1210 radio philadelphia, STATION HISTORY, philadelphia phillies radio
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1210 radio philadelphia
STUDIOS & OFFICES: 101 S. Independence Mall East, Philadelphia, PA 19106
PHONE: 215-238-4700
OWNERSIP: CBS
SISTER STATIONS: WOGL-FM, KYW-AM, WIP-AM, WYSP-FM, WMMR-FM, KYW-TV
FORMAT: talk
TECHNICAL FACILITIES: 50,000 watts
STATION HISTORY:
1210Two months after WIP became the first commercial radio station in Philadelphia, WCAU went on the air in May, 1922. WCAU's founder was an electrician named Wilson Durham, who started the 250-watt station in the back of his shop at 1936 Market Street.
In 1924, the station was sold to law partners Ike Levy and Daniel Murphy for $25,000. When Murphy became disinterested in the venture, Levy persuaded his brother Leon, a dentist, to take his place. Although many regarded radio as a fad, the brothers had a keen sense of the medium's potential.
STUDIOS & OFFICES: 101 S. Independence Mall East, Philadelphia, PA 19106
PHONE: 215-238-4700
OWNERSIP: CBS
SISTER STATIONS: WOGL-FM, KYW-AM, WIP-AM, WYSP-FM, WMMR-FM, KYW-TV
FORMAT: talk
TECHNICAL FACILITIES: 50,000 watts
STATION HISTORY:
1210Two months after WIP became the first commercial radio station in Philadelphia, WCAU went on the air in May, 1922. WCAU's founder was an electrician named Wilson Durham, who started the 250-watt station in the back of his shop at 1936 Market Street.
In 1924, the station was sold to law partners Ike Levy and Daniel Murphy for $25,000. When Murphy became disinterested in the venture, Levy persuaded his brother Leon, a dentist, to take his place. Although many regarded radio as a fad, the brothers had a keen sense of the medium's potential.
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