Chronology of call letters WCAP

From Radio-TV Broadcast History

First station

• Date: ...June 30, 1922...
• Frequency:
  • 833 khz (...June 30, 1922...)
• Location:
  • Decatur, Illinois (...June 30, 1922...)
• Owner of license:
  • Central Radio Service (...June 30, 1922...)

Second station

• Date: ...May 15, 1923-June 30, 1926... ( Note: First transmission was apparently in July, 1923; station was authorized to transmit before that date, and assigned a frequency as shown effective with the May 15, 1923 frequency allocations.)
• Frequency:
  • 640 khz (May 15, 1923-June 30, 1926...) ( Note: This was the date of authorization to use 640 khz; actual transmissions were begun July, 1923.)
• Location:
  • Washington, District of Columbia (...May 15, 1923-June 30, 1926...)
• Owner of license:
  • Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. (...June 30, 1923-June 30, 1926...)

Third station

• Date: June 1928-May 1, 1950
• Former call letters: WDWM (from start of operation), WBRB (by merger in 1942)
• Frequency:
  • 1250 khz (June 1928-November 1928)
  • 1280 khz (November 1928-March 29, 1941)
  • 1310 khz (March 29, 1941-May 1, 1950)
• Location:
  • Asbury Park, New Jersey (June 1928-May 1, 1950)
• Owner of license:
  • Radio Industries Broadcast Company (June 1928-April 1950)
  • Asbury Park Press (April 1950-May 1, 1950)
  • Subsequent call letters: WJLK