Category: KMBC
KLDS
KLDS was a station run by Arthur B. Church in the mid-1920s that eventually became KMBC around 1927 and an outlet for the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). This clipping is from 1925.
Arthur B. Church, KMBC
Some pictures of KMBC head Arthur B. Church from the early 1930s.
Arthur B. Church, ca. 1931. (Pity the poor fellow on the far left with a Hitler mustache).
Arthur B. Church, ca. 1932.
Arthur B. Church, ca. 1932.
KMBC 1928
One of my most passionate radio history interests is Kansas City’s KMBC. I’ve written a number of articles and presented on several KMBC performers, productions, and personalities. Eventually some of that research will be reprinted here at Wistful Vistas. For now, however, here are two artist photos from 1928 about whom I actually know nothing at this point. They were not with the station by 1930 or so when the bulk of my research begins.
W9XBY
W9XBY was an experimental station located near the upper end of the AM band that was on the air in the mid-1930s. It was connected to Kansas City’s KMBC, which I have researched quite a bit over the years. Though documentation exists about W9XBY, I have not had a chance to review it and write it up. I stumbled on these ads and posted them both as a reminder of this short era of Kansas City broadcasting history and to myself to dig further into the history of this station. There’s much more to the story but here’s another site that will give you some basic information on the station.
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