U. S. FM Stations as of 1942

FreqCallCityStatePowerSq MilesLicenseeOther
42.1WNYENew YorkNY......Board of Education...
42.3....San DiegoCA......Unified School System...
42.5WBEZChicagoIL......Board of Education...
42.6W3XMCWashingtonDC1000...McNary & Chambers...
42.6W1XKHullMA100...Westinghouse Electric Co....
42.6W1XSNE SpringfieldMA1000...Westinghouse Electric Co....
42.6W8XADRochesterNY250...WHEC Inc....
42.8W2XMNAlpineNJ1000...Major Armstrong...
42.9WIUCUrbanaIL......Univ. of Illinois...
43.0W9XYHSuperiorWI......Head of Lakes Broadcasting Co....
43.1K31LALos AngelesCA...20000Columbia Broadcasting SystemCP
43.1W31NYNew YorkNY...15610Major ArmstrongCP
43.2W3XOWashingtonDC1000...Jansky & Bailey...
43.2W2XQRLong Island CityNY1000...J. V. L. Hogan...
43.2W8XFMCincinnatiOH1000...Crosley Radio Corp....
43.4W1XTGWorcesterMA1000...Worcester Telegram...
43.5W3XPYWhippanyNJ......Bell Telephone Labs...
43.5W35NYNew YorkNY...3900City of New YorkCP
43.7K37LALos AngelesCA...38000Earle C. AnthonyCP
43.9W39BBostonMA...31000Yankee Network6 a.m.-midnight
43.9W2XWGNew YorkNY1000...NBCWed. to Sun. 3-11 p.m.
44.1W41MMWinston-SalemNC...69400Gordon GrayCP
44.3W43BBostonMA...19230Yankee Network8 a.m.-midnight
44.5K45LALos AngelesCA...6944Don Lee SystemCP, 3 p.m.-3 a.m.
44.5K45SFSan FranciscoCA...10800Hughes Tool Co....
44.5W45VEvansvilleIN...8397Evansville On the Air Inc.CP
44.5W45BRBaton RougeLA...8100Baton Rouge Broadcasting Corp.10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 3-6 p.m., 7-10 p.m.
44.5W45DDetroitMI...6820Evening News Association...
44.5W45CMColumbusOH...12400WBNS Inc....
44.7W47CChicagoIL...10800WJJD Inc....
44.7W47AAlbanyNY......Capitol Broadcasting Co.8:30 a.m.-1 a.m.,
Sun. till 3 a.m.
44.7W47PPittsburghPA...8400Walker Downing Radio...
44.7W47NVNasvhilleTN...16000National Life and Accident Insurance Co....
44.7K47SLSalt Lake CityUT...623Radio Service Corp.CP
44.9W49FWFort WayneIN...6700Westinghouse...
44.9W49DDetroitMI...6800John Lord Booth...
44.9K49KCKansas CityMO...299Commercial Radio Equipment Co....
44.9W3XEZCamdenNJ1000...RCA...
44.9W49BNBinghamtonNY...6500Wylie B. Jones...
44.9W49PHPhiladelphiaPA...9300Pennsylvania Broadcasting Corp.CP
45.1W51CChicagoIL...10800Zenith...
45.1W51SLLexingtonKY......American Broadcasting Corp.CP
45.1K51LSt. LouisMO...1300St. Louis UniversityCP
45.1W2XWGNew YorkNY100...NBC...
45.1W51NYNew YorkNY...8500NBCCP
45.1W51RRochesterNY...3200Stromberg Carlson...
45.3W53HHartfordCT...6100Travelers Broadcasting ServiceCP
45.3....IndianapolisIN...13640Indianapolis Broadcasting Corp....
45.3....Baton RougeLA......Baton Rouge Broadcasting Co.CP,
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
45.3W53DDetroitMI...6800Goodwill StationCP
45.3W53PHPhiladelphiaPA...9300WFIL Inc....
45.5W2XOYNew ScotlandNY......until 10 p.m....
45.5W55NYNew YorkNY...8500William G. H. FinchCP
45.5W57AAlbanyNY...6589GEfrequency wrong? - JM
45.5W55MMilwaukeeWI...8540The Journal Co....
45.7W57PHPhiladelphiaPA...9300WestinghouseCP
45.9W59CChicagoIL...10800WGN Inc.7 a.m.-1a.m.
45.9K59LSt. LouisMO...1300CBSCP
46.1K61LALos AngelesCA...7000MGMCP
46.3W63CChicagoIL...10800NBC...
46.3W63NYNew YorkNY...8500Marcus Lowe AgencyCP
46.3W63SYSyracuseNY...6800Central New York Broadcasting Co.CP
46.5W65HHartfordCT...6100WDRC Inc.2-11 p.m.
46.5....Kansas CityMO1500.........
46.7W67CChicagoIL...10800CBS...
46.7W67BBostonMA...6700WestinghouseCP
46.7W67NYNew YorkNY...8500CBStesting
46.9W69PHPhiladelphiaPA...9300WCAU Inc....
47.1W71RFRockfordIL...3900Rockford BroadcastersCP
47.1W71SBSouth BendIN...4300South Bend TribuneCP
47.1W71NYNew YorkNY...8500Bamberger Broadcasting Corp.8 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
47.3W73DDetroitMI...688King-Trendall Co.CP
47.5W75CChicagoIL...10800Moody Bible InstituteCP
47.5W75NYNew YorkNY...8500Metropolitan Television Co.CP
47.5W75PPittsburghPA...8400WestinghouseCP
47.7W77XLLansingMI...3800WJIM Inc.CP
47.9W59CChicagoIL...1080MGMCP
48.1W81SPSpringfieldMO...2500WestinghouseCP
48.1W81PHPhiladelphiaPA...9300Seaboard Radio Co.CP
49.1W3XPYWhippanyNJ......Bell Telephone Labs....
49.9W99NYNew YorkNY...8500Frequency Broadcasting Co.CP

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