National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Publications, 1930-1939 | Educational Radio Stations: A Pictorial Review (Box 101, Folder 01)

Griffith, W.I.

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Wright, Joe F.

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WNAD (Radio station : Norman, Okla.)

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WNAD, the University of Oklahoma's radio station, was founded in September 1921 and was a member of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters. In 1936, it was producing about 45 programs per week, 95% of which were educational and 5% of which were entertainment. Its program types were 50% music, 33% speaking, 10% dramatics, and 7% miscellaneous. That year, it also added academic courses taught by university professors and engineering lectures given by university students to its radio ...

W1XAL (Radio Station : Boston, Mass.)

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W1XAL was a non-profit radio station in Boston, Massachusetts founded in 1928. It was intended as a fully educational radio station with no commercial interests. Its programs were supervised by specialists in the fields relevant to those programs to ensure the accuracy of their information. W1XAL was able to broadcast globally and often sought to further expand its reach: in 1938 it was granted additional frequencies by the Federal Communications Commission to reach greater international audienc...

KFDY (Radio Station : Brookings, SD)

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KFDY was the South Dakota State College (now South Dakota State University) radio station and a member of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters. It was founded on April 23, 1923 in Brookings, South Dakota, and in its early years, had a focus primarily on agriculture-related programs. In 1936, it was producing about 39 programs per week, about 70% of which were educational and 30% of which were entertainment. Also in 1936, about 40% of its total programs were music, 40% were speaki...

KUSD (Radio station : Vermillion, S.D.)

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KUSD was the name of a former AM radio station run by the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota, and a current FM radio station run by South Dakota Public Broadcasting. KUSD AM's call letters and its first license for regular programming were granted on May 27, 1922, although the station held earlier licenses dating back several years. One of its original call signs was WEAJ. Student E.O. Lawrence (who later won a Nobel Prize in Physics) and USD Dean Lewis Akeley were largely re...

WCAT (Radio station : Rapid City, S.D.)

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WCAT was the first campus radio station at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, South Dakota. It first broadcast in September 1922. The AM station was founded by students from the Electrical Engineering department. The station was licensed to broadcast at a wavelength of 485 meters at a power of 750 watts. Later, the station operated on 1200 kilohertz at a power of 100 watts. The station's call-letters, WCAT, were an abbreviation for "Wildcat Radio." Originally, the stu...

WBAA (Radio station : West Lafayette, Ind.)

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WBAA was licensed April 4, 1922 and is owned and operated by Purdue University. A frequent broadcaster of educational radio programming, WBAA was a member of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters and put particular emphasis on producing programs for both a general audience and public school students. Some of WBAA's produced programs as part of the NAEB covered subjects ranging from atomic energy to racism in the United States.From the combined records of the National Association ...

Coleman, Robert J.

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Robert J. Coleman was the long-time director of WKAR, Michigan State University's radio station and an NAEB member station. He was affiliated with WKAR from at least 1935 until 1958, when he retired from Michigan State. During his career, he also served in several leadership positions within NAEB, including on the Board of Directors from 1943-1945, as Vice President from 1946-1947, as Chairman of the NAEB Region III Research Committee in 1953, and as NAEB Treasurer in 1959.From the combined reco...