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KIRO RADIO Powers Up To
50,000 Watts (1941) Five-Page Newspaper Display

KRSC 5 Debut

11-24-1948KRSC Debut-1
11-24-1948KRSC Debut-2
11-24-1948KRSC Debut-3
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11-24-1948KRSC Debut-5
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11-24-1948KRSC Debut-10
11-24-1948KRSC Debut-11
11-24-1948KRSC Debut-12
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11-24-1948KRSC Debut-14
11-24-1948KRSC Debut-15
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11-24-1948KRSC Debut-18

June 1952 -Stand By, Seattle –
LIVE Television networks
Television networks-1
Television networks-2
Television networks-3
Television networks-4
Television networks-5
Television networks-6
Television networks-7
Television networks-8
Television networks-9
Television networks-10
Television networks-11

KTNT 11 Debut March 4, 1953
KMO 13 Debut August 2, 1953
KOMO TV 4 Debut – December 1953

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KIRO 7 DEBUT February 1958

Radio stations debut

KGB Tacoma
KMO Tacoma
KVI Tacoma

KTBI Tacoma
KTNT FM Tacoma
KTNT 1400 Tacoma

KLAY FM & KTWR FM Tacoma
KTWR FM Tacoma
KLAY FM Tacoma

Northwest Pioneer Broadcasters

– 1990 Convention Newsletter

NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS

– 1991 Convention Newsletter
Commentary from Northwest Pioneer Broadcasters 1991 convention newsletter
Little known Tacoma radio stations (1922-1926)
Dexter Haymond tells more of the KMO story; KVI gets a few chess moves ahead on network affiliation
The KTBI story, and the beautiful Center Street facility
Dick Weeks speaks on early years of Tacoma radio

A Seattle Times article from December 22, 1959 FM The Forgotten Medium
An update from C.J. Skreen on the State of FM Radio April 23 1961 – FM Radio Attracts Expanding Audience

Seattle Times special June 1961 section
about FM, programming, audio components etc.
June 25 1961 – FM Guide-1
June 25 1961 – FM Guide-2
June 25 1961 – FM Guide-3
June 25 1961 – FM Guide-4
June 25 1961 – FM Guide-5
June 25 1961 – FM Guide-6
June 25 1961 – FM Guide-7
June 25 1961 – FM Guide-8
June 25 1961 – FM Guide-9
June 25 1961 – FM Guide-10
June 25 1961 – FM Guide-11
June 25 1961 – FM Guide-12
June 25 1961 – FM Guide-13
June 25 1961 – FM Guide-14

July 23, 1962
First LIVE FM broadcast in Seattle
Seattle Times special section from 1963
November 1, 1963 FM Radio Is On Its Way-1
November 1, 1963 FM Radio Is On Its Way-2
November 1, 1963 FM Radio Is On Its Way-3
November 1, 1963 FM Radio Is On Its Way-4
November 1, 1963 FM Radio Is On Its Way-5
November 1, 1963 FM Radio Is On Its Way-6
November 1, 1963 FM Radio Is On Its Way-7
November 1, 1963 FM Radio Is On Its Way-8

A Seattle Times special section from November 29, 1964
FM on the move 1
FM on the move 2
FM on the move 3
FM on the move 4

RADIO BOOK CLUB

It’s more than just the history of one of America’s pioneer radio stations. The book takes you back in time so you can feel what it was like when a small-town radio station was a part of daily life. You’ll get to know those who worked there and the people who listened – real people with real experiences. There are no made-up names and the events described really happened. It’s all based on information from the author’s diaries, which he faithfully kept without missing a day throughout his half-century at the station. Get Dick’s book at Amazon or use this ORDER FORM.

PUGET SOUNDS by David Richardson, recounts the early days of experimental radio and the birth of commercial broadcasting. Bootleggers, snake oil salesmen, preachers, poets and personality radio. The Attic of the Mind; Sounds from a Box; Aunt Vivian; Blend’s Mah Friend; Pioneers and G-Men; The Friendly Station; KING’s Kameras; The Naked Truth; The Musical Station; Mr. Baseball; The Voice of Seattle; Stay Tuned for Tomorrow.

The Last Broadcast “Red Robinson – The Last Broadcast” captures a modern moment in time of an era in radio that will never be repeated. But it’s also a detailed revelation of how radio went from being great to merely another audio option for consumers to consider. The book does a good job of chronicling the demise of the industry by those who were there, complete with insider scoops on hiring & firings by the ‘bean counters’ who replaced broadcasting professionals that once ran these great stations. One doesn’t need to have intimate knowledge of Vancouver radio to appreciate the stories & anecdotes of radio’s evolution over the past 6 decades. Retired & former broadcasters will all relate to the changes & issues discussed, & author Robin Brunet allows each former DJ to tell the tales in their own words. For those who are familiar with the history of Vancouver radio since the mid-50’s, this book will function as an all-inclusive chronicle of the stations & personalities that captivated listeners & grabbed advertisers. -Mike Cherry

It Was All Just Rock & Roll

The memoir of legendary radio man/concert promoter Pat O’Day, one of the key figures in the development of rock music and Top 40 radio in the Northwest. O’Day’s memoir provides scores of fascinating stories about the radio and music business, featuring such figures as Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Lee Lewis, Paul McCartney and Frank Sinatra and such groups as the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Three Dog Night, the Beach Boys and Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

Twenty years before Howard Stern’s movie, there was Larry Lujack, “Superjock” on Chicago’s WCFL-AM and WLS-AM during the Second City’s radio wars. Lujack tells of his married life and radio family in true details, beginning with KFXM-AM in San Bernardino to his place in Chicago Radio History. – A “ten”. Mark Heller, Pres. WTRW Radio Two Rivers, WI.

Another reviewer says: Very simply, there would be no Don Imus, Howard Stern or Tom Leykis had Lujack not proved first that crabbiness could win on the radio. Ruling the airwaves in Seattle when Imus was still a railroad worker, Lujack was belicose, sarcastic and witty between Beatles and Motown records. No library should be without it!

Kickin’ Out The Jams –Sean Conrad, (WKNR Detroit, KYNO Fresno, KHJ Boss Angeles), writes of “A record spinners memoirs…The true story of the day-to-day, play-by-play adventures of a young, insecure, teenage wallflower, from a small Midwestern factory town, who dives headfirst into the rabbit hole of psychedelia, flaxen, waxen, sex, drugs, and rock and roll. “Kickin’ Out the Jams,” is published by Black Opal Books.

THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING – by Ben Fong-Torres
The book features interviews with such renowned radio personalities and programmers as Casey Kasem, Dick Clark, Wolfman Jack, “Cousin Brucie” Morrow, Gary Owens and many others, and includes an exclusive CD with “airchecks” rare recordings from 16 legendary DJs on actual Top 40 broadcasts.

Dr. Don Rose — “ANYTHING FOR A GAG” PDF