
Prior to being known as KRKO, the station call-sign was KFBL, owned and founded by the Leese Brothers of Everett. The original application for a license is attached here. Read the original license, approved August 17, 1922.
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The application that started it all. 2818 Rucker, across the street from Goldfinch Brothers paints, was the site of the first antenna for the radio station, studios, and transmitter.
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The key section to note on this license is toward the end. It's questionable whether the Leese Brothers were able to prove their station was in operation at least since August 13, 1912. The Bureau probably forgot to cross this out. KQW, San Jose was duly licensed in 1912 as a regular broadcaster and is credited with broadcasting the first two-way wireless telephone test in America in 1915. KQW survives today as KCBS, San Francisco.
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This is what an original Department of Commerce license looks like.
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