KFJB
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KFJB is a commercial radio station
serving the Marshalltown, Iowa
area. The station primarily broadcasts a talk radio
format. KFJB is licensed to Marshalltown Broadcasting, Inc.
KFJB was founded by Earl N. Peak, who was president of Marshall Electric Company. KFJB began broadcasting in the spring of 1922 as an experimental amateur radio
station. The station claims to be the first radio station in the country to remotely broadcast a high school football game. The station was three blocks away from Franklin Field and Peak was able to string a cable between the studio and the football field to facilitate the broadcast.
On June 2, 1923, the US Department of Commerce granted a commercial broadcast license to KFJB. The first transmitter was a meager 10 watts, but the station received reception reports from Canada
and the Hawaiian Islands
when conditions were right.
KFJB is one of the commercial stations in the US to have the same call letters for their entire broadcasting history. KFJB observed their 85th anniversary in 2008.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
serving the Marshalltown, Iowa
Marshalltown, Iowa
Marshalltown is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States. The population was 27,552 in the 2010 census, an increase from the 26,009 population in the 2000 census. -History:...
area. The station primarily broadcasts a talk radio
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
format. KFJB is licensed to Marshalltown Broadcasting, Inc.
KFJB was founded by Earl N. Peak, who was president of Marshall Electric Company. KFJB began broadcasting in the spring of 1922 as an experimental amateur radio
Amateur radio
Amateur radio is the use of designated radio frequency spectrum for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication...
station. The station claims to be the first radio station in the country to remotely broadcast a high school football game. The station was three blocks away from Franklin Field and Peak was able to string a cable between the studio and the football field to facilitate the broadcast.
On June 2, 1923, the US Department of Commerce granted a commercial broadcast license to KFJB. The first transmitter was a meager 10 watts, but the station received reception reports from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets, and undersea seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll...
when conditions were right.
KFJB is one of the commercial stations in the US to have the same call letters for their entire broadcasting history. KFJB observed their 85th anniversary in 2008.