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Home KC Radio History 710AM Frequency History A) 710AM WHB (Full Service)

A) 710AM WHB (Full Service)

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Website: N/A
Branding: <UNKNOWN>
Positioning: <UNKNOWN>
Call Letters: WHB (Sign-on - Signoff)
City of License: Kansas City, MO
Format: Full Service
Sign-On Date: October 4, 1948
First Song: <UNKNOWN>
Sign-Off Date: 1954
Final Song: <UNKNOWN>
Ownership: Cook Paint & Varnish (Sign-on – June 14, 1954)
  Storz Broadcasting (June 14, 1954 – Signoff)
Prog. Director: Dick Smith (by May 1952 - ???)

 

Airstaff:

Mornings: Bob Kennedy (July 1950 - ???)
  Bruce Grant (by July 1953 – at least August 1953)
   
Middays: Earl Wells (??? - ???)
   
Late Afternoons: Bob Kennedy (Sign-on – at least April 1950) – Afternoon Hits Show
  Lou Kemper (??? - ???)
  Doug Richards aka Robin League (??? - ???)
  Lou Kemper (??? - ???)
   
Nights: <UNKNOWN>
   
Overnights: Split:  (1948 – 1951)
            Bob Arbogast & <UNKNOWN> - 10PM to 1AM
            <UNKNOWN> - 1AM to 6AM
  Split:  (1951 - ???)
            Rock Ulmer – 10PM to 1AM
            <UNKNOWN> - 1AM to 6AM
   
Weekend/Swing: Owen Bush (1948 – 1950) – Sundays 6AM to Midnight
  Bruce Grant (September 1951 - ???)
   
Other Staff: Don Davis [Station Manager] (??? - ???)
  Charles Gray [News] (June 1952 – Signoff)
  Dick Smith [News] (by May 1952 - ???)
  Larry Ray [Sports Director] (by August 1952 - ???)
   
 Role Unknown: Wayne Stitt (by September 1953 – Signoff)
  John T. Schilling (by May 1952 - ???)

 

Specialty Shows:

Cowtown Jubilee – Saturday Nights (by April 1950 - at least June 1951)
          - Bruce “Pokey Red” Grant [Emcee] (by April 1950 - at least June 1951)
          - Don Sullivan [Performer] (by April 1950 - ???)
          - Hoby Shep & the Cowtown Wranglers [Performer] (by April 1950 - ???)
          - Neil Burris [Performer] (by April 1950 - ???)
          - Louisiana Lou [Performer] (by April 1950 - ???)
          - Blue River Boys [Performer] (by April 1950 - ???)
          - Little Vera [Performer] (by April 1950 - ???)
          - Sons of the Golden West [Performer] (by April 1950 - ???)
          - Bobo Pike [Performer] (by April 1950 - ???)
          - Johnny Gregory [Performer] (by April 1950 - ???)
<Show Name Unknown> - Saturday Nights (by February 1952 - ???)
          - Bea Jay (by February 1952 - ???)
<Top 40 Show Name Unknown> - Saturdays (??? - ???)
          - Jack Layton (??? - ???)
<Live Country Music Show Name Unknown> - Weekdays 6AM to 7AM (??? - ???)
          - Don Sullivan (??? - ???)

 

User Contributions:

Thanks to Ted Cramer for his contributions to this page!

 

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