Don: Of course they were a local while I was growing up. I didn't kknow they were 24/6 in the 1950s. In the 1960s they had a 1 a.m.-5 a.m. silent period except for Sunday night when they went off at midnight. They always killed WTTH/WPHM iin the local ratings, though they had less power. H.L Stevens founded the station in 1938, though he eventually entered into a partnership with, then an outright sale to John Wismer. Liggett owns all the Port Huron commercial stations today (except the 102.3 FM). I don't know if it's still around since they moved the studios from 808 Huron Ave., but I once saw there a compleete collection of their QSL cards, including the one from the early `50s that you probably have. In the early '70s they were local origination rock and had a skinny curly-haired blond kid named Fred Wisheau, who had a great voice, doing the 7-midnight shift. He moved on to WTAC, Flint, but his goal was to make it to WLS. I think he did, as Fred Winston, but I'm not sure. Anybody know for sure? During the 1960s my dad rented a store in a buildiing owned by H.L. Stevens. The day dad signed the lease Stevens, who was 96 at the time, got down on the floor of his office and did two push-ups! Show-off. 73 David
--- On Thu, 9/24/09, Donald K. Kaskey <[email protected]> wrote: From: Donald K. Kaskey <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRCA] A little 1450 DX To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 12:40 AM Well, Callarman has been getting all the press lately so I'd better jump in. David, your mention of WHLS immediately sent my old memory cycles spinning. In the very early 1950s I used to hear this station (and bless them for keeping their same calls all these years) quite regularly during the early morning hours. They were one of the few 24/6 stations in that radio era. They had a very nice QSL card besides sending me a business card size membership in the WHLS Coffee Club (or some such). One of the stations of that time period I still remember quite clearly (or so I think nowdays). Oh, I was living in N.W. Iowa at the time. Don K. S.F. CA David Faulkner wrote: > Hi Group: > Dug a couple 1450s out of the mess last evening; > 1450 WHLS Port Huron, MI 9/22, 1813 ELT in much QRM w/local spots, at >least 2 mentions of Port Huron. > 1450 WFRA Franklin, PA 9/22, 1815 also here w/promo and clear, "WFRA/WOYL" >ID, Topazdirect says there are two other stations simulcasting in this group, >but I only heard those two IDs. > BTW, the call on the Portsmouth 1260 is WNXT, not WNIX. > 73 > David > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
