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50,000 WATTSPowerful KSWS Radio OperatingKSWS radio, newest 50,000-watt AM station in the nation, commenced regular broadcasting this morning at 5:30. John A. Barnett, owner and general manager,stated that final authority was received from the Federal Communications Commission. Friday.KSWS is operating on 1020 kilocycles, and is the first maximum power, full-time, standard broadcaststation approved by F.C.C. in _______________________many years. Several years ofintensive planning and work Roswell.have gone into obtaining the studios are located in theconstruction permit and com- “Barnett Music Hall of the Air”pleting the construction pro- at l717 w Second St.. in Ros-gram, Barnett said. wep ^ew equipment has beenKSWS will onerate with 50.000 installed in thp rpfurhished radiopowerhours, and 10.000 watts at night. KSWS is affiliated with NBC,KOB-Radio in Albuquerque, is and wiU be bringing to this the only other full-power stan- area many of the best known dard radio broadcast station in nanies anb programs in broad-New Mexico. And, under F.C.C. castjngi including “Monitor” on regulations, no other full-time Saturdays an(j Sundays.AM stations may be built in ^ell-known newscasters, sport-the state. casters, and commentators for“It is our hope that the start Specjaj programs, who will be of operations on the new KSWS- heard on KSWS, include Chet Radio will prove to be a mile- nuntlev, David Brinkley, Mor-stone in our efforts to h'ilp pro- gan Beatty, Arlene Francis,mote a better way of life for Prank McGee, Joe Garagiola, the people in the area which Frank Rlain \AU{\sey Nelson,we serve” Barnett said. “Our Rav Scherer, Sander Vanocur, signal will cover over half of Wijson rUSs Ward, Rob-New Mexico plus a large portion ert Abernathy, and many others, of West Texas. Consequently, Administrative responsibilities as in our television station, our for rsWS will be headed by radio facility will be a regional Barnett, with Allen Mayne asstation. station manager, and Paul B.KSWS-Radio is not new to McEvoy as manager of broad-this area, as it was operated as casting (for radio and televi-a small 250-watt station here s*i0n. The program director is from May 5, 1947 until Sept. i jack Burns, formerly of Tucson,7, 1961. KSWS is the second Ariz. Staff announcers includeoldest radio name in Roswell. Gene Tyson, John King, and HalThe sound of KSWS will be Whitman, with assists on wrath-second to none in the United ercasts and sportscasts from States, Barnett said. High lidel- John D. Anderson and Ron ity has been achieved by the Franklin.obtaining of special equipment. Carefully programmed listen-manufactured to specific and able music will be featured on exacting specifications, by Radio KSWS. The keynote of the pro-Corporation of America. The gramming will be grouped transmitting equipment and tow- music of many varieties, pre-ers have been installed for some sented as individualized protime, approximately one mile grams, throughout each broad-northeast of the citv limits of cast day.
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Roswell Daily Record
Roswell, New Mexico, US
Mon, Dec 20, 1965
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