Jan Savitt Orchestra at KYW

Trivia question:
What transcription recording is located in the cornerstone of the KYW building 1619 Walnut St. Philadelphia?
Ans:

39714. Jan Savitt and The Top Hatters. September 14, 1937. KYW, Philadelphia. Sustaining. The first broadcast from the new and still incomplete studios of KYW at 1619 Walnut Street. The announcer says that a recording of this broadcast will be placed in the cornerstone of the building. The first tune is "Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?" Bon Bon, Carlotta Dale, Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters. 24:13. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.

WRCV 1060 Philadelphia PA

1956 photo from WRCV Master Control looking into main studio. Announcers ran records but engineers controlled levels. Station was located in building at 1619 Walnut Street which also housed studios of WRCV-TV channel three. (Formerly KYW radio and WPTZ TV channel three owned in combo by PHILCO and WESTINGHOUSE). At the time of these photos, taken by RACampbell, the stations were affiliated and owned by NBC network. Call signed was derived from corporate RCA homage to RCA Victor records home in nearby Camden NJ.

History

WRCV 1060 Philadelphia PA

broadcast pioneers Mac Mcguire - Vince Lee

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