Ben Franklin, Oral History (part 01)

Ben Franklin (b. March 12, 1919, Lees Vernon Parish, LA; d. May 10, 1998, Calera, AL) was a radio electronics engineer and eventually a station owner (WBYE in Calera) with a 60 year history in the field. He turned the transmitter of WJLD AM 1400 on for the first time in the spring of 1942 and shared...

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Main Author: Ben Franklin
Other Authors: Bob Friedman
Format: Electronic
Published: Birmingham Black Radio Museum
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Online Access:http://thebbrm.org/items/show/94

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