9XM Talking : WHA Radio and the Wisconsin Idea Book

Contents Illustrations....................vii
Preface....................xi
Prologue: Voices through the Air: A Brief History of Radio....................3
1. Early Wireless Experiments at the University of Wisconsin, 1909-16....................7
2. Early Broadcasts from 9XM, 1916-17....................13
3. Wartime Radio Experiments at the University of Wisconsin, 1917-18....................22
4. Telephonic Broadcasting by 9XM, 1919-20....................29
5. Regular Voice Broadcasts on 9XM, 1921....................38
6. WHA Begins, 1922-29....................59
7. WHA Comes into Its Own, 1929-30....................99
8. The WHA-WLBL Merger, 1930-31....................104
9. More Hours on the Air, 1930-33....................112
10. More Challenges from Commercial Stations....................120
11. The Political Education Forum....................124
12. A New Home, 1933-36....................128
13. Budget Woes and New Programs, 1935-41....................134
14. The War Years and After, 1942-47....................142
15. The FM Network....................150
16. From Educational Radio to Public Radio, 1947-70....................165
17. The Era of Public Radio, 1971-78....................187
18. WPAH/WLBL, the Other State Station, 1923-51....................192
19. The Farm Program....................243
20. The Homemakers' Program....................251
21. The Wisconsin School of the Air....................259
22. The Wisconsin College of the Air....................282
23. Chapter a Day....................292
24. To Today, 1979-....................302
Postscript: The Oldest Station in the Nation....................315
Appendix A: 9XM/WHA Time Line....................331
Appendix B: WPAH/WCP/WLBL Time Line....................335
Appendix C: FM Network Time Line....................339
Notes....................343
Bibliography....................381
Index....................385
Station Index....................402