Radio broadcasting -- Kentucky -- History.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Chris Chandler Radio Program Recordings Collection
Collection
Identifier: BCA 0320
Scope and Contents
Chris Chandler Collection of public service and news radio programs, various dates 1937-1964, from WHAS Louisville , WLW Cincinnati, and other nearby stations.
Dates:
1937-1964
Kyle Sowers Radio Program Collection
Collection
Identifier: BCA 0318
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of twenty three 7 inch audio tape reels. Fourteen mostly contain commercials for Berea businesses and local news heard on Berea radio station WKXO in the 1970s. WKXO announcers are Kyle Sowers and Hugh Murphy. Also included among these are a few syndicated programs such as Lum and Abner, Forward in Faith, and Country Music Magazine. The remaining nine reels contain Kyle Sowers' play-by-play calling of 1975 high school boys basket ball regional playoff games on...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1975-1985
WHAS Radio Historical Collection
Collection
Identifier: BCA 0216 HC 41
Abstract
WHAS was the first licensed radio station in Kentucky when it started broadcasting on July 18, 1922. Early programming included news and sports coverage. The station aired the first live broadcast of the Kentucky Derby on May 16, 1925. It was originally part of the Bingham family owned Louisville media empire which most notably included the Courier-Journal and Louisville Times.
The station...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1936-1967