WOKW (Wisconsin)

Last updated
WOKW
Frequency 1260kHz
Ownership
OwnerDoor County Radio Co.
History
First air date
May 6, 1951 (1951-05-06)
Last air date
May 2, 1957 (1957-05-02)
Former frequencies
1050 kHz (1951–1955)
Technical information
Power 1,000 watts (daytime only)

WOKW was a radio station located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States, initially on 1050 AM before moving to 1260 AM on August 17, 1955, at 12:15 p.m. The station, which began broadcasting on May 6, 1951, [1] was owned by Door County Radio Co., co-owned with the biweekly Door County Advocate newspaper, with a minority ownership held by the Bartell Group. [2] That same year, two of the original stockholders, Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Harris, were killed in their home. [3] Their son, Chandler F. Harris, became the controlling stockholder by then also buying out Bartell's shares; Bartell had agreed to be a part-owner long enough to get the station established. [4]

WOKW ceased broadcasting on May 2, 1957, and merged with the other station in Sturgeon Bay, WDOR. A merger of the two stations had been discussed for two years, as it was felt that the community could not sustain both of them. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "WOKW Goes on Air At Noon Sunday". Green Bay Press-Gazette. May 5, 1951. p. 4. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Ralph Evans". Wisconsin Broadcasting Museum. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Editor Of Paper In Sturgeon Bay, Wife Are Slain". The Sheboygan Press. Associated Press. June 30, 1953. pp. 1, 10 . Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Radio Station Stock Is Bought by Harris". Green Bay Press-Gazette. November 25, 1953. p. 5. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "WKOW [sic] Off Air: WDOR Buys Stock". Green Bay Press-Gazette. May 3, 1957. p. 10. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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