In the late 50's, a voice was heard every Saturday morning on WSJC in Charolette, NC, ushering in the new broadcast day on the World's Smallest Radio Station. The voice belonged to Jerry Clegg, who along with his partner, Bob Rose, ran the station.
Programming included popular music, time & temp, advertising, and lost & found announcements.
There's a good chance that even if you grew up in Charolette in the 50's you would not have heard of the station since it had the total listening radius of 1 block!
You see, Jerry and Bob were only 15, but found a way to "wire" 14 homes in the neighborhood to receive the broadcast. Boasting 5 watts of power, these two young broadcasters didn't wait till they were grown to take to the airwaves. There's no telling what they would have achieved if Podcasting have been around in those days.
Watch the wonderful time capsule narrated by Bob McHone as he brings this story to life. And, while you watch, remember the day you decided to "find a way."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment