Crosley Broadcasting Corporation - Definition and Overview

Crosley Broadcasting Corporation, founded by radio manufacturing pioneer Powell Crosley, was an early operator of radio stations in the United States. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Crosley's flagship station was WLW (AM).

Broadcast outlets operated by Crosley Broadcasting or its successor, Avco, included:

AM Radio Stations

• WLW: 700 kHz in Cincinnati, Ohio
• WLW-A: 550 kHz in Cincinnati, Ohio

FM Radio Stations

• WLW-B: 97.5 MHz in Dayton, Ohio
• WLW-F: 96.3 MHz in Columbus, Ohio
• WLWS: 96.5 MHz in Hamilton, Ohio

Television Stations

• WLW-A: Channel 11 in Atlanta, Georgia -- Now WXIA
• WLW-C: Channel 4 in Columbus, Ohio -- Now WCMH-TV
• WLW-D: Channel 4 in Dayton, Ohio -- Now WDTN, Channel 2
• WLW-I: Channel 13 in Indianapolis, Indiana
• WLW-T: Channel 5 in Cincinnati, Ohio -- Now WLWT-TV

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