WCRW (Chicago)

WCRW was first licensed on July 30, 1926 to Clinton R. White, a radio engineer, at 650 Waveland Avenue in Chicago's north side.

[6] The Chicago area was one of the most congested regions, and many stations, including WCRW, were relocated to frequency sharing assignments.

Stations were also informed that if they wanted to continue operating, they needed to file a formal license application by January 15, 1928, as the first step in determining whether they met the new "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard.

[7] On May 25, 1928, the FRC issued General Order 32, which notified 164 stations, including WCRW, that "From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served by granting it.

In 1957, WCRW's daily schedule was reported to be 11 a.m-2 p.m., plus 5 p.m-7 p.m.[11] In 1941, the three stations were moved to 1240 kHz, as part of the implementation of the NARBA frequency plan.

[12] Clinton White died of a heart attack in 1963, after which Josephine brought in Ed Jacker as manager, chief engineer and ownership partner.