On February 12, 1925, the Los Angeles Times ran the headline “NEW RADIO STATION FOR HOLLYWOOD,” to announce the new station. But the call letters in the story were not KFWB! The article said in part: Radioland will be able to tune in on a new broadcasting station beginning March 4...
But her daily 2 1/2-minute reports, heard over 160 U.S. stations courtesy of the Mutual Broadcasting System, had a tough time finally making it to the Los Angeles radio market. Mutual executives wooed the general manager of their Los Angeles affiliate, KMPC-AM (710), during last month’...