Robert D. “Bob” Raiford (center) speaks into the WEGO-AM 1410 microphone during a grand opening celebration of DeWitt Motor Company on Church Street in Concord. Grady Cole, the legendary WBT announcer, is on the right and the car dealer is on the left. The photo by Jimmy Babb was believed to be taken in 1947.
The recently remodeled Belk Department store in downtown Concord held its grand reopening Oct. 12, 1950. In this photo, an unidentified reporter (left) from Concord radio station WEGO interviews William Henry Belk (center), founder of the Belk chain, as Ray Cline, manager of the local Belk's store, looks on. The old Belk building downtown is now called Union Street Square, with J. Talbert's Ltd occupying left section of the storefront, in the same space previously occupied by the Belk's men's department.
Photo by Mark Plemmons WTIX-AM 1410 broadcasts off this tower on Concord Parkway, across from K-Mart. The FM translater is broadcast from a shared tower further south off Concord Parkway behind The Village.
If you turn on Memories 98.3 FM or 1410 AM in Concord or Kannapolis you’re going to hear something different today.
WEGO-AM 1410 used to have its studios on U.S. 29. The transmitter tower is there now. It was not uncommon in the early days of the station for singing groups, such as this one, to perform live in studio. Do you recognize anyone in this postcard? If so email mplemmons@independenttribune.com Postcard courtesy of Jim Ramseur
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Robert D. “Bob” Raiford (center) speaks into the WEGO-AM 1410 microphone during a grand opening celebration of DeWitt Motor Company on Church Street in Concord. Grady Cole, the legendary WBT announcer, is on the right and the car dealer is on the left. The photo by Jimmy Babb was believed to be taken in 1947.
The recently remodeled Belk Department store in downtown Concord held its grand reopening Oct. 12, 1950. In this photo, an unidentified reporter (left) from Concord radio station WEGO interviews William Henry Belk (center), founder of the Belk chain, as Ray Cline, manager of the local Belk's store, looks on. The old Belk building downtown is now called Union Street Square, with J. Talbert's Ltd occupying left section of the storefront, in the same space previously occupied by the Belk's men's department.
WEGO-AM 1410 used to have its studios on U.S. 29. The transmitter tower is there now. It was not uncommon in the early days of the station for singing groups, such as this one, to perform live in studio. Do you recognize anyone in this postcard? If so email mplemmons@independenttribune.com Postcard courtesy of Jim Ramseur
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