. ... 500 KMMJ 740 Clay Ce nte r, Ne b., M . M. John son Co. . .. .. . 1000 KTBS 1450 ~hr ev" porl , La., Tri -Slate Brd c. Sys tem, .I. ·C 1000 KMO 860 Taco ma, Was h., IGlO , In c ...... ..... . 1000 KTHS 1040 Hot S prin gs, Ark ., Ch. of CO Ill 10000 KMOX 1090 SL Lou is, )! o., Voice of St . Louis, Ine ... .. . 50000 KTLC 1310 Housto n, Texas, Housto n BroaLIcast ing C o 100 KMPC 710 Bcverly Hi lls, Ca li f., R . S. )!ae )[ ill an . .. .. .. .. 500 KTM 780 Los An ge les, Ca l., Piekw ir'k Bn l. Cor p 1000. 500 KMTR 570 Los Ange les, Ca li f., KMTR R ad io Corp 500 KT NT 1170 )[uscat in e, Iowa , Nor man B aker. 5000 KNX 1050 1.08 Ange les, Ca li f., W estern Br oadcasting Co 5000 KTRH 1120 Houston, Texas, Ri ce Hote l 500 KOA 830 Den \'e r, Co lo., Xat ional Br oa dcast in~ Co., In c 12500 KTSA 1290 Sa n An to nio, Lo ne Star Bnlc. Co 200 0.1000 KOAC 550 Con'a ll is, Ore ., O regon S tale .\~.,.icultur.II Co llege .. 100 0 KTSL 1310 Shren' port, L a., G. A , House man ...... ... .. 100 KOB 1180 Slate Co llege, X . )L , Xew ) lexico S tate Co llege .. 20000 KTSM 1310 El P aso , T exas , \1 '. S. Bl edsoe'" \r . T. Bl ackw ell 100 KOCW 1400 Chic kasha, Okla ., O klahoma Co llege fo r Women. 500-250 I( TW 1270 Sl' attl e, Wasil., ~'ir st Pr es hyte ria n Chur ch 1000 KOH 1380 H e' no, Ne y., J. P eters, In c 500 KUJ 1500 J 'Ollg"i t'W, Was h., Paul n. lIeit meyer 100 KOIL 1260 Co uncil Bluff s, Iowa, Mona ) Iot or Oil Co 1000 KUOA 1390 Fa ye tteville, . \rk ., U lli versity o f A rka nsas 1000 KOIN 940 P ortland , Or e., I KOL 1270 Sea ttle, Was h., Sea tt le Broadcas tin g Co ., In c .... . 1000 KUT 1500 H Oll sto n, Tex as, Hice Hote l ...... ...... 100 KOMO 920 Sea tt le, Wash., Fi sher's Blen d Sta tion , In c ....... 1000 KVI 760 'I'aco ma, Pu ge t So und 1 Ird. Co ...... ...... 1000 KONO 1370 San Ant onio , T exas, Mi ss io n Br oa dcast in g Co. ... .. 100 KVL 1370 Seat tl e, Was Il., KV L, Tn c...... . ... .... 100 KOOS 1370\' ar sh fie Jd, Or e., II . H. H an se th, Inc 100 KVOA 1260 T ucso n, A riz. , R. M. Riculfi ...... ... ....... 500 KORE 1420 I ':uge ne, Or e., Eu ge ne Broa dcas t Statio n .. ...... 100 KVOO 114 0 Tul sa , Ok la. , So uthw es tern SaI l'S Cor p . ...... .. 5000 KOY 1390 P hoe nix, Ariz ., N ielso n Radi o & Sport in g Goo ds Co. . 500 KVOS 1200 B ell in gham, W as h., K\'OS, I llc ...... ... . 100 KPCB 650 ~ea ltle, W as h., Wescoas t Br oa dc ast in g Co 100 KWCR 1310 Ce dar Rapids, Iowa, Harr,\' F. P aa r ...... ... 100 KPJM 1500 P rescot t, Ari z., )Ii ller &; Kl ahn 100 KWEA 1210 Shre"eport , La. , l Iell o \r orld Br oa dcasti ng Co rp 100 'KPO 680 ~an Fra ncisco, Ca lif ., Hale Bros . &; Th e Chr oni cle. 5000 KWG 1200 Stoe kt on, Ca lif., Port abl e Wi reless Tel. Co., In c 100 KPOF 880 Dell l'e r, Co lo., Pi llar of Fir e, Tne 500 KWJJ 1 060 P ortland , Or e., KWJJ B roadcast Co ., Inc .... ..... 500 KPPC 1210 P"sadena, Ca li! ., Pasade na Presbyte ria n Chu rc h 50 KWK 1350 St . Loui s, M o. , Greate r St . L. B roadcast in g Co rp 1000 KPQ 1500 \ renatc hee, Was h. , Wescoast Broa dcast ing Co 50 KWKC 1370 Kansas C ity , Mo., W ilson Dun can Broa dcast ing Co 100 KPRC 920 Tl ouston, ' fex ., Houston Print ing Co 2,} 00·1000 KWKH 850 Shr eveport , La., Hell o Wor ld Broa dcast . C orp 10000 KPSN 1360 Pasadena, Ca lif ., Pasadena Sta r-Xe,," s Pub lish. Co 10 00 KWLC ;.270 Deco rah, Iowa, Lut her Co llege ...... .. ... 100 KPWF 1490 West mi nster, Ca li f., Pac . Wn. Broa dc as tin g Fed 10000 KWSC 1220 Pul lm an, Was h., State Co ll ege of Wash .. .. 20 00- 1000 KQV 1380 Pittshu r~h, Pa., Doub leday ·H ill Electric Co 500 KWWG 1260 Br ow nsvill e, Texas , Br owl lsv ill e Herald P ub. C o.. .. 500 KQW 1010 S:I II .To,,,. Ca lif., Paci fic Agri'l . Fo und, .tio n, Ltd 500 KXA 570 Sea ttle, Wa sIl., A merican Had io Tel. Co. .. ....... 500 Alphabetically Arranged by Cal l Letters Ligh tfa ce tJ'p e in Pow cr Co lumn denot es dayti mc, Hta tion Re . L ocation Own er Pow er Sfation R e. Location Own er Power KXL 1420 Port land, Ore ., KXL Br oadca stcrs, Inc ...... . .. 100 WBZ 990 E. Springfield , Mass ., Wstn ghse . EL &- ~{fg. C o 15000 KXO 1500 El C entro, C alif ., E . R. Irey &- /C. 31. Bow les 100 WBZA 990 Bo ston , )Iass., We stingh ouSl ' I~lec . & l.Ifg. Co 500 KXRO 1310 .\b erde en, \r ash. , KXRO , Inc 75 WCAC 600 Storrs, Conn ., Conn ec ti cut .\gricul tur al Coll ege 250 KXYZ 1420 Houston , Texa s, H arris Co unt y Br oad cast ing Co 100 WCAD 1220 Canton, N . Y., St . Lawr ence lJniv ersit y 500 KYA 1230 San Franc isco , Calif. , Pa cifi c Br oadca sting Corp 1000 WCAE 1220 Pittsb urgh, Pa., Gimh el Br os 1000 KYW 1020 Chicago, Chi cag o Hera ld an d Examin er 10000 WCAH 1430 Columhus, Ohio, Co mm ercial Rad io S en'ic e Co 500 KZIB 1153 .\[anila , P. 1., r. Bcc k ...... .. ... 20 WCAJ 590 Lincoln, K eb. , ~ebra ska \l 'l's leya n Uni ve rsity 500 KZKZ 1110 )[anila, P. 1 ., Elec. Suppl y Co. .... ...... .. 100 WCAL 1250 Nort hfie ld, 3I inn., St. Olaf Coll ege 1000 KZM 1370 Haywan l, Calif , L. 1 '. T enney ...... . ..... 10 0 WCAM 1280 Ca mde n, N. J., C ity of Came len ...... . 500 KZRC 1300 Cebu , 1 '. I ., H adi o Corl J. of t he Philippines . . ...... WCAO 600 Ba ltimore , ) Id ., Mo nnm ental Jladio, Inc 250 KZRM 726 Mani la, 1'. I., Haelio Corp . of Ph ili pp ines ....... 10 00 WCAP 1280 Asbmy Park, N . J., Hadio I lI llu,tri es Brdcst . Co 500 NAA 69 0 Arli ngto n, I·a ., U. S. Kavy ...... .. ... 1000 WCAT 1200 Jlapid C ity , S. D ak., S . Jl ak. State School of Mines . . 100 WAAF 920 Chic ag o, Ill. , C hi cago D rovers Journal Pub. Co 500 WCAU 1170 Phi ladelphi a, Pa., Univ . Br o," leasting Co 10000 WAAM 1250 Xe wark , K . J. , WA AM, Inc 2000·1000 WCAX 120 0 Bn~'lin gt on, V t., Un iv. n, State Agri . College 100 WAAT 940 Jersey City, N . J., Bn -'Ill( 'l' llroadcas tin g Cor p :~OO weAZ 1070 Cal't hugc, Ill ., S uveriot ' BJ 'u'l()C ' WAAW 660 Om aha, Nebr ., Omaha G rain ~ ~xc hange 500 WCBA 1440 AJlentow n, Pa. , B. BrY'li l . \Iu sselman 250 WABC 86 0 Kew York , X. Y., Atlant ic B roadcasting Co rp 5000 WCBD 1080 Zion, Ill., Wi lbur Gl enn Yoli va 5000 WABI 1200 Bangor , .lI e., Pin e Tree Broadca stin g Corp 100 WCBM 1370 Baltimo re, .l Id. , Half im ore Br oad castin g Corp 250- 100 WAEO 1440 Roche ster, X. Y., IJi ckson E lee . & Hadio Co rp 50 0 WCBS 1210 Sprin gfield, 11 1., H. L. D ew ing - ,~ C. II . )I esste r. 100 WABZ 1200 Xew Or lea ns, La. , Coli seum P lac e Bapti st Church 10 0 WCCO 810 3Iinneapoli s, )linn ., :\ orl llwn. Bl 'llcs tg., In c 7500 WACO 1240 \raco, Texa s, C entra l Texas Br oa dcast Co ., Inc 1000 WCDA 1350 Xew York, It alian E duc. B ri le. Co rp 250 WADC 1320 Akrou , Ohio , . \l Ien T. Simm ons 1000 WCFl 970 Chi cago , III ., Chi cago Federat ion of Labor 1500 WAIU 640 Col umb us, Ohi o, .\meri can Insur ance Lnion 50 0 WCGU 1400 Broo kl yn, N. Y. , lO. S. Hr dc . Co rp ...... ...... 500 WAlR 1210 Zanesv ille, Ohi o, Ro,\ ' \1' . Wall er 100 WCH I 1490 Chi cago, Ill ., WC W Brde. Co , ...... ...... 5000 WAPI 1140 Bir mingham, .\l a., A .P.I.-L .. \.- .\.C.-City 5000 WCK Y 1490 Cov ing to n, Ky. , L. n. Wil so n, Tnc .... ...... 5000 WASH 1270 Grand Hapid s, )li eh. , WASH Brdc. Corp 500 WClB 1500 Long B each, X . Y., .\r thlll· l 'aske ...... ...... 100 WBAA 1400 W. Lafayett e, Ind., Purduc Uni\ 'C I'sit)· 1000· 500 WClO 1200 .Jane svil le, Wi s., WCLO Had io Co rp .. ...... 100 WBAK 1430 Har ri sbu rg, Pa., Penn syh'ania State Pol ice 1000· 500 WClS 1310 Jol iet, I I!., \\ 'CLS , Jnc ...... . ... 100 WBAl 1060 Balt imo re, Md., Con so! . Ga s, Elec . L. & P. Co .. . 10000 WCMA 1400 Culver , Ind. , Gen eral Bro adca sting Corp .. ... _. . 500 WBAP 800 Ft. "' o,·th, Tex., Cart cr P ub., Inc ...... . ... 10000 WCOA 134C ' Pensaco la, Fla ., C it,\' of Pen saco la 500 WBAX 1210 Wil keE ·Ba rr e, Pa., J . H. Stcnger, Jr 100 WCOC 880 .\I er idian , ~ Iiss ., ~ li ssiss ilJPi Uroadc. Co ., Inc 1000· 500 WBBC 1400 Broo kl yn, X . Y. , B rook l. \'I l Broadcast in g Corp 500 WCOD 1200 Ha rri sbur g, Pa., Xorma n R. Hoffman 10 0 WBB l 1210 lliehmond, V a., G raec Cove nant Pr esby . Ch urc h 100 .WCOH 1210 Yonke rs, K . Y., \I 't'slc hr,t <'r B roadcasti ng Co 100 WBBM 770 Chica go, Ill ., Atl ass Co ., Inc 25000 WCRW 1210 Chi cago, Ill ., Cl in to n R. Whitc ...... ...... 100 WBBR 1300 Broo kl yn, N. Y., Pcop lcs Pul pit Associa ti on 1000 WCSC 1360 Cha rl esto n, S. C., Fred Jordan & Lewis 'Burk ... .. 50 0 WBBS 1500 Bosto n, M ass ., Bost0n Broadcast in g Co 50 WCSH 940 Por tl and, Me., Co ngre ss Sq . Hotel Co ....... . 1000 WBBZ 1200 Ponca City, Okla., C . L. Ca rre ll ...... ...... 100 WCSO 1450 Spri ngfield, Ohio, WGAH Uroad ca st ing Co 500 WBCM 1410 Ba,\' C ity, ~ Ii ch. , Ja s. E . Dav id so n 500 WDAE 1220 Tampa, F la., Tampa Publ ishing Co...... .. .. 1000 "Y BCN 870 Chi cago , Gr ea t Lak es Br oad e: lstin g- Co 50000 WDAF 610 Kansas City , ~Io. , KilJ lsas City St ar Co 1000 WBEN 900 BUIIa lo, X. Y., Buff alo Ev ening X ews 1000 WDAG 1410 Amarillo, Texa s, ~at . Radi o & Br dc. Corp 25 0 WBGF 1370 Gl en Fa lls , X. Y. , W . N. Park cr &- H. H . .\/ etca lf 50 WDAH 1310 El Paso, T exa s, Eagl c Broadc asting Co ., Inc ..... . 100 WBIG 1440 Or een sboro, K . C., X . Car. Br oad casting Co 500 WDAY 94 0 ~'argo, N . Dak. , WDAY, Inc 1000 WBIS 1230 fl os ton, Mass ., Sh epard B rdc. S eITice 1000 WDBJ 930 Roanoke, Va., Ri chard son·Wayland El ec. Corp .. 500· 250 WBMS 145 0 [[aekena sck , X. J., WB) fS Br oadca sting Corp 25 0 WDBO 112 0 Orlando , Fl a., Orlando Broad casting Co ., Inc 1000· 500 WBNY 1350 Xcw York, X. Y ., Pillar of Fire 250 WDEL 1120 Wilm ington , De!., WDEL , Jnc 350· 250 WBOQ 860 Xew York, X. Y., Ath lntie' Br elc. Co rp 500 0 WDGY 1180 .\l inneapo lis, ) li nn ., Dr. G eo . W. young 1000 WBOW 13 10 Terr e Haute, Ind. , Bank s o f \rabash, Incorporated 100 WD IX 1500 Tupelo, Miss ., W. A. Blair &- J. R . Anderson 100 WBRC 93 0 Bir ming -ham, Ala., Bin ning-ham Brd cstg. Co 10n O-500 WO OD 128 0 Chattanooga, Tenn., \\ 'D, IJ ) Brdc . Corp 2500 .1000 WBRE 1310 \Y ilkes·Barre , Pa. , L. C. B:l ltim orc 100 WDRC 133 0 Xew Have n, Co nn., Dool itt le Had io Cor p 500 WBSO 920 Welles ley Hi lls, ) [a8s ., Ba hson's Statis . Or g., In c 500 WDSU 1250 Xew Orlea ns, La., Jos eph II . LJha lt...... 1000 .WBT 1080 Charl ott e, K. C., Statio n Ir BT, I nc , .. 50 00 WDWF 1210 Prov idenc e, R . 1., D. W. Fli nt ·Lineoln S tud ios . .... 100 ,WB TM 1370 Danvill e. V a., Cla rk e lelectr ic Co 100 WDZ i0 70. Tusco la, II! ., J ames L. Bush ...... .. 100 Alphabetically Arranged by Call Letters Lightface type in Power Colu mn deno te s daytime. Station Kc. Loca tio n Owne r Power Stat ion K c. Locat ion Ow ner Power WEAF 660 New York, N. Y., Nat. Brd. Co., I nc 50000 WG Y 790 Sc henectady, N. Y., Go neral E lect ri c Co 50000 WEAl 1270 Ithaca, N. Y., Cornel l Unive rsity 1000-500 WHA 940 )!adiso n, Wis., U nive . :ty of Wi sco nsin 750 WEAN 780 ProTidence, R. 1., Shepa rd B rdc. Service, I nc 500 -250 WHAD 1120 Milwaukee, Wis., Marquette Un ive rsity 250 WEAO 570 Co lumbus, Ohio , Ohio State University 750 WHAM 1150 Rochester, N . Y., Stromberg' Car lson Te! . Mfg 5000 WEBC 1290 Snperior, Wis., Head of Lakes Brdc. Co.... 2500- 1000 WHAP 1300 New York, Defenders of Truth Soc. Inc _ _1000 WEBQ 1210 Harrisburg, I ll., First Trust & Savings Bank _ 100 WH AS 820 Lonisville, Ky ., Courier-Jour. &, Times _ 10000 WEBR 1310 Buffalo, N. Y., Howell Broadcasting Co., Inc 200- 100 WHAT 1310 Philadelph ia, Pa., Independence Broadcasting Co 100 WEDC 1210 Chicago, I II., Emi l Denemark, Inc 100 WHAZ 1300 Troy, N. Y., Rensselaer Po lytechnic Instit ute 500 WEDH 1420 Erie, Pa., Er ie Dispatch-Hera ld Brdg . Corp . ...... 30 WHB 860 Kansas Oity, Mo., WHB Broadcasting Co _ _ 500 WEE I 590 Boston, Mass., Edison m. Ill uminating Co. ..... 1000 WHBC 1200 Canton, Ohio, St. John's Catholic Church , .10 WEHC 1200 I:mory, Va., Emory & Henry Co ll ege . . 250- 100 WHBD 1370 )!ount Orab, Ohio, F . P. Moler . .... ...... 100 WEHS 1420 C;cero, Ill ., WEHS, Inc . .. ...... .. . 100 WHBF 1210 Roc k I sland, Il l., Beards ley S pec ialty 00 .. ..... 100 WELK 1370 Phi lade lphia, Pa., WELK Brdcs tg. Corp . .. 250- 100 WHBL 1410 Sheboygan, Wi s., Press P ub!. Co. ........... 500 WELL 1420 Battle Creek, Mich., Enq uirer·News Co .. ... .... 50 WHBQ 1370 Memp his, ·Ten n. , W HBQ, Inc . ..... .... . 100 WENR 870 Chicago Ort Lakes llrdcstg ...... ... .. .. 50000 WHBU 1210 Anderson, Ind ., Citizens Ba nk . .. .. ....... 100 WEPS 1200 Worcester, Mass. , A. F. Kleindi enst. 100 WHBY 1200 W. D e Pere, Wis ., S t. No rb er t 00 1.. .. ........ 100 WEVD 1300 New Y ork , N . Y. , Debs Memorial R adi o F und, Inc 500 WHDF 1370 Ca lum et, Mi ch., U ppe r Mi ch. Broadc astin g Co 250-100 WEW 760 St. Lou is, Mo., St . Lo uis U niv ers ity . .. .... 1000 WHDH 830 Gloucester , Mass. , M atheson Rad. C o., In c 1000 WEXL 1310 Roya l O ak, Mich. , R oya l O ak Brdc. 00 ...... .... . 50 WHDI 1180 Minn eapo lis, Minn., Wm. Hoo d Dnn woody In d. Inst .. 500 WFAA 800 Da llas, Texas, Da llas News & Journ al . 50000 WHDL 1420 Tuppe r L ake, N. Y., Tu pper Lake llr dc. Co., In c 100 WFAN 610 Phi lade lphia, Pa ., Keysto ne Broadcast in g 00 ...... 500 WHEC 1440 Rochester, N. Y., Hickso n Elec . & Radio Corp 500 WFBC 1200 Knoxvi lle, Tenn., First Baptist C hu rch .. .. ... 50 WHFC 1420 Oice ro, III ., Triang le Broadcaste rs 100 WFBE 1200 Cincinnati, Ohio, WFBE, Inc .. . , . . . 250- 100 WHIS 1420 Bluefield, W. Va., Daily Te lcgrap h P rin ting Co 100 WFBG 1310 .\ltoona, Pa., Wm. F. Gable Co... .. . . ... 100 WHK 1390 Cleveland, Ohio, Radio Air Serv. Co rp _ 1000 WFBL 1360 Syracnse, N. Y., The Onondaga Rad. Brdc. Corp ... 1000 WHN 1010 :'Iew York, N . Y., Marcus Loew Booki ng Agency 250 WFBM 1230 Tndianapolis, Ind., Indianapolis Power & Light Co .. 