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Wlbz Radio Station Records, 1926-2015, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Wlbz Radio Station Records, 1926-2015, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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WLBZ radio evolved from the passion of Thompson Guernsey, an amateur radio buff from Dover-Foxcroft who began experimenting with radio at the age of thirteen. As noted in a piece written by Fred Thompson in The History of Broadcasting in Maine: the First Fifty Years, Guernsey, considered by some to be an eccentric genius, began with homemade receivers and transmitters and an amateur license granted in 1921. After graduating from the University of Maine in 1926, Guernsey began operating WLBZ as a commercial broadcast station from Dover-Foxcroft.
In 1928, he moved his studio to the back of the Andrews …
Koam Collection, 1936, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
Koam Collection, 1936, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
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Court proceedings in Washington, D.C. on March 9 and 10 of 1936 on the application for a construction permit, frequency request, and power request for a radio station in Pittsburg, Kansas by the Pittsburg Broadcasting Co. The proceedings discuss the logistics of building a station and tower, the range and possible interference from other stations, positions and duties of the people involved, and the broadcasting situation.