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WNAX 570 Radio:: 1922-2007
Life on the northern plains was lonely in the early 20th century. Farmers and ranchers went for weeks without hearing any voices other than those of their families. Then, in 1922, Al Madson, proprietor of a Yankton radio parts shop, made a radio transmitter. He formed a broadcasting company, and on November 25, 1922, WNAX broadcast its first program. People of the northern plains now had a daily "visitor." Gurney Seed and Nursery Company owned the station for its first 16 years, adding distinctive innovations to its programming. In its constant commitment to agriculture, the station has influenced the history of the five-state area it covers. Lawrence Welk got his start there. Wynn Speece, known as the Neighbor Lady, still broadcasts daily after starting at WNAX in 1941.
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WNAX 570 Radio:: 1922-2007
Life on the northern plains was lonely in the early 20th century. Farmers and ranchers went for weeks without hearing any voices other than those of their families. Then, in 1922, Al Madson, proprietor of a Yankton radio parts shop, made a radio transmitter. He formed a broadcasting company, and on November 25, 1922, WNAX broadcast its first program. People of the northern plains now had a daily "visitor." Gurney Seed and Nursery Company owned the station for its first 16 years, adding distinctive innovations to its programming. In its constant commitment to agriculture, the station has influenced the history of the five-state area it covers. Lawrence Welk got his start there. Wynn Speece, known as the Neighbor Lady, still broadcasts daily after starting at WNAX in 1941.
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WNAX 570 Radio:: 1922-2007

WNAX 570 Radio:: 1922-2007

by Marilyn Kratz, Stan Ray
WNAX 570 Radio:: 1922-2007
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WNAX 570 Radio:: 1922-2007

WNAX 570 Radio:: 1922-2007

by Marilyn Kratz, Stan Ray

Overview

Life on the northern plains was lonely in the early 20th century. Farmers and ranchers went for weeks without hearing any voices other than those of their families. Then, in 1922, Al Madson, proprietor of a Yankton radio parts shop, made a radio transmitter. He formed a broadcasting company, and on November 25, 1922, WNAX broadcast its first program. People of the northern plains now had a daily "visitor." Gurney Seed and Nursery Company owned the station for its first 16 years, adding distinctive innovations to its programming. In its constant commitment to agriculture, the station has influenced the history of the five-state area it covers. Lawrence Welk got his start there. Wynn Speece, known as the Neighbor Lady, still broadcasts daily after starting at WNAX in 1941.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781439632918
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 04/26/2006
Series: Images of America Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 128
File size: 55 MB
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About the Author

Stan Ray, a Yankton mortician, grew up in the transmitter building of WNAX, where his father worked as an engineer. He experienced firsthand many of the momentous events associated with WNAX. Marilyn Kratz, a retired elementary school teacher, is a freelance writer and a longtime resident of Yankton.
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