![]() The finding aid was completely revised by Sound Archivist Harry Rice and Student Assistant Samantha Sise during the Summer 2018. , WHAS Radio Historical Collection, Berea College Special Collections & Archives, Berea, KY. Please cite all references to this collection. There are no known restrictions on the collection other than federal copyright regulations. Recordings can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College. University of Kentucky Press.) Scope and Contents of the Materialsīerea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog In March of 1970 WHAS began broadcasting 24 hours a day. On Mathe station moved to its current frequency of 840 kilocycles on the AM band and was granted clear-channel status by the Federal Communications Commission making it the only station in the country allowed to use that frequency. During this period, WHAS relayed over 115,000 messages to rescue crews as many civil agencies had no other means of communication. University of Kentucky Press.)ĭuring the 1937 Ohio River flood, the station provided non-stop news coverage, transmitting commercial-free for weeks. Utilizing donated battery-powered radios, the centers enabled citizens of remote areas in eastern Kentucky to receive radio service. Broadcasted programs were educational in nature and included music and agricultural news. The station joined with the University of Kentucky in 1929 to broadcast university programming and to create “listening centers” throughout eastern Kentucky. It was originally part of the Bingham family owned Louisville media empire which most notably included the Courier-Journal and Louisville Times. The station aired the first live broadcast of the Kentucky Derby on May 16, 1925. ![]() Early programming included news and sports coverage. WHAS was the first licensed radio station in Kentucky when it started broadcasting on July 18, 1922. Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1936 - 1968 Original Reel-To-Reel Audio Tape Recordings 1954 - 1981 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1955 -1967 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1954 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1953 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1952 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1951 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1950 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1949 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1948 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1947 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1946 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1945 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1944 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1943 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1942 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1941 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1940 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1939 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1938 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1937 Original Electrical Transcriptions Discs 1936
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