Read about WOWL & O' Brother radio in Tishomingo County "It was just the sort of thing you'd expect, once you've learned to expect it," Shelby Foote Home > Disney's America > O Brother Radio > More History > Where You Are Excerpt from fan stories on Knight Kit When my family moved to Sheffield, Alabama in 1972, I again set up my little radio station. This time, I found a friend named Jimmy who had similar interests, and before long we had a two station network! Somewhere around that time, I built a new transmitter using a 12AX7 pre-amp, and two 6C4's for the oscillator and modulator. Using a variety of antennas, I was able to extend the range to where the station could be heard, albeit with some difficulty, about 2 miles away in nearby Muscle Shoals where many of my friends lived. I settled on the frequency of 770 kHz and began using the call letters "WABC." I wanted to sound just like the real WABC from New York which I often listened to at night. I even taped their jingles so that I could sound more professional. I never quite got broadcast engineering out of my system. I attended Auburn University and got a degree in Electrical Engineering in August of 1983. During those years, I had the opportunity to visit HCJB in Quito, Ecuador and developed a keen interest in shortwave radio. In my Senior year, I worked at our campus radio station, WEGL, doing some on-air shifts and engineering work. After graduation, I worked for Alabama Power Company for 7 years, but again, couldn't get radio out of my system! I got back into ham radio around 1986, this time receiving the call sign KB4TXM. In 1990, I left Alabama Power to serve as a missionary radio engineer with the Far East Broadcasting Company on the island of Saipan where I am now the Chief Engineer for International Shortwave station KFBS. So, you see, I am another broadcast engineer who got started using the Knight Wireless Broadcaster. Thanks so much for the website, Jim. I have really enjoyed reading about your experiences as well as those of others. Keep up the good work! 73, David Creel AH0AM O' Brother Where Art Thou? The Radio Station in Tishomingo