1000 WHO 10 00 Des Moines, Ia., Central Broadcast ing Co 5000 WFBR 1270 Baltimore, Md., Baltimore Radio Show , Inc . .. ... 500 WHOM 1450 Jersey City, N. J., N. J. Broadcasting Corp 250 WFDF 1310 ~'lint, Mich .. Frank D. Fal lain ...... ...... 100 WHP 1430 IIarrisb urg, Pa., WHP, Tnc 500 WFDV 1370 Rome, Ga., Do lies Goings 100 WIAS 1420 Ottumwa, Iowa, Pol ing E lect ric Co. .... ...... 100 WFDW 1420 Talladega, Ala., Raymond C . Hammett 100 WI BA 1280 )!adison, Wis., Oap ital Times 00 500 WFI 560 Philade lphia, Pa. , Strawbridge & Oloth ier Co 500 WIBG 930 Elk in s Pk., Pa ., St. Paul's (Episcopa l) C hurch 50 WFIW 940 lIopkinsvi lle, Ky., WF IW, Inc ...... ...... 1000 WIBM 1370 Jackson, :Mich., W IBM, Inc 100 WF JC 1450 Akron, Ohio, WGAR Broadcasting 00 .. ...... .. 500 WIBO 560 Ch icago, Ill ., Nelson B ros. Bond & M. Co 1500 -1000 WFKD 1310 Phi ladelphia, Pa., Foulkrod Radio Enginec l'ing Co 50 WIBR 1420 Ste ubenv ille, Ohio , George W. Robinson 50 WFLA 620 Clearwater , Fla., Ohambcr of Oo mm erce 2500- 1000 WIB U 1310 Poy nette, W is., Wm. Forrest ...... ...... 100 WGAL 1310 Lancaster, I'a., WOAL, I nc 100 WIBW 580 Topeka , Kan ., Topeka Broa dc:<.st ing Ass n. , In c 1000 WGAR 1450 Cleveland, Ohio, WOAR Br dc. Co 500 WIBX 1200 utica, N. Y., WIBX, Inc ...... .. .. 300 -100 WGBB 1210 Frecport , N. Y., Harry H. C arm an 100 WICC 1190 Brid geport, Conn., Bridgeport B rde. S ta., In c 500 WeBC 1430 ~\f emphis, Ten n, Memphis B roadcast ing 0o 500 WIL 12 00 St . Lou is, Mo., Misso uri B roadca3t ing Oorp 250 -100 WGBF 630 Evansv ill e, Ind., Evansv ille On T he Air, I nc 500 WILL 890 Urbana, Ill ., U niversity of Illin ois .. ...... .. 500- 250 WGBI 880 Sc ranto n, Pa ., Scra nton Broa dcas ters, In c 250 WI LM 1420 Wi lmington, De l., Del. Brdc. 00 ., Inc . ........ 100 WGBS 60 0 New York, N. Y., Oeneral Brd. Sys., Inc 250 -500 WIOD 1300 Mia mi Beach, ~' Ia., Is le of D rm s. B rd cstg. Corp 100 0 WGCM 1210 Gu lfp ort, Miss., Gt. So uthe rn La nd Co., Inc.,. _ 100 WI P 610 PhiladE> lphia, I'a ., Gim bel Bros., Inc .... .... ... 50e WGCP 1250 Kewark, N. J., :May Radio Broadcast Corp 25 0 WIS 1010 Oolumbia, S. C., S. Oa r. lIn lc. Co ., Inc 1000- 50 a WGES 1360 Ohicago, I ll ., Oak Leaves Brdc . Statio n, Inc 1000- 500 WISJ 78 0 Madiso n, Wis., Wis. State Jou rna l B rdc . Co 500 -250 WGH 1310 Nwport News, Va., Hampton Roads Brdcstg . Oorp . . 100 WISN 1120 Milwaukee, Wis., Evening Wisconsin Co 250 WGL 1370 Fort Wayne, Ind., Al len-Wayne 00 . .... .. ..... 100 WJAC 1310 Johnstown, Pa ., Johnstown, A utomobile 00 100 WGM 840 Adamsburg, Pa., Pioneer Brdc. 00., Inc .. ...... 10 0 WJ AG 1060 Norfolk, Neb. , Norfolk Daily News ...... . 100 a WeMS 125 0 St. Paul, Minn., Un iv. of Min n . .......... .. 1000 WJAK 1310 llarion, Ind ., Marion B roadcast Co...... . . 56 WGN 720 Chicago, II I., The Chicago T ribun e . ...... .. . 25000 WJAR 890 Provi dence, R. I., ' l'he O utlet Co ' 406 -25 6 WGR 550 Buffalo, N . Y., B uffalo Br de . C orp 10 00 WJAS 1290 Pi ttsbu rgh, Pa., P it tsb ur gh R adi o S up . Ho~se. 25 00- 100 ' VlGST 89 0 At lanta, Ga., Geo rgia Sc hoo l of T ec hn ology 500-2'0 WJAX 900 hckso nvill e, F la., C it y of Ja cksonvill e ........ 100 G WJA Y 610 Cl eve land , Ohi o, Cleve land R adi o Brd cs tg Corp 500 870 Chicago, (The Prairie F arme r) WJAZ 1490 Chicago , 11 1., Z enith Radio C @rp 5000 WLS Agricul tura l Broa dca sting C o. 5000 WJBC 1200 La Sal le, I ll., Raskaskia Broad casting Co 100 WLSI 1210 Pro vid enc e, R . I., \1 '. n. Flin t- l,in coJn St ud 100 WJB I 121 0 Red Bank, N . J. , Monmouth B roa dcas tin g Co 100 WLTH 1400 Bro oklyn, N . Y., Th e Vo ice of Brooklyn, Inc 500 WJBK 1370 Highland Park , Mi ch., James F. Hopkin s, In c 50 WLVA 1370 Lynchburg , Va., Lynchburg Bro adcas ting Corp 10 (\) WJJD 1130 ~fooseheart, Ill ., Loyal Or der of M oose 20000 WMAY 1200 St. Lo ui s, Mo., Kin gs highway Pr es b. Ch 250- 100 WJKS 1360 Gary, I nd. , John son K ennedy Radi o Corp 12;;0 -1000 WMAZ 890 Maco n, Ga., M ac@ n Junior C. of C _ .500 -250 WJR 750 Detroit, Mi ch., W JR, Good will Sta., Ine 5000 WMBA 1500 Nc wport, R . 1., L eRo y Jo seph B ee be _ 100 WJZ 760 New Yor k, N. Y., Kati onal B rdc. Co. , In c 30000 WMBF 1300 Miami B eac h, Fla., Isle of Drm o. Brdc 1000 WKAQ 890 Sa n Juan , P. R ., Rad io Corp. of P orto Ric o 500 WMBG 1210 Richm ond, V a., I1 ave ns and )I artin, In c _ 10 0 WKAV 1310 Lac onia , N. H., L aco nia R adio C lu b . WKBB 1310 Joliet, Ill ., S and ers Bros. Radio S tat ion . WKBC 1 .310 ll irmin gha mt Ala. , R. n. 13roy les Furni ture 00 100 WMBO 1310 ,\uburn , N. Y., Uadi o 8erYice Lah oratori es 100 WKBF 1400 Ind ianap olis , Ind., Ind ianapoli s B rdc. tg ., Inc 500 WMBQ 1500 Brooklyn, N . Y. , Pa ul J. Gol lh nf cr 10 0 WKBH 1380 LaCrosse, Wis., WKBH , Inc ...... 1000 WMBR 1370 Tampa, Fla ., F .. J. l!vyllold , _ 100 WKBN 570 Young st own , Ohi o, W. P. Wi lliamso n, Jr 50 0 WMCA 570 New York, ~. '1 .' ., I \ni ckerh oc k,'r Un! . Co ., In c 500 WKBO 1450 Jersey O ity, N . J., Ca mit h Co rp 250 WMMN 890 Fa irIBont , W. V a. , H olt-R owe Nov elt ), Co 500- 25 0 WKBQ 135 0 Kew York , N. Y., Sta ndard Ca hi ll Co ., Inc 250 WMPC 1500 Lapee r, M ic h., Fir st Met hodi st Protcsta nt C h,., rch 100 WKBS 1310 Ga les burg , 111 ., Permil X . Xelso n 100 WMR J 1210 Jamaica, N . Y ., Pete r J. Prin z 100 WKBV 1500 Co nn ersv il le, Ind., Knox Batte ry & EI. Co 150-1 00 WM SG 1350 Ne w Y ork, N. Y. , Mad. Sq. Gar de u Br ol. Co rp 250 .. .. 500 .. . 1000 WNB H 1310 Kew Bedf ord. M ass ., New Bedfor d Br oadcasti ng Co 100 WLAC 1470 "a shvill e. T enn ., Li fe '" Cas ualt y il lS. Co .... _ 500 0 WNBO 1200 Sil ve r Ha\ '(' Il, Pa., J ohn Bl'ow:de c Sprin g& 100 WLAP 1200 T .olli s\ -ille. Ky .. . \!1 '1. I3roadC'<1!' tin g ('O Ill , of Ky 25 0· 100 WNBR 1430 Memphi " Tenn., Memph b Broa dcas tin g Co 50 0 WNBX 1200 Sprin gfi eld, \'t ., Firsl CO llgrega ti onal Chu rc h C orp 10 WNB Z 1290 Sa ranac Lake, N . Y., ~ mith alld ~I ace 50 WLBW 1260 Oil Ci l,\ ', Pa. , Radio-Wir e Corp. of .Im 1000 ·500 WNYC 570 "'C 'W lo rk, :'-1 . Y., C it) ' o f N ew york 500 WLBX 1500 LOI lg- Isla nd Cit y, N. Y ., J ohn X. Br ady 100 WOAI 1190 ~a ll An ton io, T,''' ,", ~o uthe l'Jl Equ ipment Co 50000 'II /LE X 1410 Lexillgt on. ~la8s .. Lex in gtoll _\il ' Stat ions. V/LE Y 1370 Lexingt on, )Ia:;s. . L exi ngto n A ir Stat ions. . .2. ;0 -100 WOBU 580 Charl est on , \Y. I'" .. \YOm l, rllc " 250 WLIB .. 25000 woe ·· 1000 Dave np ort , Iowa, C, 'ntra I Br oa d '"stin g Co 5000 WLIT Alphabetically Arranged by Call Letters Lightfa ce 1.1' /'" ·ill Po u'c r ('olumn denotes daytime . Stati un Re '. Location PWIl {\ T Powe r St atio n lie. Loca ~iG-;) Ow ner Powe r WODA 1250 l' aterso n. : \. J. , Ri chard E. O'D ca 1000 WRHM 1250 Minn eapoli s, Minn ., Minn esota Brdcstg . Corp 1000 WOD X 1410 Mobil e ( Springhill ), Ala ., Mobil e Brd cs t!'