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Probably nowhere west of the BBC's Third Program could the twist of a radio dial bring such a flood of culture and sophisticated political variety. One day on San Francisco's KPFA-FM there was a book review by Bohemian Poet Kenneth Rexroth; the next, a talk by Art Critic Hubert Crehan on "The 'Scandalous' Art of D.H. Lawrence''; the day after, a performance of Paul Claudel's Christophe Colomb in French, with Jean-Louis Barrault, and for the kiddies a dramatization of The Wind in the Willows. Listeners could tune...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Highbrow's Delight | 2/24/1958 | See Source »

Radio station WHRB-FM will move to a new frequency and boost its total wattage by 80 per cent, president Loren L. Wyss '58 announced yesterday. WHRB has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to approve the changeover...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHRB-FM Applies For New Frequency | 1/22/1958 | See Source »

Reliable sources have said that a Boston commercial FM station has complained that WHRB-FM is sliding over into its frequency. However, Wyss denied the report, and said that no complaints have been received...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHRB-FM Applies For New Frequency | 1/22/1958 | See Source »

...last week some 10,000 FM fans were well aware of the Rothmans, and joining them were many of the estimated 70,000 AM set owners scattered across the basin to El Paso. Looking forward at last to some generously profitable years, Max was grateful to his FM followers. "Now everybody seems proud of the station," said he. "Possessive even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Pleasant Sound | 1/13/1958 | See Source »

...first time since the advent of TV, restrained programing of the type exploited by Max Rothman is on the upswing all over the U.S. Thanks in large part to the nation's hi-fi hysteria, the air waves now support 537 FM stations (against 521 TV stations) for the estimated 13 million sets in use. In the past two months FCC has made 22 grants for new FM stations, and 47 more are under construction. Several, like WFLN in Philadelphia, WEAW in Evanston, Ill., have expanded to AM to make their outlets better-paying propositions. Biggest single FM boom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Pleasant Sound | 1/13/1958 | See Source »

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