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WMBB-WOK, the Glossary

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WMBB-WOK was a high-powered radio station located in Homewood, Illinois, United States, a suburb of Chicago.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 8 relations: Chicago, Chicago Heights, Illinois, Davis Amendment, Federal Radio Commission, General Order 32, Homewood, Illinois, Radio Act of 1927, Trianon Ballrooms.

  2. 1928 disestablishments in Illinois
  3. Defunct mass media in Illinois
  4. Radio stations disestablished in 1928

Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago Heights, Illinois

Chicago Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

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Davis Amendment

The Davis Amendment was a provision attached to the March 28, 1928 reauthorization of the Radio Act of 1927, which mandated an "equality of radio broadcasting service" within the United States.

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Federal Radio Commission

The Federal Radio Commission (FRC) was a government agency that regulated United States radio communication from its creation in 1927 until 1934, when it was succeeded by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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General Order 32

The Federal Radio Commission's (FRC) General Order 32, dated May 25, 1928, notified 164 of the over 600 existing U.S. radio stations that their applications for continued operation would be denied unless they showed that they met the FRC's "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard.

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Homewood, Illinois

Homewood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

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Radio Act of 1927

The Radio Act of 1927 (United States Public Law 632, 69th Congress) was signed into law on February 23, 1927.

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Trianon Ballrooms

The Trianon Ballroom was the name given to a number of ballrooms in cities during America's big-band era.

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See also

1928 disestablishments in Illinois

Defunct mass media in Illinois

Radio stations disestablished in 1928

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMBB-WOK