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Tom Kearney started a part-time job at WPTF in Raleigh in 1982 and in 1988 he had his own show, broadcasting weekly between 9 and 10 pm. His is a measured and soothing voice among a host of vitriolic broadcasters. He has a loyal audience, and his shows cover a range of topics like drive-in-restaurants and old movies, as well as guests including a pharmacist, economist, stamp-and-coin expert, and state government officials.
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32343
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The WPTF radio station, formerly WFBQ, began in the early 1920s as a fifty-watt broadcasting station in Raleigh and currently operates in Durham. The station was owned and operated by Wynne Radio Company, and had the motto, “We Protect The Family.” This article covers the history of the WPTF radio station and changes in the radio broadcasting industry.
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