. Corp 500 WRJN 1370 Ra cin e, Wis ., Racine Bro adc as ting Corp 100 WOI 640 Am es, Iowa , Iowa Stat e Coll egc 5000 WRNY 1010 Xcw York, N. Y., Aviati on Radio Sta., Inc 250 WOKO 1440 l' ouglik ee !)s ie, X. Y., Hudson Valle y Brd. Co 500 WROL 1310 l\n ox vill e, Tcnn., St uart Broa dcasting Corp 100 WOL 13 10 Was hillgton, D. C ., Amcrican Broadcasting Co 100 WRR 1280 Dallas , Texas, C ity of Da llas ...... 500 WOM T 12 1.0 Manitowoc, Wis ., Fran cis M. Kadow 100 WRUF 83 0 Gain esville, F la., Univ ers ity of ~ 'lorida 5000 WOOD 1.270 Gra uel Rapids ( l'urn wooel) , Mic h., W. B. Sti les, Inc .. 500 WRVA 1110 Richmond, Va., Lar us & Bros. Co ., In c 500 0 WOO P 840 .J eann ett e, I'a ., Oakf onl ·Olympia Park Corp 100 WSAI 1330 Cincinnat i, Ohio, Cros lcy Radio Corp. ( Less ee ) 500 WOP I 1500 Brist ol, Tcnn., Radi oph one Brdestg . St a. WCd, IIIc. . l00 WSAJ 1310 Grov e City, Pa., G rov e City College 100 WOQ 13 00 Kan sas C ity , ~lo. , linily Sc hool of Chri stianity 1000 WSAN 1440 All entown , Pa. , Call Pub . Co., Inc.. . . 250 WOR 710 Kewark , N. J. , Br amb erger Br dc. Ser v. , Inc 5000 WSAR 1450 Fall Riv er, Mass. , Doughty & Welcb El ec . Co., Inc .. 250 WO RC 1.200 Worce st er, ~la ss ., A. F. Kl eindien st. ... . _ 100 WSAZ 580 Hunt ington, W. Va. , WSAZ, Inc _.. 250 WO RD 1490 Chi ca go, III. , Peopl es Pulpit Assn 5000 WSB 740 Atlant a, Ga., Atlanta J ournal Co _ 5000 WOS 630 Jeff erson Oit y, Mo., ~1i sso uri State Mark eting Bur eau. 500 WSBC 1210 Chi cago, I ll., Wor ld Batt ery C o., Inc 100 WOV 1.130 New York, N. Y. , Int ernational Brdc . Corp 1000 WSBT ~230 South Bend, I nd., South B end Trib une _ 500 WO W 590 Omaha, Neb ., Woodman of the Wor ld, L.LA 1000 WSDA 1400 Brooklyn, N. Y ., Paramount Brdc . Corp 500 WOW O 1.160 Fort Wayne, Ind ., Main Auto Supply Co 10000 . WSEN 1210 Col umbus, Oh io, Oo lu mbus Broa dcasting Corp 100 WPA D 1420 Padu cah, Ky., Paducah Bro adcasting Co 100 WSFA 1410 Montgom ery, A la., Montgomery Br oadcasting Co 500 WPA P 1010 New York, N. Y ., P ali sad es Amus . Pork .. . ... .. 250 WSGH 1400 Brooklyn, N. Y., Paramount Broadcast ing Co rp .... 500 WP AW 1210 Pawtu cket, R . 1., Sh arte nb erg & Robin so n C o. .... 100 WSI X 1210 Springfi eld, T enn., 638 Tir e & Vu lcanizing Co.. _ .. 100 WPC C 560 Chi ca go, Ill ., N orth Shore Con gr egat iona l Chur ch 500 WSJS 1310 Winst on·Sal cm, N . C., Winston ·Salem Journ al Co... 100 WPCH 8 10 New York, ~. Y. , Easte rn B roadcasting , I nc 500 WSM 650 Nashvill e, T enn ., Nati onal Life & Accid ent Ins. Co. . 500a WPDF 1200 Flint, Mich., Cit y o f Flint 100 WSMB 1320 Ne w Orleans, Saeng er Th ea ., Inc. & M.Blanch e Co 50 0 WPE N 15 00 Philad clphia, Pa. , Wm . Penn Br oadc ast in g Co 250- 100 WSMK 1380 Dayton, Ohio., Stan ley M. Krohn, Jr 200 WPG 1100 Atlantic Ci ty, N. J., WPG Cr oad casti llg Co rp 5000 WSPA 1420 Spartanburg, S. C., Voic e o f So uth Caro lina 250- 100 WPOE 1370 Patchoguc, N. Y., Na ssau Broadcasting Corp _ 100 WSPD 1340 Tol edo, Ohio , Toledo Broadcast ing Co 100 0-500 WPO R 780 Norfolk, Va., WTAR Raui o Cor p 500 WSSH 141 0 Boston, Mass. , Tremont Temple Ba pt ist C hu rch 500 WPS C 1230 Stat e Co llege, Pa., P enns ylvania Stat e C oll ege 500 WSUI 880 Iowa City, Iowa, State Univ ersity . of Iowa 500 WP TF 680 Ral eigh , N. C., D urham Lif e Insuran ce Co 1000 WSUN 620 St . Pet ersburg, Fla., Cha mber of Co mmerce .. 2500 -1000 WQ AM 560 Miami, Fla., ~1iami Br oa dcasting Co 1000 WSVS 1370 Buffalo , N. Y., Seneca Vocation al H. S 50 WQAN 880 Scranton , Pa ., Th e Sc ranton Tim es 250 WSYR 570 Syrac use, N. Y., Cliv e B. Meredi th 250 WQAO 1010 New York , N. Y ., Calvar y Bap. Ch. ... . .. . 250 WTAD 1440 Quincy, Ill., Illino is Stock M ed. Br oadc. Corp 500 WQB C 13 60 Vi cksburg, Mi ss ., D elt a Br oad casting Co 300 WTAG 580 Wor ces ter, ~l ass. , The T elegram P ub. Co 25 0 WQDM 1370 St. Albans, Vt., A. J. St. Antoi ne. _ .. _ .. . 5 WTAM 10 70 Cleve land, Ohi o, National Brdc . Co., Inc 50 000 WQDX 1: :10 Thomas vi lle, Ga ., St evens Luke _ .. _ . _ . _ 50 WTAQ 1330 Ea u Claire, W is., Gi ll ette Rub be r Co 1000 WRAF 1200 · LaPort e, Ind., C has. M idd leton 10 0 WTAR 780 Norfolk, Va., WTAR R ad io Co rp _ 500 WRAK 1370 Williams port, Pa. , Clarence R. Cum mins 50 WTAW 1120 College S ta tio n, Texas, Ab' T. & Mech . Co! . of ' fexas .. 50 0 WRAW 1310 Reading, Pa., Reading Broadcas ti ng Co 50 WTAX 1210 Str eato r, Ill . WTA X, Inc ...... .. .. . 10 0 WRAX 1020 Phi la delp hia, Pa ., W RAX B rdc . 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Co., Inc . ... _ 500 WWL 85 0 New Orleans, La., L oyo la U nivcrs ity 500 C WRDO 1370 Augus ta, Me. , Alber t S. Wood man 100 WWNC 570 Asheville, N. C ., Citi zens Broadcast in g Co ., Inc 10 0( WRDW 1500 Augllst.a, Ga ., W. C. Da ve nport'. Mus icove, I nc 100 WWRL 1500 Woodsid e, N. Y. , Long Is land Bro ad casting Corp 10 0 WREC 600 Memphis , Tenn ., WREC , Inc ...... .... _ .1000·5 00 WW VA 1160 Wheeling, W. Ya ., W. Va., Broadcasti ng Corp 5000 WREN 1220 Lawr ence, Kan s., Jenny Wren Co. .... . __ 100 0 WXYZ 1240 Detroit, Mich .' Kunoky ·Tren dle Broadca sti ng Corp .. 10 00 They Handle The Controls Behind the scenes in WLS the operators keep the station operating. In the control room at Prairie Farmer Building, and in the transmitter building at Crete, Illinois, is such a maze of equipment that you wonder how anybody can make head or tail of it. These boys live in it. Weare proud of our enginnering staff. They aren't afraid of anything in radio. If we want a studio in the middle of an alfalfa field, requiring 26,000 feet of wire along the roadside to reach the telephone cable, or if we want to set up a microphone in a tunnel under Lake Michigan, or carryon two-way conversations with an army airplane flying over Chicago, they merely say, "0 K", and the job gets done. Due to the special types of programs which WLS builds, we have mechanical prob- lems which an ordinary radio station never heard of . The diagram on the right shows the outlying studios which you hear every day. Homer Courchene Homer is in charge at the transmitter, at Crete, Ill . Music, speeches and all . must go from the studio con- trol board to his control board, and thence to the wires between the tall steel towers. Homer was a U. S. Navy radio operator, and later an ambulance driver in France during the war. Don't take it too hard when you blowout a tube in your radio. When the WLS transmitter blows a tube it costs $325.00 and they keep $5.000 worth of Hspares" on hand . come through right. Tom- my Rowe is in charge of studio engineering. Al- though under 30 years of age, he was four and a half years on board shi p as a radio operator, sail- ing out of New York to almost every port of the world. Charley Nehlsen, also was a seasoned sea- going operator, sailing for five years before he began to worry about Cha rley Townsend fuses that blowout when somebody drops a cow- If we had to