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WCRW (Chicago)

WCRW was an AM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, which operated on a "shared time"[1] frequency until 1996 with two other stations, WEDC and WSBC, each broadcasting a part of the day.

History edit

Clinton White, a radio engineer, started the station in 1926. It initially operated on 720 kHz from studios at Waveland and Pine Grove on Chicago's north side. White and his wife, Josephine, worked at their station as a team, with both sharing the on-air duties. Josephine claimed to be the first female disk jockey. While the Whites entertained friends and neighbors with their radio station, this programming was not able to pay the station's operating expenses. They were able to stay afloat by selling segments of the station's air time to others. German, Italian, and Swedish language programs paid the bills.

WCRW began sharing its frequency with radio stations WHT (owned by Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson) and WIBO. Its frequency soon changed: first to 760 kHz and then to 1340 kHz, where their new time-sharing partners were stations WPCC and WFKB.

In 1927, the U.S Congress passed the Radio Act of 1927, which led to the establishment of the establishment of the Federal Radio Commission (FRC). Stations were initially issued a series of temporary authorizations starting on May 3, 1927.[2] In addition, they were informed that if they wanted to continue operating, they needed to file a formal license application by January 15, 1928, as the first step in determining whether they met the new "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard.[3] On May 25, 1928, the FRC issued General Order 32, which notified 164 stations, including WCRW, that "From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served by granting it."[4] The station's foreign language programming was helpful in this process, convincing the commission that it should remain licensed, although the station made an unsuccessful attempt in federal court to reverse an ordered reduction in power.[5]

On November 11, 1928, the FRC implemented a major reallocation of station transmitting frequencies, as part of a reorganization resulting from its implementation of General Order 40. WCRW was assigned to 1210 kHz kHz,[6] with a time-sharing partnership with stations WSBC and WEDC, who also broadcast ethnic programming. The next year, the Whites moved the station into the Embassy Hotel at Pine Grove and Diversey, on Chicago's Gold Coast. WCRW then began identifying itself as "The Gold Coast Station".

The agreement with WEDC and WSBC called for WCRW to be on the air only five hours a day; the remainder of the 24 hours was divided between the other two stations. The three stations sharing the 1240 frequency in Chicago operated from three different locations with three separate transmitter sites; they continued to share this frequency for the next 70 years. From the 1920s through the 1960s, the three station managers met annually to decide their broadcasting hours.

When Clinton White died of a heart attack in 1963, Josephine brought Ed Jacker in as manager, chief engineer and ownership partner. Under Jacker's management, WCRW's power was increased, first to 250 watts and then finally to 1,000. As time passed, the ethnic groups served by the station's programming changed; eventually most of its five hours on the air became Spanish language programming.

After Josephine White's death, total ownership of WCRW went to Jacker, and eventually to his daughter. In 1989, the station left the Embassy Hotel for studios near Milwaukee and Bryn Mawr, on Chicago's northwest side. Daniel Lee, who was now the owner of WSBC, purchased WCRW in June 1995 for $500,000. On June 17, 1996, WCRW signed off for the last time, almost 70 years after Clinton and Josephine White initially took to the airwaves. However, WCRW was not formally deleted by the Federal Communications Commission until June 2006.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Timesharing Stations". Route56.com. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  2. ^ "List of broadcasting stations issued temporary permits", Radio Service Bulletin, April 30, 1927, pages 6-14.
  3. ^ "Extension of Broadcasting Station Licenses", Radio Service Bulletin, December 31, 1927, page 7.
  4. ^ "Appendix F (2): Letter to and list of stations included in General Order No. 32, issued May 25, 1928", Second Annual Report of the Federal Radio Commission for the Year Ended June 30, 1928, Together With Supplemental Report for the Period From July 1, 1928 to September 30, 1928, pages 146-149.
  5. ^ "White v. Johnson Brief for Appellant (January 26, 1929)"
  6. ^ "Broadcasting Stations", Second Annual Report of the Federal Radio Commission (June 30, 1928), page 175.
  7. ^ "In re: WCRW (AM), Chicago, IL", correspondence from James D. Bradshaw, FCC Deputy Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau, June 21, 2006.

