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Categories: FCCHistorytelevision

Wash. TV channel applicants – 1951

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From the 1951 edition of Television Factbook is a listing of applicants to the FCC for new TV station licenses.  The channel number applied for appears after the applicants address.

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Mike Cherry

retired broadcaster: on-air, MD, PD, asst PD, Prod Mgr, IT, station technician/engineer, pioneer Internet webcaster, station installation/maintenance; 12 years in commercial radio, 17 years volunteer in campus/community radio in B.C., Alberta & Wash. Amateur radio operator & "DXer" specializing in AM night-time DX, short-wave DX/listening & remote SDR DXing/listening

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  • KIRO originally applied for Channel 11 according to this info.

  • Bing Crosby and KJR radio, among others applying for tv channels back in 1951. What might have been...

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