WOKW (Wisconsin) explained

WOKW
City:Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Country:United States
Owner:Door County Radio Co.
Power:1,000 watts (daytime only)
Former Frequencies:1050 kHz (1951–1955)

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: WOKW Goes on Air At Noon Sunday. May 5, 1951. 4. Green Bay Press-Gazette. Newspapers.com. December 21, 2022. December 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221221013310/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114941342/wokw-goes-on-air-at-noon-sunday/. live.
  2. Web site: Ralph Evans . Wisconsin Broadcasting Museum . December 9, 2017 . December 24, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171224101246/https://www.wisconsinbroadcastingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/ralph-evans/ . live .
  3. News: Editor Of Paper In Sturgeon Bay, Wife Are Slain. June 30, 1953. 1, 10. Associated Press. The Sheboygan Press. Newspapers.com. December 21, 2022. January 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230110070442/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114941449/editor-of-paper-in-sturgeon-bay-wife/. live.
  4. News: Radio Station Stock Is Bought by Harris. November 25, 1953. 5. Green Bay Press-Gazette. Newspapers.com. December 21, 2022. December 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221221013309/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114941565/radio-station-stock-is-bought-by-harris/. live.
  5. News: WKOW [sic] Off Air: WDOR Buys Stock]. May 3, 1957. 10. Green Bay Press-Gazette. Newspapers.com. December 21, 2022. December 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221221011832/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114940944/wkow-sic-off-air-wdor-buys-stock/. live.

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