Public Broadcasting Timeline: 1920-1929

1921:

• 9YI first non-code broadcast: November 21, 1921 (early WOI history)

1922:

• KOAC (Corvallis, OR) as KFDJ is licensed to Oregon Agricultural College
• WRM begins broadcasting from University of Illinois (early history of WILL)
• Grover Whalen persuades Queens Borough President to call for creation of a Municipal Wireless Broadcasting Station (early history of WNYC)
• Wisconsin's 9XM changes call letters to WHA
• WOI receives license and transmits first regular broadcast: April 22, 1922

1923:

• The National Education Association establishes the Department of Visual Instruction (DVI) (early history of AECT)
• KBPS is licensed to Benson Polytechnic School with call letters KFIF
• KOAC's first broadcast (still as KFDJ)

1924:

• CONY changes call letters to WNYC
• WNYC begins broadcasting at frequency 570

1925:

• KFDJ changes call letters to KOAC
• WOI program "The Music Shop" begins - still on air today

1927:

• Lisle L. Longsdorf:
• Head, Department of Extension Information, Kansas State College Extension Service
• Station Manager, KSAC (1927-1953)

1928:

• WRM changes call letters to WILL

1929:

• Frank E. Schooley: Assistant to Publicity Director/Assistant in Journalism, University of Illinois: (1929-1948) - became first full time employee at radio station WILL
• WNYC starts first program of recorded classical music, "Masterwork Hour"

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