The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-06

those first hectic years-when al
most any program was an expert
ment :. -. years when the average
station manager accepted the first
oag-plpe artist or harmonica king
that came along and what is
more, featured said artist on spot
say between eight and ten p. m.
and the many hours of time
consumed via monograph record
=. the itinerant speakers present
ed to long suffering audience .
then the growing pains began to
subside 81. the government al.
lowed the stations to sell advertis-
ing and things began to look and
listen little better Money
actual cash-was paid to talent
the quality picked up as the talent
found it worth while and the
listener at long last realized that
maybe he hadn't put his hard
earned money in a fly by night
proposition Those were the
days WRIT was born in Whining
ton Maybe the carrier wave
had a little more hum than was
absolutely necessary maybe
the fans as they were called in
those days had to standby while
program was being changed
over but order was beginning
to emerge out of chaos for
several years WRIT was housed
in the Calvary Church building on
Fourth and Brunswick streets i.
but because of the commercial
tinge that was developing all over
the country the station was moved
to the seventh floor of the Whining
ton Hotel . for year or two the
listeners of Wilmington were enter
tanned with programs that origi-
mated on the mezzanine floor {.
about 1880 the station was sold to
several local citizens who in turn
sold it to a syndicate from Tenn
essee the call letters were
changed to WRAM and with
this change of letters the station
was moved out on Princess road
. new studios built a new
transmitter installed and then
radio in Wilmington really got
underway :.
Well. thanks for listening and
we will be with you again soon
with another do You Remember
LOCAL ORIGIN
At S:45 p. m. tonight, over VIM
Ed, the curtain rises on another in
the weekly series 1.-THE Whining
ton American Legion On The Air"
This program, sponsored by A. L.
Post No. 10 with the New Hanover
Chapter American War Dads CO.
operating, is produced in the inter-
est of all the veterans in this vi
cinity. A dramatized presenta-
ton of the problems facing the
veteran, the cast is made up of
local people-several Of whom
have considerable professional
radio experience. For the low
down on the current situation in
veterans circles don't fail to miss
this weekly show.
SPOT NEWS
Local organization bordering a
remote as a permanent part of
their set-up Someone should
get George Fox to put his act on
wax 49,. Theo Webb is still out
of town P. F. Halsey voted
sincere thanks for his swell Job
on the STAR-NEWSREEL last
Sunday And from all reports
the automobile story related by
Mrs. Miriam Burns went over
with a bang Wish some one
would come forward with a good
explanation of Just why we are
not getting more house service on
the radio repair end Joe
Holmes back on the job after
bout with the flu v. E.
Speed" ~Fields, the flight an
nouncer, in town for short visit
he will probably announce the
next fist-ti-cuffs here Jack
Marlowe still talking about that
New York trip Bob Andrews,
in addition to his many other
chores, pinch hit for Fred Fisher
IN the S-NR last Sunday . Hank
1allard, just back from Chicago,
most optimistic about television
got his first look-see and is sold.
ARE YOU LISTENING?
The third in the series Of
"Beecham Festival concerts on
the Ford Sunday Evening Hour,
ABC, come this Sabbath Owen
Jordan plays the title role in Terry
and the Pirates Ted Malone
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