New England radio dial, 1923

[Dave Doherty]

There were a lot of shared-time arrangements way back in the early days.
I'll bet that's what was happening in Providence.

-d



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Rob Landry
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 1:21 AM
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Subject: New England radio dial, 1923


I have in my hands a copy of _Radio for All_, a book published in 1923 by
Hugo Gernsback. It includes a list of all radio stations operating in the
country as of September, 1923.

833 Khz must have been a cacophony at night; note that there were three
stations on that frequency in the same city (Providence)!

Here are all the New England stations listed in the Gernsback book:

Meters	KHz	Call	Location	Licensee
------	---	----	--------	--------
231	1300	WKAX	BRIDGEPORT CT	WILLIAM A MCFARLANE
231	1300	WEAG	EDGEWOOD RI	NICHOLS HINLINE BASSETT LAB.
242	1240	WQAD	WATERBURY CT	WHITEALL ELECT. CO.
240	1250	WABI	BANGOR ME	BANGOR RY AND EL. CO.
261	1150	WDAK	HARTFORD CT	HARTFORD COURANT
266	1127	WOAS	LOWELL MA	PRINCE WALTER CO.
268	1120	WPAJ	NEW HAVEN CT	DOOLITTLE RADIO CORP.
337	890	WBZ	SPRINGFIELD MA	WESTINGHOUSE ELECT. & MFG. CO.
360	833	WGI	MEDFORD HILLSIDE MA	AMERICAN RADIO & RESEARCH
CORP.
360	833	WPAY	BANGOR ME	BANGOR RADIO LAB
360	833	WKAP	CRANSTON RI	FLINT DUTEE WILCOX
360	833	WKAV	LACONIA NH	LACONIA RADIO CLUB
360	833	WJAH	PROVIDENCE RI	THE OUTLET COMPANY
360	833	WRAH	PROVIDENCE RI	STANLEY N READ
360	833	WMAF	DARTMOUTH MA	ROUND HILLS RADIO CORP.
360	833	WEAN	PROVIDENCE RI	SHEPARD CO.
360	833	WNAC	BOSTON MA	SHEPARD STORES
360	833	WDAU	NEW BEDFORD MA	SLOCUM & KILBURN
360	833	WCAX	BURLINGTON VT	UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
360	833	WLAK	BELLOWS FALLS VT	VERMONT FARMS MACH. CO.
360	833	WDAS	WORCESTER MA	SAMUEL A WAITE


Rob

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