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KOY's
roots reach back to October of 1921 when Phoenix businessman Earl Nielsen
received The operating license for experimental radio station 6BBH.
Little did Nielsen realize that his experiment in the storage room
of his home would ultimately become the leading radio station in America's
ninth largest city.ln 1922 the station was moved One
of the station's earliest employees was Barry Goldwater. His
first paying job was sweeping the floors at Nielsen's combination
sporting goods store and radio station.
The Radio Division, Department of Commerce granted a license on September 6, 1922 to Neilson Radio and Sporting Goods Company to operate a new broadcast station on 1260 kilocycles with 10 watts of power at Phoenix, Arizona. Sequentially issued call letters KFCB were assigned to the station which was located at 311 North Central, Phoenix. KFCB went on the air Wednesday, September 6, 1922 under the directorship of Earl A. Neilson.
KFCB's first licence expired in June, 1923 and the station temporarily left the air; but, in July, 1923, the station was re-licensed to the Neilson Radio Supply Company, still owned by Mr. Neilson, Power was increased in early 1925 to 50 watts, and raised again in early 1926 to 100 watts. ln the spring of 1927, KFCB was authorized to change frequency to 1230 kilocycles; concurrently raising power output to 150 watts. A few months later, the station changed frequency to 1260 kilocycles, but, by June of 1927, was back on 1230 kilocycles once again. At this time, the stations slogan, used both on-the-air and off, was "Kind Friends Come Back".
ln a major frequency reallocations plan taking place at 3 a. m., Saturday, November 11, 1928 which found most United States broadcast stations switching to new dial positions, KFCB changed frequency to 1390 kilocycles. The Federal Radio Commission authorized KFCB to change call letters to KOY on February 8, 1929. KFCB moved from 311 North Central to newer quarters at 621 North Central and raised power to 250 watts on March 28, 1929. Call letters KOY were inaugurated in May, 1929, when the station debuted it's new power and transmitter site. ln the fall of 1929, power was increased again -- to 500 watts -- licensee by now was Neilson Radio and Sporting Goods Company once again.
By June of 1932, KOY joined the Columbia chain as it's Phoenix affiliate. The studio and transmitter at this time were located at 621 - 623 North Central Avenue. Daytime power was increased from 500 to 1,000 watts on January 10, 1933. Nighttime power remained at 500 watts. By 1935, Station Director was founder Earl A. Neilson. KOY was acquired on November 10, 1936 from the Neilson Brothers Radio and Sporting Goods Company by the Salt River Valley Broadcasting Company. This sale was approved by the FCC in October, 1936. Principals of Salt River Valley were Burridge D. Butler and Naylor Rogers; the former associated with WLS Chicago, and the latter was earlier General Manager of Hollywood's KNX. On December 15, 1936, KOY was granted permission to move it's transmitter and install a new vertical radiating antenna to replace the old flattop antenna which, in 1936, fell from it's supports on a local hotel onto Central Avenue below.
Changes of venue for KOY's studio and transmitter occurred in March, 1937. Studios were moved from 621 North Central to 838 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, while transmitter was relocated to a $55,000 20 acre site, located at l2th Street and Camelback . Road. A new Blaw-Knox 289 foot vertical radiator was constructed on the new site. Power was raised -- also in March -- to 1,000 watts fulltime. A license was issued to the station on April 2, 1937 covering these changes. ln 1937, KOY re-affiliated with the CBS network and also joined the statewide Arizona Network as it's Phoenix affiliate.
Fred A. Palmer replaced Earl Neilson as Station Manager of KOY in 1937. Studios were moved in late 1938 to the KOY Building, 836 North Central Avenue, Phoenix. ( need to finish this......)
