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The History Of KTAB and KSFO Radio

30 July 2015 BARHOF 2

The History Of KTAB and KSFO San Francisco, California By John F. Schneider The great radio station that was to become KSFO had its start through a little-known program that aired on KGO in 1924, […]

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KTAB Radio San Francisco Station Staff 1926

14 August 2014 BARHOF 0

The entire staff of KTAB is shown seated in the station’s main studio. In the inset at left is Mrs. Ada Morgan O’Brien, Program Director, and at right, E. Harold Dana, announcer. Standing are Rod […]

Wesley I. Dumm
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Wesley I. Dumm, President of The Associated Broadcasters 1942

13 August 2014 BARHOF 1

Wesley Innis Dumm was perhaps the most important single individual in the long history of KSFO. Born in Ohio, he graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, practiced law in Wyoming, and was a banking executive in […]

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The KTAB Operating Room 1926

13 August 2014 BARHOF 0

The KTAB transmitter was located in the steeple tower (fourth floor) of the Tenth Avenue Baptist Church. Chief Engineer R. M. Bitzer is seated at the audio control panel, while his assistant Erroll Peck monitors a […]

Rev. George Phillips at KTAB (Undated Photo)
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KTAB Radio, Oakland Rev. George W. Phillips “Hour of Prayer” 1926

13 August 2014 BARHOF 0

The Rev. George W. Phillips broadcasts the daily “Hour of Prayer” program over KTAB. As the founder of KTAB – the station of Third Avenue Baptist Church – and a pioneer in Bay Area radio, […]

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