Mesa County Oral History Project ➔ Grand Junction's First Radio & Television Stations
Oral History -- Audiocassette
Identifier:
57.1975Description
Rex Howell, founder of Grand Junction’s first radio and television stations, describes the history of broadcasting in Mesa County.Radio; Amateur Radio; Wednesday Music Club; Short Wave Radio; United Press; Drgrr Telephone Lines; Telephone Lines; Television; Wwii; Hillcrest Manor; Whitewater; Kfxj; Grand Junction Bombing; First Grand Mesa Lands End Race; Uranium Tailings, A Story; Oil Shale; Harry Brown; World Series Broadcast; Civil Air Patrol; Walker Field; Fire At Walker Field; Runway; State Legislator; Mike Douglas, Legislator
Content Date:
1900 – 1975Interview Date:
April 15 1975Rights:
copyright Museums of Western ColoradoRelated collection
Mesa County Oral History Project The Mesa County Oral History Project began as a joint project of the Museums of Western Colorado and Mesa County Libraries (MCL) in 1975.What IS Oral History?
An oral history is an audio or video recording of a person speaking about their personal, lived experience of historical events.
Note that in some cases, the same OH numb...