High Frequency and Frequency Modulation Stations (1942)

This list was taken from the 1942 Radio Annual. Thanks to Jim Douglass for providing it for this website. Stations with call letters not containing an X are commercial stations, which used frequency modulation.

Freq	Call	City	State	Watts	Area (Sq Mi)	Licensee
25.4	W9XLA	Denver	CO	100	...	KLZ Broadcasting Co.
26.1	W2XVP	New York	NY	1000	...	City of New York Municipal Broadcasting System
26.125	W5XAU	Oklahoma City	OK	100	...	WKY Radiophone Co.
42.6	W1XSN	E. Springfield	MA	1000	...	Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc.
42.6	W1XK	Hull	MA	100	...	Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc.
42.6	W8XAD	Rochester	NY	1000	...	WHEC, Inc.
42.8	W2XMN	Alpine	NJ	40000	...	Edwin H. Armstrong
43	W2XMN	Alpine	NJ	40000	...	Edwin H. Armstrong
43	W8XVH	Columbus	OH	250	...	WBNS, Inc.
43	W9XYH	Superior	WI	1000	...	Head of Lakes Broadcasting Co.
43.1	K31LA	Hollywood	CA	...	38000	Columbia Broadcasting System
43.1	W31NY	Alpine	NJ	...	15600	Edwin H. Armstrong
43.2	W3XO	Georgetown	DC	1000	...	C. M. Jansky, Jr. and Stuart L. Bailey, d/b as Jansky & Bailey
43.2	W2XOY	New Scotland	NY	2500	...	General Electric Co.
43.4	W1XTG	Worcester	MA	1000	...	Worcester Telegram Publishing Co.
43.7	K37LA	Los Angeles	CA	...	28000	Earle C. Anthony, Inc.
43.9	W39B	Boston	MA	...	31000	The Yankee Network, Inc.
43.9	W39NY	New York	NY	...	3900	City of New York Municipal Broadcasting System
44.1	W41MM	Winston-Salem	NC	...	69400	Gordon Gray
44.3	W43B	Paxton	MA	...	....	The Yankee Network., Inc.
44.5	K45LA	Los Angeles	CA	...	7000	Don Lee Broadcasting System
44.5	K45SF	San Francisco	CA	...	10800	Hughes Tool Co.
44.5	W45V	Evansville	IN	...	8400	Evansville On the Air, Inc.
44.5	W45RG	Baton Rouge	LA	...	8100	Baton Rouge Broadcasting Corp.
44.5	W45D	Detroit	MI	...	6800	The Evening News Association
44.5	W45CM	Columbus	OH	...	12400	WBNS, Inc.
44.7	W47C	Chicago	IL	...	10800	WJJD, Inc.
44.7	W47A	Schenectady	NY	...	6600	Capitol Broadcasting Co.
44.7	W47NY	New York	NY	...	8500	Muzak Corp.
44.7	W47P	Pittsburgh	PA	...	8400	Walker & Downing Radio
44.7	W47NV	Nasvhille	TN	...	16000	National Life & Accident Insurance Co.
44.7	K47SL	Salt Lake City	UT	...	700	Radio Service Corp. of Utah
44.9	K49LA	Los Angeles	CA	...	7000	Hughes Tool Co.
44.9	W49FW	Fort Wayne	IN	...	6100	Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc.
44.9	W49D	Detroit	MI	...	6800	John Lord Booth
44.9	K49KC	Kansas City	MO	...	4400	Everett L. Dillard, d/b as Commercial Radio Equipment Co.
44.9	W49BN	Binghamton	NY	...	6500	Wylie B. Jones
44.9	W49PH	Philadelphia	PA	...	9300	Pennsylvania Broadcasting Co.
45.1	W51C	Chicago	IL	...	10800	Zenith Radio Corp.
45.1	W51SL	Lexington	KY	...	6300	American Broadcasting Corp. of Kentucky
45.1	K51L	St. Louis	MO	...	13000	St. Louis University
45.1	W51NY	New York	NY	...	8500	National Broadcasting Co.
45.1	W2XWG	New York	NY	1000	...	National Broadcasting Co.
45.1	W51R	Rochester	NY	...	3200	Stromberg Carlson Telephone Mfg. Co.
45.3	K53LA	Los Angeles	CA	...	7000	Standard Broadcasting Co.
45.3	W53H	Hartford	CT	...	6100	Travelers Broadcasting Service Corp.
45.3	W53D	Detroit	MI	...	6800	Goodwill Station
45.3	W53PH	Philadelphia	PA	...	9300	WFIL Broadcasting Co.
45.5	W55NY	New York	NY	...	8500	William G. H. Finch
45.5	W55M	Milwaukee	WI	...	8500	The Journal Co.
45.7	W57A	Schenectady	NY	...	6600	General Electric Co.
45.7	W57PH	Philadelphia	PA	...	9300	Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc.
45.9	W59C	Chicago	IL	...	10800	WGN, Inc.
45.9	W59BM	Baltimore	MD	...	5500	Baltimore Radio Show, Inc.
45.9	K59L	St. Louis	MO	...	13000	Columbia Broadcasting System
45.9	W59NY	New York	NY	...	8500	Interstate Broadcasting Co.
46.1	K61LA	Los Angeles	CA	...	7000	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc.
46.3	W63C	Chicago	IL	...	10800	National Broadcasting Co.
46.3	W63SY	Syracuse	NY	...	6800	Central New York Broadcasting Corp.
46.3	W63NY	New York	NY	...	8500	Marcus Loew Booking Agency
46.5	W65H	Hartford	CT	...	6100	WDRC, Inc.
46.7	W67C	Chicago	IL	...	10800	Columbia Broadcasting System., Inc.
46.7	W67B	Boston	MA	...	6700	Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc.
46.7	W67NY	New York	NY	...	8500	Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
46.9	W69PH	Philadelphia	PA	...	9300	WCAU Broadcasting Co.
47.1	W71RF	Rockford	IL	...	3900	Rockford Broadcasters, Inc.
47.1	W71SB	South Bend	IN	...	7100	South Bend Tribune
47.1	W71NY	New York	NY	...	8500	Bamberger Broadcasting Service, Inc.
47.3	W73D	Detroit	MI	...	6800	King-Trendle Broadcasting Corp.
47.3	W73PH	Philadelphia	PA	...	9300	William Penn Broadcasting Co.
47.5	W75C	Chicago	IL	...	10800	Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
47.5	W75NY	New York	NY	...	8500	Metropolitan Television, Inc.
47.5	W75P	Pittsburgh	PA	...	8400	Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc.
47.7	W77XL	Lansing	MI	...	3800	WJIM, Inc.
47.9	W79C	Chicago	IL	...	10800	Oak Park Realty & Amusement Co.
48.1	W81SP	Springfield	MO	...	2500	Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc.
48.1	W81PH	Philadelphia	PA	...	9300	Seaboard Radio Broadcasting Corp.
48.7	W2XQR	Long Island City	NY	1000	...	John V. L. Hogan
117.19	W2XAG	Yonkers	NY	5000	...	Carman R. Runyon, Jr.
117.43	W2XMN	Alpine	NJ	40000	...	Edwin H. Armstrong

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