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Studio In Lorain!»»»■« m I.....I......HIM M.WW HI I »«*»» - . INew Radio Station Will Open On SundayVLORAIN — The county’s second radio station will1 go on the air at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, with an offieal! dedication program scheduled at noon. jRadio Station WWIZ, owned and operated by San-! fOrd A. Shafitz, Sharon, Pa., is the result of five years; 3f planning, j !•Youngstown, a former Fredonia, The owner filed the application x Y., resident, and an expert-for the station with the Federal fenced radio executive, is business Communications Commission in ^ manager. Still living m Youngs-July, 1955. and a series of hear- ‘town, he will move to Lorain mgs began m 1956 and extended 'later. Jeff Baxter, formerly with: through Iasi year The FCC is program director whogranted a permit May 8 of this ;vyj; double as a disc jockey. Jo-year, and a final program author- jseph Janson, Geveland, is news itv was received two days ago. j director. He recently completed Programs will emanate from a a tour of duty with the armed five-room studio in the Central forces, working for the Armed Lorain Commercial Bldg., 1615-33'Forces Radio Network in Alaska.Broadway. A transmitter tower is located in Sheffield Township, near East 3Sth St. and DuntonPrograms include news, with AP radio wire service, music, one-hour Sundav church program.Rd. {public service broadcasts, “manDuring test broadcasts heid re-ion the street” interviews, safety eentiy. listener response was ex-^K community talent and cellent, according to Schafitz.who said the station rang outschool news.Has Farrell Station“strong and clear” for a 50-mile The Pennsylvanian also owns radius. ^and operates a radio station atThe station operates on 500'Farrell. Pa,, about 15 miles east watts. 1380 kilocycles. It-will be,of Youngstown. This station, on the air from 6 a. m. to sun-‘which has been on the air since j down at the start. Schafitz said.11954. recently was granted a per-] Total cost of the new station mi by the FCC to go from a 500- J s« more ihan $75,000, according tojwatt, daytime station, to a 1.000-1 the owner. iwatt, fulltime station. jA staff of 10 persons will handle _ Schafitz is a native of Sharon, j the operauon. Lou Skelly. of: and attended high school there, j‘ “ He graduated from Purdue Uni-i versify in 1951, with an electrical [ engineer degree. He is 32 years old. and a bachelor. During World War n, he served as a wireless operator with the Merchant Marine.Schafitz also is .a partner in the! Community Telecasting Co..] Youngstown, which is construct-; ing a station. WXTV, Channel 33 i slated to begin operations 'next; summer. j
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The Chronicle Telegram
Elyria, Ohio, US
Fri, Oct 24, 1958
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