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ed radio station for Cass
work If, but he is not alone
in this nture. Langford has two
, partnei s. One is his mother,"
Anna R. Langford, a three-term
, Chicago city Councilwomen.
In the 1960's she purchased
property on N. O'Keefe treet in
LaGrange Township to use as a
summer home, and the twin
radio towers will be erected
there. They will be 270 feet tall,
and are expected weather per
mitting to be 1nstalled by
January 21. The underground
wiring on his mothers property
on O'Keefe �treet has been
. ' completed.
Langford says, the station
hopes to begin broadcasting on
April 1. ,
Langford's library of over
5,000 carts/songs recorded in
dividuallyon tapelCD's will also
be used and his .microphone and
peakers ma4e in Buchanan by
Electro VoiCC? Inc., are ready.
Langford has collected
equipment from r' ions
I where he has' worked, nd
repaired it. The radio stab on
will be the first Black-owned and
is the newest in the area \ in 15
years. The station will hire a few
local operators and people to
staff the sales office.
Emma Douglas is the office
. ant, but the, operation Will
be "99 percent Larry," Langford
says. Address for the office will
be 206 East State Street and the
ion's ogan will be "Jamm
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WLU will operate from 6
. a.DJ._ until 10 p.m., and if current
rules are changed, possiblily
until midnight. The range of the
station will extend from Cass
County as far south as Culver In
diana, east past Three Rivers,
west to Michigan City and north
as far as South Haven.
The station win have local
news, 'Community service
erograms, contests, and much of
the music heard will be orginat
ing in Dallas,' Texas, coming to
Cass County by sallelite music
network.
According to Langford, the
music for at will � "rhythm
and dan ,Motown" and he ex
peets a mix of oldies from the, .
60's and 70's with current hits
and movie tracks.
Langfor� says he has an FM
license pending in Kalamazoo',
Langford' other partner is
Darlene Harris. Harris will as
sist with other aspects of operat-
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a Gospel show daily and record
"ing church and community,
choirs. .
Harris previously worked in .
.. broadcasting at WVON in
Chicago. She began in sales, was
traffic manager, and worked in \
production. These experiences
make Harris an ideal partner ..
But the partnership goes past
business. Larry Langford and
Darlene Harris are engaged,
�d p� ,to be married some
time nell summer.
Congratulations, and· Best
Wishes Larry L ngford, for
bringing a radio station to our
community. .'
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We salute Frank Williams Jr.,
Cassopolis Police Chief.