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Progressive WOWI-FM 1970-75 was an eclectic, influential Norfolk, Virginia based radio station owned and operated by J. Stewart Brinsfield, Jr. (Brinsfield Broadcasting Co) during its Progressive, Free-Form stage that began full-time on May 15, 1971 and ended January 15, 1975 when it was sold and changed formats. The last song played by on-air personality Art Williamson was ''All Along the Watchtower'' by Dave Mason. (This article constitutes a separate history of the station, covering the years 1970-75 and does not refer to the current on-air WOWI-FM station)
==Early days==
In 1969, George Kello began his radio career at WRVC (102.9mh). The station originated in 1949 and was located at 2712 Colley Avenue in a non-descript warehouse and later moved (as Progressive WOWI) to 713 Colonial Avenue in the residential Ghent section of Norfolk. At the time, WRVC offered classical music and the Drake Hit Parade ‘70’ during the day while Kello hosted a progressive show called ''The Sounds of Life'' at night (9pm to midnight, Mon - Sat). Kello’s nightly intro was ''“When people force music about truth, loneliness, love, and depression underground, it is because their ears are afraid to experience the sounds of life. This is George Kello, not underground, but above ground"''. His first recording wasn’t a song but a peace chant delivered by John Lennon and Yoko Ono at a concert in Ontario. Kello’s program helped set the stage for the diverse musical offerings that followed where the on-air hosts “said what they wanted to say, and played what they wanted to play.〔Action Magazine, Virginia Pilot-Ledger Star newspaper, 3.21.70, ''Man Here Pushes ‘More Progressive Sounds''〕”
Stewart Brinsfield, Jr (1934-2015), a lawyer, bought WRVC on March 16, 1970 and changed the name to WOWI (pronounced WOW-WEE).〔Broadcasting Yearbook, 1970, ''WOWI Acquired''〕 Kello’s program stayed on the air for the rest of the year. The station switched to a full-time progressive format on May 15, 1971 with program director Chuck Taylor proclaiming, ''“By progressive, I don’t mean to imply solid acid; rather, a carefully blended mixture of hard rock, hip country, blues, and jazz. () don’t want to be a radical, revolutionary voice that widens the already wide gap. I would hope that we can be a bridge over that gap.''〔Billboard, 5.8.1970, ''WOWI-FM To Hip Rock''〕” The musical range was vast, mixing the somewhat obscure, well-intentioned, ready-to-be-heard with the slightly familiar. Brinsfield also oversaw the construction of the station’s 50,000w tower in Deep Creek, dramatically adding to the station’s coverage. He was also known for sometimes hiring on the spot. Brinsfield, who had been living in Raleigh, North Carolina, suffered a massive stroke on Easter Sunday and left this astral plane on April 8, 2015. He had been in ill-health for about 8 months, according to his partner of 40 years. Kello remarked that 'the Duke of WOWIland has departed!'
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