[BC] The separation of WGN and WFMT

[Dan Kelley]

thanks Gordon!  I never knew!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:broadcast-
> bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Gordon Carter
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 8:41 AM
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> Subject: RE: [BC] The separation of WGN and WFMT
> 
> WGNB was a different station, put on the air by WGN in 1941.  Even though
> it had the same frequency, I am aware of no connection to WFMT.  Perhaps
> someone from WGN could answer this.  I suspect that WGN may have given it
> up in 1950 or 1951 in favor of their new TV operation, and then WFMT took
> over the frequency.