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music each week and Leon Soles joined the staff as chief engineer. By 1971, KADL had transitioned to a "100%" country & western music format. The station would maintain this music format throughout the 1970s with Albert Mack Smith still serving as general manager of the station and
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In June 2001, Jackie Harris and his wife
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Chester Pierce serving as both station manager and commercial manager. By 1965, the station was playing at least 50 hours of
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potential at the base, was not enclosed inside a fence or other protective enclosure. Additionally, the station's public inspection file consisted of only a few letters from the public."
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580:"Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S.".
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