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'''WMAV-AM''' ("'''M'''aking '''A V'''oice") was the first voice radio station licensed to the [[Auburn University|Alabama Polytechnic Institute]] at [[Auburn]] in September [[1922]]. It broadcast from [[Broun Hall]] using a 1,500-watt transmitter. | |||
The station became [[WAPI-AM]] with the donation of equipment from the [[Alabama Power]]'s former [[WSY-AM]]. The station was moved back to [[Birmingham]] in [[1928]], with the Institute retaining part ownership. | |||
==References== | |||
* Brumbeloe, Samuel J. and J. Emmett Winn (2005) "WAPI: Entertainment and Sports Broadcasting at an Education Radio Station in the 1920s". Ch. 5 of Winn, John Emmett and Susan L. Brinson, eds. ''Transmitting the Past: Historical and Cultural Perspectives on Broadcasting.'' Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press | |||
[[Category:Radio stations]] | |||
[[Category:Auburn University]] | |||
[[Category:1922 establishments]] | |||
Revision as of 16:15, 14 February 2010
WMAV-AM ("Making A Voice") was the first voice radio station licensed to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn in September 1922. It broadcast from Broun Hall using a 1,500-watt transmitter.
The station became WAPI-AM with the donation of equipment from the Alabama Power's former WSY-AM. The station was moved back to Birmingham in 1928, with the Institute retaining part ownership.
References
- Brumbeloe, Samuel J. and J. Emmett Winn (2005) "WAPI: Entertainment and Sports Broadcasting at an Education Radio Station in the 1920s". Ch. 5 of Winn, John Emmett and Susan L. Brinson, eds. Transmitting the Past: Historical and Cultural Perspectives on Broadcasting. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press