KQL

KQL was a radio station, located in Los Angeles, California, that was licensed to Arno A. Kluge from October 13, 1921 to June 9, 1922.

KQL was first licensed as a broadcasting station to Arno A. Kluge on October 13, 1921,[3] at 1045 South Bixel Street in Los Angeles.

During World War One he had served as a Signal Corps instructor at the University of Nebraska, which gave him experience with the recently developed vacuum tube transmitters that made audio transmissions practical.

[13] KQL was among a small number of stations that already met this standard at the time of its adoption, and was the only one located west of the Mississippi River.

However, Kluge's health was deteriorating[4] and KQL's fledgling broadcasting activities came to an abrupt end with his death, at the age of 23, on December 31, 1921.