Interviewer
James D. Peterson
Files
Description
Edward Clair Krebsbach responds to a set of written questions mailed to him by James Peterson. Krebsbach details the history of KGCX radio station, the second licensed radio station in Montana which was started by his father Ed Krebsbach in the 1920s in Vida, Montana. Krebsbach describes his father’s fascination with radio which led him to start and operate the station in the family’s home in the back of the Vida bank building, before moving it to Wolf Point in 1929. Krebsbach talks about some of his early memories of his father broadcasting in Vida in Wolf Point, the kinds of programs the station produced, and an electrocution accident that occurred which killed the KGCX engineer and announcer. Krebsbach also discusses growing up in Vida and Wolf Point during the 1920s and ‘30s and compares the two towns. He also notes how the citizens of Vida and even his father didn’t really understand the significance of having a radio station during that time.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Krebsbach, Clair, 1921-2001; Krebsbach family; KGCX radio station; Vida, Montana; Wolf Point, Montana; Federal Communications Commission [FCC]; Ed Krebsbach; Radio broadcasters, Montana biography; Radio stations, Montana history
Original Date
3-1-1978
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Artists, Authors, and Journalists Oral History Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 032-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (13 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:33:52 minutes
Local Filename
OH_032_001.mp3; OH_032_001.pdf
Citation
Krebsbach, Edward Clair, "Edward Clair Krebsbach Interview, March 1, 1978" (1978). Montana Artists, Authors, and Journalists Oral History Collection. 7.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtartistsjournalistsauthors_oralhistory/7