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The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is an American museum, the stated mission of which is "to collect, preserve, and present historic and contemporary radio and television content as well as educate, inform and entertain through our archives, public programs, screenings, exhibits, publications and online access to our resources."
Cobbs was a member of the executive committee of the NAACP's Chicago chapter. [9] During racial tensions around fair housing protests, he invited civil rights leader Archibald Carey to speak on his radio program to counsel against violence and promote acceptance. [10] Clarence H. Cobbs died at his home in Chicago on June 28, 1979. [11]
Starting in the 1930s, WLS was an affiliate of the Blue Network of the National Broadcasting Company , [23] and as such aired the popular Fibber McGee and Molly and Lum and Abner comedy programs (both produced at the studios of Chicago's NBC-owned stations, WENR and WMAQ) during their early years.
A building is not, of course, a living thing. Unless it is the place you live or work or visit with some regularity, you likely take most of the city’s thousands of buildings for granted. Of ...
On June 23, 1923, the station signed on using the call sign WCBD, broadcasting at 870 kHz. [4] [5] The station was located in Zion, Illinois, and was owned by Wilbur Glenn Voliva, who was the "General Overseer" of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church, and was known for his flat Earth beliefs.
Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC was an American media company which operated as a subsidiary of Tribune Media, a media conglomerate based in Chicago, Illinois. The group owned and operated television and radio stations throughout the United States, as well as full- or partial-ownership of cable television and national digital subchannel networks.
The building was finished and dedicated during church services held May 25-27 and May 29, 1924, with a church membership of 550. The building cost came in between $85,000 to $100,000.
First Church of Deliverance is a landmark Spiritual church located at 4315 South Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. First Church of Deliverance was founded by Reverend Clarence H. Cobbs on May 8, 1929. [ 1 ]