External links edit

  • FCC Station Search Details: DWCRW (Facility ID: 71296)
  • FCC History Cards for WCRW (covering 1927-1979)

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This article is about the shared time station in Chicago For other stations with this call sign see WCRW disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources WCRW Chicago news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message WCRW was an AM radio station in Chicago Illinois which operated on a shared time 1 frequency until 1996 with two other stations WEDC and WSBC each broadcasting a part of the day History editClinton White a radio engineer started the station in 1926 It initially operated on 720 kHz from studios at Waveland and Pine Grove on Chicago s north side White and his wife Josephine worked at their station as a team with both sharing the on air duties Josephine claimed to be the first female disk jockey While the Whites entertained friends and neighbors with their radio station this programming was not able to pay the station s operating expenses They were able to stay afloat by selling segments of the station s air time to others German Italian and Swedish language programs paid the bills WCRW began sharing its frequency with radio stations WHT owned by Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson and WIBO Its frequency soon changed first to 760 kHz and then to 1340 kHz where their new time sharing partners were stations WPCC and WFKB In 1927 the U S Congress passed the Radio Act of 1927 which led to the establishment of the establishment of the Federal Radio Commission FRC Stations were initially issued a series of temporary authorizations starting on May 3 1927 2 In addition they were informed that if they wanted to continue operating they needed to file a formal license application by January 15 1928 as the first step in determining whether they met the new public interest convenience or necessity standard 3 On May 25 1928 the FRC issued General Order 32 which notified 164 stations including WCRW that From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest convenience or necessity would be served by granting it 4 The station s foreign language programming was helpful in this process convincing the commission that it should remain licensed although the station made an unsuccessful attempt in federal court to reverse an ordered reduction in power 5 On November 11 1928 the FRC implemented a major reallocation of station transmitting frequencies as part of a reorganization resulting from its implementation of General Order 40 WCRW was assigned to 1210 kHz kHz 6 with a time sharing partnership with stations WSBC and WEDC who also broadcast ethnic programming The next year the Whites moved the station into the Embassy Hotel at Pine Grove and Diversey on Chicago s Gold Coast WCRW then began identifying itself as The Gold Coast Station The agreement with WEDC and WSBC called for WCRW to be on the air only five hours a day the remainder of the 24 hours was divided between the other two stations The three stations sharing the 1240 frequency in Chicago operated from three different locations with three separate transmitter sites they continued to share this frequency for the next 70 years From the 1920s through the 1960s the three station managers met annually to decide their broadcasting hours When Clinton White died of a heart attack in 1963 Josephine brought Ed Jacker in as manager chief engineer and ownership partner Under Jacker s management WCRW s power was increased first to 250 watts and then finally to 1 000 As time passed the ethnic groups served by the station s programming changed eventually most of its five hours on the air became Spanish language programming After Josephine White s death total ownership of WCRW went to Jacker and eventually to his daughter In 1989 the station left the Embassy Hotel for studios near Milwaukee and Bryn Mawr on Chicago s northwest side Daniel Lee who was now the owner of WSBC purchased WCRW in June 1995 for 500 000 On June 17 1996 WCRW signed off for the last time almost 70 years after Clinton and Josephine White initially took to the airwaves However WCRW was not formally deleted by the Federal Communications Commission until June 2006 7 References edit Timesharing Stations Route56 com Retrieved 16 November 2010 List of broadcasting stations issued temporary permits Radio Service Bulletin April 30 1927 pages 6 14 Extension of Broadcasting Station Licenses Radio Service Bulletin December 31 1927 page 7 Appendix F 2 Letter to and list of stations included in General Order No 32 issued May 25 1928 Second Annual Report of the Federal Radio Commission for the Year Ended June 30 1928 Together With Supplemental Report for the Period From July 1 1928 to September 30 1928 pages 146 149 White v Johnson Brief for Appellant January 26 1929 Broadcasting Stations Second Annual Report of the Federal Radio Commission June 30 1928 page 175 In re WCRW AM Chicago IL correspondence from James D Bradshaw FCC Deputy Chief Audio Division Media Bureau June 21 2006 External links editFCC Station Search Details DWCRW Facility ID 71296 FCC History Cards for WCRW covering 1927 1979 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WCRW Chicago amp oldid 1173218396, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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