write a title for these three it bell during a Saturday night barn dance. would be "Masters of the Gadgets." They Charley Townsend is newer at the work, watch the program through a double wall of but he's going righ t up the line. Ask them, glass, and do a lot of mixing, fading, soften- "How's everything, boys?" and they'll an- ing and amplifying which make the program swer, "Everything's under controL" "She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain" Pie Plant P ete , w ho se songs with the guitar and the harmonica make the old feel young and the young feel gay , is the hilariou s young man at the left. Nobody ever calls him by his right name, which is Claud Moye. He was born on a farm in Gallatin County, Illinois, and in his early boyhood learned all about potato bugs, 'possum hunts, and all the kinds of work that a farm boy does. It's one of the great " mysteries how Pete can play that guitar at lightning speed, sing a verse of a song , and grab that harmonica with his mouth without missing a beat . Whenever Pete walks into the studio, the operator gets a tighter · grip on his control ". knobs , because he knows something is going to start right then and there. Leonard Reinsch You have sometimes heard Leonard's quiet voice announcing a program , but in recent months he has been doing a great deal of other work in the preparation and supervision of commercial programs . The Renfro Valley Boys Karl Davis , left , and Hartford Taylor , right, bring a type of music all their own. They are from the Renfro Valley, in Kentucky, and their quaint songs and nimble fingers bring many a smile and set your feet tapping. They are right at home on the Satur- day night barn dance . Speed Freeman Here's "Speed " Free- man , our southern "blues " singer 0 f Merry-Go- Round fame. Her broth- ers named her "Speed " be- cause she was so slow. There 's lots of melody when she starts strum - ming her "uke ". News From Everywhere A high point in broadcasting was reached at the time of the great Army Show in Chicago, when WLS, by special permission of the U. S. War Department and the Federal Radio Commis sion, broadcast direct communication between a transmitter located in the Chicago Soldiers Field and two observation type airplanes flying above Chicago and out over Lake Michigan. Our listeners heard both sides of the con- versation as our announcer conversed with the observers and pilots in ships AW-I and AW-2, flying thousands of feet overhead. Lieutenant Schoenlein of the U. S. Army, at the right, is talking into the flying transmitter of the ship AW-1 . For broadcasting the Illinois State Corn Husking Con- test in McLean county, Illinois, which was attended by 30,000 farmers, it was necessary to string 26,000 feet of wire in a shallow trench across Li eut ena nt S choe n Iein , of U . S. Army the fields and along the plane AW-l, whose vo ic e ca me to yo u ove r WLS while he w as fl yin g a round roadside, to reach a main over Chi cag o an d L ake Michi ga n, dur - tel e p h 0 n e cable that in g the Army Show . would bring the broad- cast through to the trans- mitter. The circle on the right shows Editor C. V. Gregory at the micro- phone, congratulating the winner, Harold Holmes, on the left, while Dave We Hear Thompson, on the right, joins in with a big smile. From Strange Places A lone radio operator on shipboard, sailing across the equator bound for the South Pacific, listened in The United Press Reporter , J. C. his little cabin to the WLS program. Austin. You hear him several times each day with news dispatch es fr om all over the world, as furnished by the A dairy farmer in Champaign county , Illinois , Uni ted Press . strung a loud speaker out to the dairy barn so they could hear the Good Morning program during milking time. Mr. and Mrs. Stead, Manitoba , say : "We live 79 miles northeast of Winnipeg, and there are only two radios here." Two lonely soldiers, night watchmen at an army garage in Washington, D. C., are regular night listeners . "We live in the center of an island 10 miles long, and there are twelve in our family ," says Rupert Cann of Nova Scotia. O. S. Edwards is on the Pacific Ocean, only four - teen miles from the Mexican border. He listens regularly. "We live a thousand miles straight north of Chi- cago in the wilds," writes Mrs. George Cooper of Hornepayne, Ontario . "There are no roads and no autos here. In winter the temperat l:lre is 56 to 58 below zero." And so goes a long list of folks in out-of-the-way places, where WLS is the contact with the outside world. Remember them , next time you listen . programs, sometimes Martha explaining a washing ma chine or a ne w cook Crane stove, sometimes talk- ing about canning and The presiding genius preserving, often intro- of Homemakers' Hour . ducing distinguished When you meet Martha speakers on Homemak- fact to face-as you are ers ' Hour. doing now-you find Martha was born at that she is the same Mount Pleasant, Iowa. ,. friendly, enthusiastic, She grew up in her helpful sort of person father's hardware store, that she sounds like on and has always loved the air. Everybody to cook and sew. She loves Martha, and she was married a little never seems too busy over a year ago, so her to help somebody else. official name is Mrs. You have heard her on Ray Caris, but she is all kinds of household our Martha Crane. A Program For The Home WLS has always been a station for the questions of housekeeping, but questions of !::tome, and the programs on Homemakers' health, care and education of children, recrea- Hour have been designed to cover not only ,tion, and a host of other things which are im- portant in family life. Distinguished doctors and surgeons from the University of Illinois College of Medi- cine have given thirty-five splendid talks on questions of health and disease. Following one of these talks, a letter came in from a mother, saying, "I want to thank WLS for saving my daughter's life." She told how the information given by a doctor on the Home- makers' program had caused her to recognize symptoms, take her young daughter for an immediate examination, following which she was .rushed to a hospital for an emergency operation just in time, the doctor said, to save her life. Rural school specialists have talked on teacher training, design of school buildings, modern transportation for school children. Weekly talks and suggestions have been giv- en on hot school lunches, particularly for the rural schools. Many plays and entertain- ments have been given, and copies of them have been sent out to communities which wanted to give them locally. Representatives · of the Illinois Children 's Home and Aid Society have talked about the orphan children under their care, resulting Hom e Folks In every branch of WLS activities the fire - side and the family are em phasized. That's because we are home and fireside f olks and we love our