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WKBO (1230 kHz, Fortress1230AM) is the callsign of an AM radio station licensed to serve Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by One Heart Ministries, Inc. and broadcasts a Christian contemporary format. Studios are located at Warm Hearts Cafe in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and the station's tower is located at the Harrisburg Water plant.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WKBO Facility Record )〕 ==History== WKBO began as WPRC in October 1925. It was owned by the Wilson Printing and Radio Company of Harrisburg, PA. WPRC became WCOD in 1929 when it was purchased by local businessman Norman R. Hoffman. WCOD was later purchased by the Keystone Broadcasting Corporation in 1930. The station eventually changed call signs to WKBO in the early 1930s to reflect the change of ownership. WKBO was part of a chain of stations owned by the Mason-Dixon Radio Group of Lancaster, PA from the 1930s to the 1970s. It was co-owned with WGAL of Lancaster, PA and WORK of York, PA. The Mason-Dixon organization was owned by the Steinman family of Lancaster, PA, publisher of several local newspapers. WPRC was Harrisburg's fourth licensed broadcasting station. It was preceded by WBAK in 1922, WABB in 1923, and WHBG in early 1925. During its Mason-Dixon years, WKBO broadcast from the Penn Harris Hotel at Walnut and North 3rd Street in downtown Harrisburg (). The antenna tower was located on the roof of the hotel building with a shortened counterpoise radial system that only extended to the edge of the building's roof.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WKBO History )〕 Some earlier attempts to document WKBO's history erroneously stated that WKBO began as WABB. Federal records do not support this. However, records do show a clear lineage between WKBO and WPRC. Further complicating the WKBO/WABB theory is that WABB and WPRC were licensed concurrently during 1925 and 1926, eliminating any chance that WABB and WPRC shared a common history. In all likelihood, WABB simply ceased broadcasting, which was a common occurrence in the early days of radio. The unusual lack of press in the local newspapers about WABB compared to the other three Harrisburg stations - WBAK, WHBG and WPRC - tends to suggest that WABB had very little programming and was simply unable to continue operating. WABB changed ownership several times during the mid-1920s and made its final appearance in federal publications in December 1926, a full fourteen months after WPRC first appeared. During the 1920s up to the 1940s, radio stations such as WKBO often sponsored live broadcasts from local ballrooms. WKBO's location in the Penn Harris Hotel was ideal for this. Local ensembles frequently performed in WKBO's studios as well. When tastes shifted and recorded music became more popular in the 1950s, WKBO broadcast a full service/Middle of the road format featuring adult standards. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WKBO」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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