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WBAA History

WBAA History

WBAA was licensed on April 4, 1922 as an AM station. Please take some time to browse through our long history. If you have additional details about our history, please email WBAA AM & FM.

Special thanks to Dave Samuelson and Aaron Fiddler who have assisted with the content of these pages.

New audio content was posted on November 30, 2012.

  • The Purdue Engineer, Vol. 39, No. 1, p. 12, January 1943Pearl Harbor DayScript of radio program broadcast over station WBAA on December 7, 1942, by the…
  • The Purdue University School of the Air - Kiddie Listening Time featuring the Toy Shop (Christmas Carols) with Mrs. William P. Heath on December 4, 1945.
  • Student chapter semi-monthly meeting at Purdue University, November 19, 1946, broadcast on WBAA.
  • The Purdue University School of the Air - Lady Storyteller - The Three-Cornered Hat from February 3, 1947. We have no information as to the identity of…
  • The Purdue University School of the Air - News of the Week for February 20, 1947 with Rosemary Fishback.
  • Selecting Fertilizer for the Spring Crops, with George Enfield, Purdue Extension Agronomist, and WBAA's Jim Miles, broadcast March 5, 1947.
  • Fire Hazards on the Farm with Dick Wilsie, Safety Specialist at Purdue University, broadcast on March 5, 1947.
  • The Purdue University School of the Air - Lady Storyteller - The King's Stilts from October 20, 1947. We do not know who Lady Storyteller is in this…
  • The Purdue University School of the Air - Lady Storyteller - The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Collins from November 10, 1947. We do not know who Lady…
  • When Christmas Was Young...music, readings and a drama in celebration of Christmas. Broadcast on December 22, 1947.