The oldest radio station west of the Mississippi began audio broadcasting. This St. Louis University station claims to be the second oldest station in America. It actually began operating in 1912 but only broadcast in Morse code. WEW stands for We Enlighten the World.
Fifty years ago, Missouri Life took readers behind the mic at KMOX in St. Louis, an indisputable radio powerhouse throughout the Midwest. Journey back to the days before podcasts and TV news channels, when radio still ruled the airwaves.
Members of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils certainly weren’t blue after their single “Jackie Blue” hit #1 on the music industry’s cha-ching chart. The song stayed at that spot for two weeks. “Jackie Blue” was the second chart topper for the Missouri musicians, following “If You Wanna Get To Heaven.” Based upon content from the book …
On this day in Missouri History in 1922, WEW became the first radio station west of the Mississippi to get a broadcast license. The station began its historic journey on the campus of Saint Louis University and is recognized as the second-oldest radio station in America. WEW actually began operating about a decade earlier, in …
For the last 17 years, Woody has hosted country music programs on KOPN. He began his Midnight Country show, which aired Sundays from midnight to 3 AM, in 2000. He gained a loyal following of listeners all around the United States and abroad.
America’s number one talk show host who hails from Cape Girardeau. I’m talking about Paul Harvey, whose daily broadcast The Rest of the Story aired on more than 1,100 radio stations for thirty-plus years.
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