WOKW
Frequency1260 kHz
Ownership
OwnerDoor County Radio Co.
History
First air date
May 6, 1951 (1951-05-06)
Last air date
May 2, 1957 (1957-05-02)
Former frequencies
1050 kHz (1951–1955)
Technical information
Power1,000 watts (daytime only)

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]

References

  1. ^ "WOKW Goes on Air At Noon Sunday". Green Bay Press-Gazette. May 5, 1951. p. 4. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ralph Evans". Wisconsin Broadcasting Museum. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Editor Of Paper In Sturgeon Bay, Wife Are Slain". The Sheboygan Press. Associated Press. June 30, 1953. pp. 1, 10. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Radio Station Stock Is Bought by Harris". Green Bay Press-Gazette. November 25, 1953. p. 5. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "WKOW [sic] Off Air: WDOR Buys Stock". Green Bay Press-Gazette. May 3, 1957. p. 10. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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