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Radio station in Superior, Wisconsin (1940–1950) This article is about the WEBC affiliated FM radio station. For the currently-licensed AM radio station in Duluth, Minnesota, see WEBC.
WEBC-FM
Frequency92.3 MHz
Programming
FormatDefunct
Ownership
OwnerHead of the Lakes Broadcasting Company
Sister stationsWEBC
History
First air dateMarch 15, 1940; 84 years ago (1940-03-15) (as W9XYH)
Last air dateMay 13, 1950; 74 years ago (1950-05-13)
Former call signsW9XYH (1940–1943)
WDUL (1943–1947)
Former frequencies43.1 MHz (1940–1943)
44.5 MHz (1944–1945)
Technical information
Power65,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates46°41′28″N 92°06′14″W / 46.691°N 92.104°W / 46.691; -92.104

WEBC-FM (92.3 FM) was a radio station licensed to Superior, Wisconsin and which served the Duluth-Superior metropolitan area.

History

WEBC-FM began broadcasting on March 15, 1940, as what was then "the farthest west United States FM radio station", and with the experimental callsign W9XYH. It was an early adopter of United States low band (44-50 MHz) frequency modulation broadcasting. When the FM band was moved to its present location of 88-108 MHz in 1945, WEBC-FM (then WDUL) was the first station in the nation to begin regular programming on the new band.

References

  1. Johnson, Roger J. (1997-04-28). "A Technological History of WEBC Radio 1924-1995: Chapter 4". www.northpine.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  2. Sterling, Christopher H.; Keith, Michael C. (2009-09-15). Sounds of Change: A History of FM Broadcasting in America. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807877555.
  3. Johnson, Roger J. (1997-04-28). "A Technological History of WEBC Radio 1924-1995: Chapter 4". www.northpine.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  4. Johnson, Roger J. (1997-04-28). "A Technological History of WEBC Radio 1924-1995: Chapter 3". www.northpine.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  5. "FM Broadcasting Chronology". jeff560.tripod.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  6. "WDUL First Station to Use New F-M Band". Eau Claire Leader. 1945-09-09. p. 2. Retrieved 2018-05-23 – via Newspapers.com.

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See also
List of radio stations in Minnesota
List of radio stations in Wisconsin
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