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Listenin' In With Arizona Farmer From - ARIZONA FARMER-Producer Page Nineteen JANUARY 17, 1942KOYLY SPEAKING . Don't look now, but Engineer Jim Ross likes to read poetry, and particularly the work of Hawaii's Don Blanding., _______ While the Arizona Farm Bureau's Earl Maharg was down in Pinal County recently on a membership drive, his place on Dinnerbell was ably filled by Mrs. D, Verdell McQueen of the Maricopa County Farm Bureau organization. Mrs. McQueen put the men in their place by outlining the important part women play in farm organizations. ________ IT'S USUALLY A SUPER-SPECIAL EVENT WHEN ARIZONA FARMER'S DAIRYING AND POULTRY EXPERT, CLYDE ROWE, APPEARS ON DINNERBELL. CLYDE AND THE OLD FARM REPORTER TOOK CHARGE OF DINNERBELL THE OTHER DAY AND GOT A LOT OF VITAL INFORMATION OFF THEIR RESPECTIVE CHESTS; THAT IS, CLYDE DID, UNDER THE CLOSE QUESTIONING OF THE OLD FARM REPORTER. ________ Those cute new murals are rapidly being completed in the KOY organ studio by the Arizona Network's own, talented young artist, Charlene Bisch. Charlene did the cute little Indians which catch everybody's eye in the "front" studio. AMONG THE ARIZONA FOLKS WHO TOOK SERIOUSLY THE RECENT "OWN-A-HOME" WEEK" WERE MR. AND MRS. DAN CUBBERLY. ________ The new Vocational School season in Phoenix will find KOY'S Jack Williams in there again, pitching. Jack is among the local radiomen taking time out to teach the intricate phases of Radio to the class at vocational school. ________ Many folks listening to the Douglas Oil Company's newscast, "Let's Talk Over the News," heard Mondays through Fridays over the Arizona network at 10 p.m., have been puzzled. They have written in, wanting to know why the voice of the announcer who reads the "commercials" sounds so familiar, even though it comes from the Coast. The answer is simple: it is the voice of Paul Masterson, that pleasant-voiced young man who was a KOY announcer for several months last year. _______ Jack Reilly, the KOY commercial manager, is back on the job after a week of illness. Confining a human dynamo like that to the house for a week must be SOME job. . . huh, Mrs. Reilly? ______ Black and White--Always Right
BLACK AND WHITE is always smart. CBS actress Audis Davis of the "HoHywood Showcase" series proves it with her striking turban of white fox and pan velvet, and simple black frock relieved by several strands of pearls-a perfect ensemble for those "don't dress" dates this winter. (Hat by John-Frederics). _______ MRS. LUKE TAKES PART IN NATIONWIDE KOY BROADCAST KOY took a brief but important part in the Gene Autrey program on Sunday recently when the life of Frank Luke, Jr., Arizona's famed "balloon-buster" of the World War, was dramatized on the Autrey program. The hero's mother, Mrs. Frank Luke, Sr., was presented from the KOY studios during the nationwide CBS program. Mrs. Luke gave a brief but inspiring message to the mothers whose sons have been, or will be, called to the service of their country during the present war.
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DALY ON DAILY Thousands of Arizona Network listeners never miss hearing "The World Today," the regular CBS Arizona Network feature heard Mondays through Saturdays at 5 :45 p.m. and on Sundays at 12:30 p.m. They know that the man who sums up the news and calls in the shortwave corresspondents is John Daly. Now they can know Mr. Daly, pictured above.
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Seven-foot letters blazing the national colors atop the studios now attest to KOY's membership in the Red, White and Blue Network. KOY Chairman Burridge D. Butler (center) pressed the button as Commercial Manager Jack Reilly (left) and Operations Manager Jack Williams looked on. |
