Oral History Project 1974-2025: WGCH – A Community Radio Station

Mary A. Jacobson

“Radio is still a miracle to me. It was in the 1920’s when I walked three miles to listen to Jack Dempsey try to knock out Gene Tunney unsuccessfully (for the title of world heavy-weight champion) or listen to Babe Ruth hit one out. And it’s still a miracle.”

George Cooke Stevens, general manager of the Greenwich Broadcasting Corporation which owned WGCH at the time, spoke to Oral History Project volunteer Arthur Holch in 1976. His pride and excitement in heading a community radio station was palpable in his interview. Now, close to fifty years later, his words still speak to the relevance and continuing role WGCH plays in the community of Greenwich.

The first broadcast of WGCH 1490 AM was on September 15

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