homes and our f amil ies. Ou r music runs much more to me lod y an d olel-time song than to the "thump, thump " and the weird notes of the so -cal led mode rn dance rhythm . It is interesting to look over the list of our staff members, editors, speakers, musi cia ns. and discover that they represent all points of the compass . A very large percentage of them have come either from farms or small towns , in placing children for adoption in rural and from many different states. Perhaps this homes. Master Farm Homemakers have been is the real reason so many people write us, featured, farm women's tours arranged, in from so many different places , saying WLS cooperation with the Household Department folks ,seem just like home folks. They really of Prairie Farmer . Experts have discussed are, just as they seem . home gardening and home decorating. Baby experts have talked about the care of small children. Library authorities have given sug- gestions for good home reading. Homemakers ' Hour has cooperated with the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs, giving talks on topics under discussion by that group. Hundreds of speakers, representing every phase of the Homemakers' interest, bring up-to-date ideas to this program . Marian Syndergaard of Iowa and William Bodenhamer of Missouri , 1930 4-H Club Health Champions at the Internat io nal Live Stock Expos ition. Anne and Sue Bring Tower Topics Anne Williams and Sue Roberts claim the distinction of having the only household pro- gram for men on the air in the Middle West. It comes on Tower Topics Time from the Sears, Roebuck and Company studio each Monday morning. Other Tower Topics fea- tures are recipes, child welfare, neighborly news, decorating shop and Junior Time. Anne Williams , "Tom and Alice Burke" are eagerly looked c a II s Springfield, Illinois, her home forward to by thousands on Sears-Roebuck town and she is a Matinee Time each Friday afternoon. This graduate of the University pf Illi - one-hour program also brings pleasing num- nois. Anne is a bers of the Maple City Four, Grace Wilson, specialist in worn- :. en's styles and other artists. makes trips to A shoppers' New York twice a year to get ac- service pro- quainted with the gram by Sue newe 5 t fashions. Yes-she has a and Anne on husband. She has Monday and been heard on WLS for about Wednesday four years . afternoons is anoth er Sea r s fea- ture . The Sears, Roebuck Agricultural Meet Grace Wilson, the Foundation, "Bringing Home the Bacon" Edw. J. Con- girl . She was one of our first artists on WLS and now don , Direc - appears regularly on Sears tor, arranges programs . Grace can sing "blues" and "sweet" songs all programs with equal appeal . Each broadcast brings her numer- from the Sue Roberts . Her specialty is home dec- or ation and she had direct charge of the ous requests . Tower Stu - "Home Beautiful " contest with its tens of thousands of entries. She is a Chicago dio . girl and attended Northwestern Univers ity . The Marching Men You have enjoyed the spirited and harmonious singing of th8 Marching Men on many evening programs. From left to right their names are: Wm. Pohlmann, Fred Pohlmann , Wm . O'Connor, Lester Smith, R . A. Benson, Osgood Westley, Leonard Shurtz , Eugene Leonardson . Makers of Melody and Comedy If you're a WLS fan you 've heard us broad- cast just about every type of music imagina- ble-old-time, popular, s em i- cl ass i c, classic, choral, sacred and dia- lect. You've listened to lots of fun, too, in plays , dialog and min- strel shows. Thousands of artists appear before the WLS "mikes' an- nually. There's some- thing more than just getting in front of a microphone and sing- ing, playing or talking. A performer, to be suc- cessful, must sense the likes and dislikes of the invisible audience and must put his whole personality in t 0 his Gene and Glenn work. And if he has the "real stuff " his fan WLS friends were happy to welcome Gene mail grows every day. and Glenn back during mid-winter. They broadcast each morning as artists of the Na- tional Broadcasting Company . Glenn was a pioneer WLS entertainer as a member of the Hoo t M on! It's Andrew Mu r- "Big Ford and Little Glenn " team. And Y01 .1 dis on in "A Wee Bit O ' Scotch ." An dy appe ar s on WLS occasi on- knew Gene when he was half of our "Jack ally , for the re are man y wh o enj oy the song s of the heather . and Gene " team. They 're a jolly pair , nation- He's a genuine Scot with a ally famous. You're looking at "Jake and "brr-r" and has appeared in many conc erts . Lena," too , even if you don't know it. Here's a group photo of those old-time melody makers who are gaining fame on WLS-the Cum- be rland Ridge Runners. They're natives of the Kentucky and Tennessee mountains. That's Gene Ruppe with the fiddle and Hartford Taylor with the guitar . The man with the jug is John Lair, their director . Doc Hopkins, Marine veteran , holds the banjo , and next to him is Karl Davis. Ed Goodreau (with the pumpkin) was calling square dances with them the night the picture -was taken . Doc is the sweet singing soloist of the group. Gene makes the fiddle , banjo and har- monica talk, while Hart- ford and Karl constitute our popular team , the Ren- fro Valley Boys. They're a happy , music-loving out- fit , as versatile as you 'll find anywhere . Gatesville General Store (Tel: Two Longs and Two Shorts) Probably you have been going along with the trials and tribu- lations of Judge Hiram Higsby and Postmaster Henry Hornsbuckle, proprietors of the Oatesville General Store every morning . They have been through a lot of adventures, sometimes thrilling, some- times near tragic, and always funny. Hiram and Henry are natives of Kansas, and a good deal of the uproarious comedy which they portray in the lives of the Justice of the Peace and the Postmaster, sounds so real that they must have picked it up in actual life. They are so completely immersed in the characters Hiram and Henry, that their real names, Trulan Wilder and Merle Housh , are seldom used. Hank Richards You may have wondered just exact- ly where Oatesville is located . The above picture of Hank Richards shows the exact location . Hank writes the "scri pt" for the Oatesville episodes, and since we must tell you the truth Hiram and about it, Oatesville exists in his imag- ination . Hank was a small town boy, Henry and his ideas travel a mile a minute. On the left is "Postmaster Henry Besides Oatesville, he does other Hornsbuckle", whose writing in connection with some of real name is Merle your favorite programs, and on some Housh. On the right, of them you hear his genial voice "Judge Hiram Higs- by", whose other announcing. name is Trulan Wilder. Henry is married and has a When WLS put on its fa - lit tIe daughter. Hiram was married mous Barn Dance at the Inter- in front of the mic- national Amphitheater in Chi- rophone in the WLS cago last