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Man From Mars Productions
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Franklin
M. Doolittle's first license was issued in 1920 (general amateur
licenses were not listed in the monthly government bulletins); his
play-by-play of the Yale/Princeton game was over 1GAI on
November 12, 1921.
This
chart shows Doolittle was not alone in exploring the Connecticut
airwaves in the days before the concept of mass appeal programs
had crystallized.
A
note on call letters. Special land stations fell under three categories:
experimental (call letter "X"), technical and training
schools (call letter "Y"), and special amateur stations
(call letter "Z").
The numeral "1" indicated the station was in the First
Radio Inspection District.
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CONNECTICUT
RADIO PIONEERS
(compiled from monthly Radio
Service Bulletins, Bureau of Navigation, U.S. Department of
Commerce) |
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Bulletin
# |
Date |
Page |
Calls |
Town |
Licensee |
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2 |
Feb.
1915 |
3 |
1ZC |
Hartford |
Harry
E. Chapman
(special land station) |
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3 |
March
1915 |
3 |
1ZZ |
Farmington |
David
Lyon Moore
(special land station) |
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" |
" |
3 |
1ZM |
Hartford |
Hiram
Percy Maxim
(special land station) |
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5 |
May
1915 |
4 |
1ZT |
Hartford |
Clarence
D. Tuska
(special land station) |
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32 |
Dec.
1, 1919 |
5 |
1ZC |
New
Haven |
A.C.
Gilbert Co.
(special land station) |
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- |
Feb.
13, 1920 |
- |
1GAI |
New
Haven |
Franklin
M. Doolittle (general amateur station) |
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35 |
March
1, 1920 |
2 |
WLC |
New
London |
International
Radio Telegraph Co.
(commercial land station) |
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37 |
May
1, 1920 |
4 |
1ZC |
New
Haven |
A.C.
Gilbert Co.
(special land station) |
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39 |
July
1, 1920 |
5 |
1XN |
Middletown |
Walter
G. Cady
(special land station) |
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42 |
Oct.
1, 1920 |
4 |
1XV |
Hartford |
C.D.
Tuska Co.
(special land station) |
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" |
" |
5 |
1XT |
South
Manchester |
John
L. Reinartz
(special land station) |
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" |
" |
8 |
1XN |
Middletown |
Wesleyan
University
(special land station) |
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43 |
Nov.
1, 1920 |
4 |
1XH |
New
Haven |
Yale
University
(special land station) |
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50 |
June
1, 1921 |
2 |
WRY |
not
specified |
owner
of vessel: Harvard-Yale Syndicate
(commercial ship station) |
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" |
" |
3 |
1XAA |
Noroton
Heights |
Percival
E. Fansler
(special land station) |
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52 |
Aug.
1, 1921 |
3 |
1XAC |
Middletown |
Wesleyan
University
(special land station) |
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53 |
Sept.
1, 1921 |
2 |
WQB |
Hartford |
C.D.
Tuska Co.
(commercial land station) |
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54 |
Oct.
1, 1921 |
2 |
WCJ |
New
Haven |
A.C.
Gilbert Co.
(commercial land station) |
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59 |
March
1, 1922 |
2-3 |
WST |
New
London |
Independent
Wireless Telegraph Co.
(commercial land station) |
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" |
" |
4 |
1XB |
Greenwich |
Milton
Cronkite
(special land station) |
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61 |
May
1, 1922 |
3 |
WAAQ |
Greenwich |
New
England Motor Sales
22 West Putnam Ave.
(commercial land station) |
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62 |
June
1, 1922 |
22 |
WCJ |
New
Haven |
A.C.
Gilbert Co.
493 Blatchley
Ave. |
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" |
" |
3 |
WDAK |
Hartford |
The
Courant
(commercial land station) |
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63 |
July
1, 1922 |
3 |
WGAH |
New
Haven |
New
Haven Electric Co.
296 Elm St. |
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" |
" |
4 |
1XT |
Waterbury |
Bristol
Co.
(special land station) |
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65 |
Sept.
1, 1922 |
3-4 |
WKAX |
Bridgeport |
William
A. MacFarlane |
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69 |
Jan.
2, 1923 |
3 |
WPAJ |
New
Haven |
Doolittle
Radio Corp. |
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