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					<description><![CDATA[[April 2024] Long a significant force in the Twin Cities market, WCCO, Minneapolis, has also been a pioneer station in many respects, consistently focused on its listeners. Some would call this WCCO’s Centenary Year. But as alumnus Mark Durenberger shows in his linear style of historical narrative, complete with printed news, oral and written history, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; [May 2024] WCCO is a true pioneer station. Its roots go all the way back to 1922, the year that saw the number of radio stations “explode” to meet the interest. WCCO alumnus Mark Durenberger shows how the race to save WLAG’s license led to WCCO, now in it 102nd year, as a trusted [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[[May 2024] WCCO alumnus Mark Durenberger shows in his linear style of historical narrative, complete with printed news, oral and written history, conjecture, opinion, industry stories, and confident conclusions, how WCCO’s real history goes right back to 1922, the year broadcasting got starting in the US. (Part One of this series is located here.)  As [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[[August 2023] In our last exciting episode, we learned how KOB rose through controversy and the opportunity to become a major Southwest radio voice. Challenges were met and usually overcome. But big issues still faced the station as it fought to obtain the coverage protection it felt it needed and deserved. Now the action on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[[July 2023] In the early decades of broadcasting, many radio stations were moved – some repeatedly – as the federal agencies tried to balance the number of stations around the country and to ensure service to rural areas. What became known as Clear Channel frequencies (no relation to the former name for iHeartMedia) were highly [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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