year , Hiram and studio last year . Henryc Ole and His J ug He bre aks in any ti me . Yo u'l l have to guess who he i s. You Hear These Every Saturday Night Probably no where el se can be found a collection of cowbells so unique as those which you hear on the WLS Barn Dance every Saturday night . One of them traveled West in a covered wagon, nearly 100 years ago . Some have been brought from Switzerland. It's a lot of fun when we have a dignified visitor in the studio on Saturday night , to give him a couple of cow - bells and ask him to help out. Whoa! The handsome coachman with the tall silk hat and the fancy boots is none other than Charlie Stookey. And the three girls aligh ting in the arena of th e International Amphith eater are the Three Milk Ma ids , Juanita Brown, Peggy Fo rbes and Edna Cun- ningham . This was at the opening of the great public showing of the ·National Barn Dance. These are the WLS folks who put on the biggest Barn Dance ever held, November 15, 1930. Thousands of Chicago people, as well as many folks from the country , filled the great International Amphitheater to overflow ing, in order to see in person the folks they had heard so often on Saturday night. Probably you heard the broadcast. Bradley Kincaid, The Mountain Boy (With The Houn' Dog Guitar) The lif e of Bradley Kinca id is a romance and has made trips back into the Kentucky so rare that if you found it in a book you 'd mountains to discover more of the old songs . say i t couldn 't happen. A barefoot mountain Listeners have purchased more than 200,000 lad, natural ballad singer who learned the copies of these books . gui ta r almos t in infancy , at the age of 33 he You who are regular listeners have often ha s sun g his way into the hearts of millions , heard "Methodist Pie" , a rollicking old bal - rich and poo r. lad which we give on the next page . The nat ional revival of intere st in old American bal la ds trac es largely to Bradley In building the musical programs at WLS , and his s on gs on WLS. These old songs had we have followed many trails and made many been bur ied in the hil l country , in quiet interesting discoveries. These mountain plac es off th e main ro ad . Three years ago songs , the plaintive and humo rous cowboy he fi rst began to sin g th em over WLS . They ballads of the West, the Negro Spirituals and str uck a r espo nsiv e ch ord . Middle-a ged peo- work songs as sung by the Metropolitan ple heard again songs t he y remembered from Church Choir of 100 Negro voice s, native chi ldho od -songs that we re linked up very Indian mu sic-these are all a part of WLS . . closel y with the histor y of the country . They are a basic part of Amer ican l if e and Bradley has published t hree song books culture . 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Kept a singing all the whi le For to tell each other You'd think it w as a cyc lone How they loved one another Com ing thru th e a ir, And to make hallelujah ring . You could he ar them shou t a half a m il e. There's old uncle Dani el Then the b ell r ings loud and t he g reat bi g crowd And brother Ebenezer, Breaks ranks and up th ey fly , Uncle Rufus with his lame gal , Su e, Whil e I took board Aunt Polly and M elind a On the suga r in the gour d And o ld Mother B ender, And I cleaned up th e Methodist Pie . ';Yell , I never se en a happier cr ew. Well , they all go there For to have a good time Chorus : And to eat that grub so sly , Oh , littl e childre n, I bel ieve , Have applesauce butter Oh, little childr en, I beli eve , With sugar in th e gourd Oh , little children , I belie ve, And a great big Methodist Pi e. I'm Methodist till I di e. Well , y ou ought to hear the ringin~ I'm Methodist, Meth od is t, When they all g et to singing 'Tis m y bel ief , That go od old bye and b ye. I'm M ethodi st till I die . See Jimm y McGe e in the to p of a tree Wh en old grim death co mes knocking at th e doo r -r Sayin g, how is this for high ? I'm Methodis t till I die . The Arkansaw Wood Chopper One of the most remarkable things about the Arkansas Wood Chopper is that he actually has chopped a lot of wood, and handles the ax as efficiently as he does the guitar or the fiddle bow. Arkie, whose real name is Luther Ossenbrink, is a native of the Ozarks. He has made many phonograph records, and you may have seen him at personal theater appear- ances. Many of his cowboy and hill- billy songs are comic, but some are serious, like this one, "The Cowboy's Dream", which you have often heard ;" him sing. Like other WLS artists, Arkie sings in his own way, which is not like anybody else. That's why you like him-be- cause he sings from the heart, not from the book. Arkie started fiddling and calling squares dances in his neighborhood when about fif- teen. He soon took up singing with guitar and learned all the old-timers that he could find. Two radio stations in Kansas City have featured him. The Cowboy's Dream ~ E ~ Last night as I lay On the prairi e, The road to the bright, happy region And- looked at the stars in the sky; Is a dim, narrow trail, so they say; I wondered if ever a cowboy But the broad one that leads to perdition Would drift to that sweet b y and by. Is posted and blazed all the way . Chorus: Roll on, roll on; wonder if ever a cowboy Roll on, little dogies, roll on, roll on; Stood ready for that Judgment Day; Roll on, roll on; And could say to the Boss of the Riders, Roll on, little dogies, roll on . "I'm ready, come drive me away ." They say there wi ll be a gr eat round-up , And I 'm sca red tha t I' ll be a stray yearling, And cowboys, lik e dog ies, w ill stand ; A maveric k un branded on high; To be mar ked by th e Ride rs o f Judgment , And get cut in th e bu nch with the "rustles" Who a re pos ted an d kno w eve ry bran d. When the Boss of the Riders goes by . I kno w t here 's m any a stray cowbo y, Fo r th ey te ll of another big owner, Who'll be lo st at t he g rea t, final sal e; Who's ne'er ove rstocked , so they say ; When he mig ht have go ne in th e g ree n p astur es , But w ho a lways mak es room for the sinner Ha d h e know n of th e dim , narr ow t rail . Who dr ifts from t he straight, narrow way. For th ey, li ke t he co ws t hat a re loc oe d, They say He wi ll never forget you, Stamp ede a t the s ight of a hand ; That He k nows every action a nd l ook; Are d ragge d w ith a rope to the round- up, So, fo r safety, yo u'd bet ter ge t bran ded, Or get m arked with some crooked man's br and. Have yo ur n ame in the great Tally Boo k. Clem and Harry Meet our 500 pounds of harmony-Clem the War , and Harry enl isted and was put in and Harry! Clem 's the little fellow who tips charge of a Service Band at Fort Admiral , Md. the scales at 225 pounds, while Harry "tips That was about the time every musician want - over " the scales with his 275 pounds. Clem ed to play the "sax ", so when Harry's men Dacey was born