KPRC is Houston's longest-operating radio station
By Jon Sullivan Dec 31, 2020 KPRC-AM 950, Houston's longest-operating radio station, begins its 96th year on the air in 2021. The station can trace its roots back to 1923 when 16-year-old Ross Sterling Jr., intrigued with the emerging idea of broadcasting, took a YMCA course in radio from Alfred P. Daniel, owner of Houston station WCAK. Sterling's father, Ross Sr., who was board chairman at the Houston Post-Dispatch newspaper, took note of his son's interest and persuaded Daniel to help the young man start a new station to be associated with the paper. (L-R) Ross Sterling Sr., Ross Sterling ...
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