KOAC Photographs 1929-1974 1945-1965

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KOAC Photographs 1929-1974 1945-1965

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The KOAC Photographs documentprogramming, broadcast equipment, and staff of the KOAC radio andtelevision stations based on the Oregon State University campus inCorvallis. The KOAC radio station was established in 1923 and thetelevision station in 1957. Both became part of Oregon Public Broadcastingwhen it was established in 1981.

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Oregon State University Libraries University Archives

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KOAC (Radio station : Corvallis, Or.)

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On Dec. 7, 1922, Oregon Agricultural College was granted a license to begin broadcasting radio station KFDJ, which had been put together as a lab experiment by OAC Physics Professor Jacob Jordan. The station's first broadcast was on Jan. 23, 1923 from the third floor of Apperson Hall. In Dec. 1925, the station's call letters were changed to KOAC, its power had been boosted from 50 to 500 watts, and the Extension Service utilized the station for broadcasting several programs. When the State Syste...

Morris, James M., 1904-

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KOAC (Television station : Corvallis, Or.)

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KOAC-TV was established in 1957. It was administered by the Oregon State System of Higher Education's General Extension Division as part of the Department of Educational Media until the early 1980s when administration was transferred to what is now known as Oregon Public Broadcasting. Beginning in 1957, KOAC-TV produced and broadcast several films for Great Decisions, a community program offered by the Extension Service and the Foreign Policy Association that was aimed a...