and raised in Lincoln, Illi- reported, 40 out of 60 turned out to be saxo- nois. Around 1908-09he was a member of the phone players . He managed to live that down , Fire Department of that hustling city, and and immediately after the War , railroading met with a serious accident while fighting a became h is calling . He served as Conductor big fire. This resulted in his taking up sing- on Nickel Plate Railroad passenger trains ing, and he 's been at it ever since. He often until late in 1919 when an accident incapaci- appeared on WLS as a soloist during our tated h is left foot. Then Harry took up early days. During the World War, Clem mu sic in earnest, di recting his own orchestras was attached to the Personnel Department at for se veral year s. In 1929 , he "teamed up " Jefferson Barracks, Missouri . Yes , there's a wi th Clem and thu s was born the team-Clem "Mrs. Clem" and young George Dacey , 10 and Harry. years old at the Dacey home in Wauconda, They ga ined much popularity la st year with ' Illinois. their "Riddle s and Grin s" over WLS . Clem Harry Hosford first saw the light of day in and Harry like nothin g b etter than to s it at Erie, Pa. He studied music considerably dur- the piano with a v VLS "mike" b eside them ing his young manhood , little knowing that with plenty of t ime to "c rack jokes " and sing he would ever make it a profession. Came all types of popular numbers. Prairie Farmer, Amer ,ica's Oldest Farm Paper All the resources of Prairie Farmer - are was mailed regularly, constantly carrying the back of WLS. Its great editorial and service message of better agriculture, better homes, staff works hand in hand with the staff of better opportunities for rural people and their WLS, and every member of the organization children. is headed constantly toward the ideal of serv - At the time of the Chicago Fire, 1871, Prai- ice to the public. rie Farmer's presses and property were all Prairie Farmer is just entering its ninety- destroyed. But with the backing of friends first year . It was founded by a group of from the country, it not only continued pub- pioneer farmers who organized a society to lication, but was the first publication in the collect and distribute information about farm- mails after the fire, and its engraver drew the ing on the prairies. In 1841 the little paper first map sent out to the world, showing the first appeared. Its early editorial work cen- area of destruction. ,. tered around the subduing of the new prairie It's a long road through ninety years, which soils, bringing in improved live stock, build- includes the Populist uprising of the '80s, the ing more comfortable homes, and organiza- great depression of '93, the Free Silver days tion of farmers into groups that could work of '96, and the turn of the century, bringing out their problems effectively . a multitude of new machinery, new ideas and a whole new picture of agriculture. Through Through a long and tremendously interest - all these years Prairie Farmer has never been ing history, Prairie Farmer has been a torch - content to take for agriculture any second bearer for agriculture. Covered wagons by place or any kind of a deal less than the best . thousands were driven Westward during Prairie Farmer now reaches more than 320,- Prairie Farmer's early years. At the time 000 subscribers every week. gold was discovered in California, in 1849, the paper was going to a few thousand subscrib- Radio came , and Prairie Farmer seeing its ,ers . When Abraham Lincoln was elected peculiar adaptation to the service of agricul- President, it was acknowledged as the leader ture, went into this field two and a half years of agricultural thought throughout this re- ago, determined to make WLS a great medi- gion . All during the weary years of the Civil um of service and a true exponent of the high War and through the period of reconstruction ideals of rural people, truly the Voice of and depression that followed, Prairie Farmer Agriculture . Editorial Staff in Prairie Farmer's Chicago Office Left to right , standing : Hugh Triplett, Department Editor ; Dave Thompson, Feature Editor; W. Floyd Keepers, Managing Editor ; Arthur C . Page, Commercial Editor; Ray Inman, Art Editor; Carol Bridge, Art Department . Left to right , seated : Lois Schenck , Home and Household Editor; C . V. Gregory, Ed itor-in-Chief ; Mary Jens, Assistant Editor . From The Front Line Mrs. Payne Mercer, work - ing from the Indianapolis of- fice of Prairie Farmer, is in close touch with the activi- ties of Indiana women . She edits the Indiana women's page in Prairie Farmer . every week, and you have heard her occasionally on WLS . John Lacey, asso ciate editor of Prairie Farmer, is also part of the great news gathering organization of WLS. He is in the Indianapolis office, but comes to Chicago every little while and discusses on WLS some of the important Indiana problems. Out on the front line of the Prairie Farmer - WLS organiza- tion are 150 men calling at farms and in town, collecting informa- tion, making daily reports . If any - thing of importance happens in this territory, it is reported to headquarters, either Indianapolis or Chicago, within a few hours. These three men, W. G. Staas , W. E. Renshaw, and A. M. Staas, are in charge of groups of these men. You have met them in many public meetings, discussing rural thievery, prevention of accidents, and new legislative problems for rural betterment. J. A. Sackrison, manager of field service in Indiana. Scores of men who work under his drection, mak- ing surveys and calling on farmers, ke ep Prairie Farmer and WLS in touch with every township and crossroads in the state. Marc Koenig , left, director of the Prairie Farmer-WLS Protec- tive Union . Marc is a relentless pursuer of fakes and f rauds . Crooks who would prey upon the fa rmer, whether by selling fake oil stocks or stealing chickens, grow unhappy in a hurry when Marc gets after them, especially when once a week he tells the world all about it on WLS . Some Extraordinary Listeners Mrs. Loretta Welsh, Mrs. Elizabeth Barn- Rockford , Illinois, hisel, Akron, Indi- who was 100 years ana, was 100 years old November 7, old September 21, 1930. A constant 1930. She has lived listener to W L S. on the same farm for She came to Illinois 77 years, and listens by ox team in 1838. regularly to WLS. J. E. Paxton of Nebraska , below weighs 600 pounds, and he says WLS is his favorite station. "Big Boy" Wandrei Harold R . Bourke of of Indiana, another lis- Michigan is 6 feet 6 tener, can grease the inches tall and weighs windmill w ithout a lad- 356 pounds . He 's in the der. He is 6 feet 10 piano business . inches tall. Below is the beautiful family of Mr. and Mrs . G. B. Reeves of Nebraska . Count them . You'll find 9 boys and 9 girls . This is the largest family of listeners we could get a picture of , although one was reported with 21 children.