The Defiance Broadcasting Company collection

Collection – Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-0444

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

The Defiance Broadcasting Company Collection consists of information relating to the company dating from 1966 to 1984. The data includes correspondence, subject files, legal documents, financial documents, photographic material, and audio recordings.

Dates

Creation: 1966-1984, undated

Extent

8.27 Cubic Feet (18 legal manuscript boxes)

1 Recordings (1 vinyl record)

Creator

Defiance Broadcasting Company (Defiance, Ohio) (Organization)

Scope and Contents

The Defiance Broadcasting Company Collection consists of records and information dating from 1966 to 1984. The bulk of these records document the time period during which the company attempted to obtain a construction permit and license from the FCC for a new radio station. The collection, however, is severely weakened by the lack of such documentation as meeting minutes, annual reports and other business records which would provide more detailed information on the operations of the company.

The extensive amount of subject files which contain articles, brochures, and programs of interest to the DBC do provide some insights into the company's mission. They also are an excellent source of information on developments in radio equipment, programming technology, business techniques, and the radio industry during this period.

The large number of audio recordings in the collection provide a fine source of information concerning programs and formatting styles offered during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Biographical / Historical

Beginning in 1977, Joseph and Susan Arpad, both members of the faculty at Bowling Green State University, organized and developed the Defiance Broadcasting Company to petition the FCC for allocation of a radio station in Defiance, Ohio.

Although it never was able to begin broadcasting, the Defiance Broadcasting Company was successfully able to petition the FCC to change its table of allocations to locate a 50,000 watt FM station in Defiance and became a corporation in 1981 when it applied for this FM station.

The Defiance Broadcasting Company's bid, however, was defeated in a comparative hearing before the FCC for the construction permit to build the station. As a result, the corporation was dissolved in 1984.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction. Duplication is permitted for purposes of preservation and scholarly research.