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Local talk radio returns to Tulsa on 1300 the Patriot
Local (almost), live conservative talk radio has returned to the Tulsa airwaves, on the frequency that was the first full-time talk radio station in Tulsa over 40 years ago. AM 1300 KAKC, owned by iHeartMedia, has rebranded itself as 1300 The Patriot, as of September 15, 2021. The station's line-up...
KVOO FCC history cards
The FCC's pre-computer records of KVOO tell an interesting tale of the growth and development of the radio station now known as KFAQ.
Wayne McCombs profile in GTR Newspapers
A bit of good news to break up the election stuff: Wayne McCombs, local baseball historian and executive director of the J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum in Claremore, is the subject of a profile in GTR Newspapers. The profile by Terrel Lester begins with the story of McCombs's first...
Recreating baseball: Tulsa Oilers broadcasts in the '70s
I received an email of appreciation about the BatesLine entry on Radio's Online History Resource, and I was asked how I find this stuff. In this case, I had done a Google search for Hal O'Halloran -- his name had come up in an email conversation among a group of...
On the fifth anniversary of the Islamofascist attacks on America
It's been on my mind all day, but I'm only just now getting the chance to sit down and collect my thoughts about the events of September 11, 2001. Hot Air has clips of CNN's coverage from the morning of 9/11. There's something about seeing a repeat of the live...
"This kitchen is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it."
If you're going to design a computer system that controls every aspect of a house's operation by voice command, maybe you should find a more reassuring name: HAL software taps the power of your existing PC or PC device to control your home. Once HAL is installed on your PC,...
I'm mad, too, Vince
It was in the late '70s, and every day on KXXO AM 1300, Tulsa's first all news-talk station, you heard this gravelly voice intone, "I'm Vince Sposato, and I'm mad as hell!" -- followed by a minute of commentary on city government. Vince Sposato was a building contractor, a World...
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