Saturday, August 25, 2001 - 6:48 am
On November 5, 1930 The United Broadcasting Co. began it's West Coast Network from Los Angeles. The inaugural program started at 7PM. The UBC Chain stations were:
KFWB Hollywood (now Los Angeles)
KTM Los Angeles
KTAB San Francisco (now KFSO)
KXA Seattle
KXL Portland
KGB San Diego
KORE Eugene
KMED Medford
KVOS Bellingham
On February 26, 1931 UBC announced that it had merged with NBS - The Northwest Broadcasting System, owners of KJR Seattle, KEX Portland & KGA Spokane. For more on NBS, see Part 3. Both chains would run independently.
On February 29, 1931 KEX became an affiliate of UBC, as well as NBS. KXL continued to be an affiliate, to a lesser degree.
On April 1, 1931 The United Broadcasting Co. suspended operations.
On April 8, 1931 L.L. Davis, Chairman of UBC's Board of Directors, announced that UBC would resume within a week, with possibly more affiliates....
The Depression was definitely here at this point.
Saturday, August 25, 2001 - 10:29 pm
I always heard that there were two industries that did well during the depression: Life Insurance and Radio.
Saturday, August 25, 2001 - 11:33 pm
Not this one.
Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 1:00 am
--Update-- When UBC "The Silver Network" merged with Northwest Broadcasting System on February 26, 1931, there was another company involved with the merge. Pacific Broadcasting Corp., owner of KYA San Francisco. It was said, with the added affiliates, the United Broadcasting Co. was the most powerful chain on the West Coast.
The UBC Chain stations were:
KFWB Hollywood (now Los Angeles)
KGER Long Beach
KYA San Francisco
KJR Seattle
KXL & KEX Portland
KGB San Diego
KGA Spokane
KORE Eugene
KMED Medford
KVOS Bellingham
KPQ Wenatchee
Louis L. Davis, Chairman of UBC's Board of Directors.
