In 1905...Radio pioneer, Anne Schumacher Hummert, was born.
George Klein |
In addition to sports talk shows, WMC-AM features longtime Memphis disc jockey George Klein's weekly tribute program to Elvis Presley. Klein and Presley were close friends and confidantes during the latter's lifetime and the former's long stint on WHBQ-AM.
The station's license is currently held by Entercom Communications, which it purchased from CBS in September 2006.
In 1943...the FCC endorsed Restricted Radio Operator Permits.
In 1943...Rock singer Janis Joplin was born. She died of a heroin overdose on October 4, 1970 at 27.
In 1998...Hall of Fame rockabilly singer Carl Perkins died. He was 65.
In 2005...Clear Channel Radio began its rollout of HD Digital Radio Multicasts in 28 Markets.
In 2006...Singer Wilson Pickett died. He was 64.
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