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JANUARY 17, 1942 ARIZONA NETWORK PROGRAMS KOY, Phoenix, 550 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY-DAYTIME Morning 6 :00 La Hora Mexicana 7 :00 Morning Headlines (Reed Lumber) 7 :05 Wendell NobJe, Timekeeper 7 :30 Morning Edition (Scotch Soap) 7 :45 Principal and Interest Boys (Valley Investment) (T Th) 7 :50 Musical Crosswords (T Th) 8 :00 The Haven of Rest (M W F) 8 :30 Women's Magazine of the Air 8 :45 Life Can Be Beautiful (P. & G. Ivory) 9 :00 Ma Perkins (P. & G. Oxydol) 9 :15 The Right to Happiness (P. & G. Crisco) 9 :30 Pepper Young's Family (P. & G. White Naphtha) 9 :45 Lone Journey (P. & G. Dreft) 10 :00 Kate Smith, Ted Collins, CBS (Swansdown) 10 :15 Big Sister. CBS (Rinso) 10 :30 Jack Berch, the Snowdrift Singer (M W F) 10 :45 Love Story Time (Tovrea) 11 :00 News 11 :15 Voices in Song (M W F) 11 :15 Gas Light Harmonies (T Th) 11 :30 Today's Best Buys (Folger's Coffee) (M W F) 11 :30 Al Becker, Organ (T Th) 11 :45 Jane Endicott, Reporter (Rancho Soups) CBS Afternoon 12 :00 Bright Horizon, CBS (Lipton's Tea) 12 :15 Aunt Jenny's Stories, CBS (Spry) 12 :30 News at Noon (0. S. Stapley Co.) 12 :45 Dinnerbell Time (T. Th.) Checkerboard time (Purina) (M W F) 1 :00 Dinnerbell Time (M W F) 1 :15 Knox Manning. News. CBS (White King Soap) 1 :30 Wm. Winters News Analyst (Del Monte Products) CBS 2 :00 Market Report 2 :10 Buster Fite's Playboys 3 :00 Miracles of Faith (Grimshaw Mortuary) (T) (5 :55 Th) 3 :30 Afternoon News 3 :45 Scattergood Baines. CBS (Wrigley) 4 :00 Joyce Jordan, Girl Interne, CBS (Postum) 4 :15 The Voice of Broadway, CBS (Johnson & Johnson) (T) 4 :15 William L. Shirer (Th) CBS 4 :30 Hawaiian Melodies (Sloane's Transfer) (Th) 4 :30 U. of A. (M) 4 :30 Frank Parker, Songs, CBS (Squibb) (W) 4:45 The' Wor1d Today, CBS 5 :05 Mystery Melody 5 :15 Young Dr. Malone, CBS (Post Toasties) 5 :30 Second Husband, CBS (Bayer Aspirin) (T) 5 :45 Late Afternoon News (Peter Paul Candy) (M W F) Sunday Daytime Morning 7 :00 Gospel in Spanish 7 :15 La Hora Mexicana 8 :30 Wings Over Jordan. CBS 9 :00 The Lutheran Hour 10 :30 The Voice of Tomorrow 11 :15 Romance of the Highways 11 :30 Trinity Cathedral Service (Greyhound) Afternoon 12 :00 Spirit of '41. CBS 12 :30 The World Today, CBS 1 :00 New York Philharmonic. CBS 2 :30 Pause that Refreshes, CBS (Coca Cola) 3 :00 Swing It With Facts (Ben Hur) 3 :45 William L. Shirer, CBS (Sanka Coffee) 4 :30 Gene Autry's Melody Ranch, CBS (Wrigley) 5 :15 Miracles of Faith (Grimshaw Mortuary) Saturday-Daytime Morning 6 :00 La Hora Mexicana 7 :15 Over the Coffee-cup 7 :30 Morning Edition (Sierra Pine Toilet Soap) 7 :45 Principal and Interest Boys (Valley Investment) 8 :00 Burl Ives Coffee Club, CBS 8 :30 What's New at the Zoo. CBS 9 :00 News, CBS 9 :05 Kay Thompson and Co., CBS 10 :00 The Theatre of Today, CBS (Armstrong) 10 :30 Memoirs of a Concert Master 11 :00 Let's Pretend, CBS 11 :30 The Voice of Broadway, CBS (Johnson & Johnson) Afternoon 12 :00 News, CBS 12 :05 Of Men and Books, CBS 12 :30 News at Noon (Stapley) 1 :00 Country Journal, CBS 1 :30 F.O.B. Detroit, CBS 2 :00 Matinee at Meadowbrook, CBS 4 :00 Calling Pan-America, CBS 4 :30 Elmer Davis, CBS 4 :45 The World Today, CBS 5 :30 Columbia Concert Orchestra, CBSEVENING PROGRAMS Sunday 5 :30 Old Fashioned Revival Hour 6 :30 Spelling Beeliner.' CBS (S~aside Gasoline) 6 :55 Elmer Davis and the News. CBS 8 :00 Take It Or Leave It, CBS (Eversharp) 8 :30 Columbia Workshop, CBS 9 :00 Evening News (Alka Seltzer) 9 :15 Find the Woman, CBS (Colonial Dames) 9 :20 Soldiers' Serenade--Marlene Ayres 9 :30 I Was There, CBS (General Petroleum) 10 :00 News 10 :15 The Voice of Prophesy 11 :00 News, CBS 11 :15 Adventures of Cosmo Jones 11 :30 Lud Gluskin Orchestra Monday 6 :30 News (Roma Wines) 6 :55 Elmer Davis and the News, CBS (Johns-Manville) 7 :00 The O'Malley Concert (O'Malley Lumber) 7 :30 Magic Hour of Song 8 :00 Music of Today (Winship) 8 :30 Blondie, CBS (Camel Cigarettes) 9 :00 Evening News (Alka Seltzer) 10 :00 Let's Talk Over the News (Douglas Oil) 11 :15 William Winters, News Analyst, CBS Tuesday 6 :00 Are You a Missing Heir? CBS (lronized Yeast) 6 :30 The Arkansas Traveler, CBS (Campbell's Soups) 6 :55 Elmer Davis and the News, CBS (Johns-Manville) 7 :00 Ken Stevens Sings, CBS 7 :25 News (Roma Wines) 7 :30 Report to the Nation, CBS 8 :00 Glenn Miller's Orchestra, CBS (Chesterfield) 8 :15 John B. Hughes (Studebaker) 8 :30 Soldiers' Serenade--Marlene Ayres 9 :00 Evening News (Alka Seltzer) 9 :30 Sing Along. CBS 10 :00 Let's Talk Over the News (Douglas Oil) 11 :15 William Winters. News Analyst, CBS Wednesday 6 :30 News (Roma) 6 :55 Elmer Davis and the News, CBS (Johns-Manville) 7 :00 Fred Allen Show, CBS (Texaco) 8 :00 Glenn Miller's Orchestra, CBS (Chesterfield) 8 :15 John B. Hughes (Studebaker) 9 :00 Evening News (Alka Seltzer) 10 :00 Let's Talk Over the News (Douglas Oil) 11 :15 William Winters. News Analyst, CBS Thursday 6 :00 Death Valley Days, CBS (Pacific Coast Borax Co.) 6 :30 News (Roma Wines) 6 :55 Elmer Davis and the News, CBS (Johns-Manville) 