HISTORY OF BROADCASTING IN WEST VIRGINIA

WBLK, Clarksburg

Photos from promotional booklet, about 1940: wblk1.jpg, wblk2.jpg, wblk3.jpg, wblk4.jpg

The WEXP call shown below apparently was never used. The station apparently went on the air as WBLK in April 1937. The Mar. 15, 1937, issue of Broadcasting reported WBLK would probably go on the air "late this month" and the May 1 issue reports WBLK went on the air "last month."

The license of WOBG-1400 has been deleted by the FCC.

From the FCC microfiche files, January 2, 1995.

                                    WPQZ

 4/25/36  Application made for a new station on 1370kc with 100 watts,
          daytime, at Clarksburg, WV.

  7/2/36  Granted a C.P. for 1370kc with 100 watts, daytime.

  5/4/37  Date first licensed.  The licensee was The Exponent Co.,
          Clarksburg, WV.  The first listed call letters were WEXP.  They
          were granted 1370kc, 100 watts, daytime.

  9/4/36  The call letters changed to WBLK.

 9/14/37  Granted mod. of lic. for 1370kc, 100 watts, unlimited, eff.
          10/26/37.

 3/20/39  Granted a C.P. for 1370kc, 100 watts, 250 watts LS, unlimited.
          License to cover the C.P. granted 5/31/39.

  8/8/39  Granted a mod. of lic. for 1370kc, 250 watts, unlimited.

  3/4/41  Vol. assign. of lic. to Charleston Broadcasting Co., eff. 4/8/41.

 3/24/41  Under NARBA, they were granted 1400kc, 250 watts, unlim.

 1/23/47  Vol. assign. of lic. to News Publishing Co., eff. 2/1/47, on
          condition that C.P. for WOPK is surrendered for cancellation,
          which it was on 2/1/47.

 11/6/50  Vol. assign. of lic. to Ohio Valley Broadcasting Co., eff.
          11/30/50.

  4/5/57  Vol. transfer of cont. of lic. corp. from News Publishing Co. to
          WSTV, Inc., eff. 5/10/57.

 7/15/57  The call letters changed to WBOY.

 7/23/57  Vol. assign. of lic. to WSTV, Inc., eff. 8/1/57.

 3/29/61  Granted a C.P. for 1400kc, 250 watts, 1kw LS, unlimited.  License
          to cover the C.P. granted 7/26/62.

 11/8/61  Vol. transfer of cont. of lic. corp. to United Printers and
          Publishers (Incorporated), eff. 1/25/62.

 8/27/62  Vol. mod. of lic. to change the name of the licensee to Rust Craft
          Broadcasting Co.

 3/20/64  Vol. assign. of lic. to Northern West Virginia Radio Broadcasting
          Co., eff. 7/10/64.

12/16/69  Vol. transfer of cont. of lic. corp. from Fortnightly Corp. to
          Marion R. Ascoli, et al, eff. 12/29/69.

 8/12/76  Vol. assign. of lic. to WBBN Broadcasting Co., eff. 9/30/76.

 10/1/76  The call letters changed to WBBN.

 2/20/80  Vol. assign. of lic. to Allegheny Broadcasting Co., eff. 3/30/80.

 3/31/80  The call letters changed to WPQZ.