Jacksonville State Campus Radio Station WJAX Begins Broadcasting 5

Creation Date

2-23-1957

Decade

1950

Photographer

Opal R. Lovett

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, Jacksonville State College -- History, College students -- Alabama, Jacksonville State College -- Students, Radio broadcasting

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Description

WJAX, the Jacksonville State College campus radio station, sent out its first broadcast February 23, 1957. That first day was spent checking frequencies and attempting to wipe out technical difficulties. Shown students works with equipment.

Date Digitized

September 2016

Source

JSU Photographic Services Negative Project

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

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Location

The original negative is housed at JSU McClellan Technical Information Center, Binder 19, Sleeve 86.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psn/psn1950/psn1950_16/PSN1950radio_04580.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 300 dpi. The file name is PSN1950radio_04580.tif; file size is 1.4 MB. Original image is 4 by 5 on celluloid diacetate/triacetate film stock