7 :00 Major Bowes' Amateur Hour, CBS (Chrysler)8 :00 Glenn Miller's Orchestra, CBS (Chesterfield) 8 :15 "The First Line," CBS (Wrigley's' Spearmint) 8 :55 Sports in Review (Joe Dick) 9 :80 Evening News (Alka Seltzer) 10 :00 Let's Talk Over the News (Douglas Oil) 11 :15 William Winters. News Analyst, CBS Friday 6 :00 The Kate Smith Hour, CBS (Grape Nuts) 6 :55 Elmer Davis and the News, CBS (Johns-Manville) 7 :00 "What's on YOUr Mind?" (Planter's Peanuts) CBS 7 :30 First Nighter Dramas, CBS (Campana'. Italian Balm) 7 :55 Ginny Simms Sings, CBS (Kleenex) 8 :00 Concert Orchestra, CBS 8 :30 "How'm I Doing" with Bob Hawk, CBS (Camel Cigarettes) 9 :00 Evening News (Alka Seltzer) 9 :30 The Philip Morris Playhouse, CBS (Philip Morris Cigarettes) 10 :00 Let's Talk Over the News (Douglas Oil) 11 :15 William Winters. News Analyst, CBS Saturday 7 :60 Your Hit Parade. CBS (Lucky Strike) 8 :00 John B. Hughes 8 :15 Public Affairs, CBS 8 :30 Hi Neighbol', CBS 9 :00 News 9 :15 The Rhythm Heirs 11:00 News. CBS 11 :15 Songtime, CBS 11 :30 Lud Gluskin Orchestra |
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Radar Sees The Weather From the 1981 KOY Almanac By Ed Phillips, and when Ed changed employment, later to be published by KTAR. This was page 40. We have this AVQ-10 Radar -- Tech Data HEREThe word radar means Radio Detection And Ranging. Simply put, a radar is a device used to detect distant objects that reflect radio energy. Since only objects that reflect energy show up on the radar screen, they are called "echoes." In the case of a weather radar, the energy is reflected because of precipitation, not clouds, aircraft or dust. This feature enables the user to 'see' within the clouds and find out if they are producing rain or snow. The rain and snow echoes are displayed on a screen much like a T.V. picture. From the location on the screen, the operator can determine the direction and distance the rain is away from the radar unit. The KOY Weather Station is equipped with weather radar. An RCA AVQ-10 Aircraft Radar has been modified for stationary operation. With our radar, the strongest storms can be seen 150 nautical miles away. The distance you can see rain is of course limited by mountains and buildings because the radar signal travels in a straight line. Our radar set also has a fifty mile range. We use it most often because it gives good coverage to all of the Salt River Valley. A 20 mile range is also available to use when storms are in close range. We operate our radar any time rain is threatening the valley. KOY is the only broadcasting station in the valley that has weather radar. Radar updates are given every half hour during morning and afternoon drive times when there is rain around. If severe weather threatens, you can count on us to have the storms pinpointed and keep you abreast of the latest weather developments. 40 ___________ Ok since we are on the topic of weather here is a little more history _______________
From Pages 32 & 33The KOY Weather Station By Gary Edens, General Manager, KOY Radio The history of the KOY weather station goes back to June of 1971 when we decided KOY should be the first radio news outlet in Arizona with a fully equipped weather station and Staff Meteorologist. Willard Groene, an engineer and patent attorney and nationally acclaimed authority in the fields of meteorology, astronomy and seismology was named to head this unique and innovative new weather service for Phoenix and central Arizona. Groene had been a cooperative observer for the National Weather Service since 1942. He agreed to establish the KOY weather station at his Mummy Mountain observatory just north of Phoenix. His observatory was already being used by three federal agencies, the Weather Bureau, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Coast and Geodetic Survey. In 1972, Groene and the KOY weather station moved to Tonto Hills near Carefree. Groene fascinated KOY audiences each morning with his uncannily accurate forecasts as well as his observations of pollution in the Valley or, on a clear day, the fact that he could see clear to Mount Lemmon near Tucson. On July 4, 1974, Willard Groene died suddenly of a heart attack. His equipment was later donated to Arizona State University. Out of respect for Groene, we decided not to attempt to immediately replace him. The station relied on our bare essential weather equipment and the National Weather Service weather teletype. We tried several different ideas including bringing in a television weather person and attempting to set up an arrangement with meteorologists at Arizona State University. Then, in July of 1977, Ed Phillips came on the scene and the station made a commitment: hire the first full time Staff Meteorologist in Arizona radio and buy the necessary instruments to once again fully equip the KOY weather station. It happened in the midst of the remodeling project of the KOY building and so the plans were re-drawn to include the new KOY weather station. Over the next two years this developed into a full fledged weather station with enough raw weather data equipment to enable Ed to make his own accurate weather forecasts.Equipment in the KOY weather station currently consists of: a digital electronic thermometer with remote readouts in the weather station, master control, and news control; an official National Weather Service maximum/minimum thermometer mounted in a standard Weather Service approved shelter; digital readout wind speed and direction equipment; an altimeter to detect sharp changes in barometric pressure; a dual circuit Alden Facsimile Recorder that receives upper air charts, surface weather maps, computer forecast charts and satellite pictures; the National Weather Service teletype; a weather radar that enables Ed to "see" showers and thunderstorms and pinpoint their location, speed, direction and intensity; and an Imsai 8080 mini computer used for weather studies and to assist in tedious weather computations. The KOY weather station and Ed Phillips provide Arizonans with the only full time radio Staff Meteorologist and fully equipped weather station in the state.
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' About Ed Phillipsby Paul McGonigle, News Director, KOY Radio
That was the year Ed Phillips graduated from Parks College of
Aeronautical Technology at St. Louis University with a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Aeronautics and a major in Meteorology. Upon graduation Ed
joined Weather Corporation of America in St. Louis as a consulting
Meteorologist. In this capacity he provided forecasts for several radio
stations in the Midwest as well as public utilities, construction
companies and local governments. Ed moved to Arizona in 1976 and joined
KOY as full time staff Meteorologist in July of 1977. Ed quickly became well known throughout Phoenix as he provided his own accurate forecasts on the important morning and afternoon rush hour newscasts on KOY. (6, 6:30, 7, 7:30 & 8 A.M., 4, 4:30, 5 & 5:30 P.M.) Of course when severe weather conditions warrant, Ed is on the air all day and throughout the night if necessary. Such was the case during the floods of 1978 and the flood severe wind storms of 1979 and, again, in the flood of 1980. Ed is much in demand as a public speaker for various civic organizations. His main forte, however, is explaining the phenomenon of weather to young people. In the past year he has spoken to some thirty public and private school audiences with grade levels ranging from third grade through high school. Since September of 1979, Ed has been assisting our television neighbors across the street, doing the weather from time to time for KPNX-TV, Channel 12. In January of 1980 KOY published the first Phillips Almanac. This was the culmination of months of research and writing by Ed and others and was so well received by the public the initial press run had to be doubled. Public response and requests for copies of Phillips Almanac continued throughout 1980 and, as a result, over twice as many copies have been printed for this 1981 edition, including a Spanish language version.Ed Phillips is a full member of the American Meteorological Society and the National Geographic Society. As a trained professional Meteorologist, Ed daily produces his own forecasts. However, he still maintains a close, cooperative, working relationship with the National Weather Service. KOY believes having a full time, in house Staff Meteorologist provides an edge in coverage of something that affects everyone, the weather. Ed Phillips believes that though he understands all the technical terms that apply to Meteorology, when talking about the weather on the radio, layman's terms should be used. That's his edge. As Ed himself puts it, "There's no communication without understanding."
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