1947-1960

Black-and-white photo of a city bus with a WPTF Radio 680 advertisement displayed on the rear panel.

WPTF Advertisement on City Bus

Historic studio photo of a technician wearing headphones while operating a reel-to-reel tape machine at WPTF.

Technician Using Reel-to-Reel Equipment

Black-and-white photo of two WPTF engineers in a room lined with tall audio equipment racks, monitoring levels and managing broadcast gear.

Two Engineers Working in Equipment Room

Historic studio image of an engineer leaning over disc-cutting equipment while another engineer observes through a control-room window.

Engineer Operating Disc Cutter

Grainy aerial black-and-white image showing multiple tall WPTF radio transmission towers rising over open fields and rural landscape.

WPTF Transmitter Towers and Grounds

Formal black-and-white portrait of a man in a suit seated beside a vintage WPTF broadcast microphone.

WPTF Radio Host Portrait

Black-and-white photo of an empty WPTF broadcast studio featuring a grand piano, overhead studio lights, and vintage microphones on stands.

WPTF Performance Studio with Piano

Black-and-white photo showing a crowded parking lot filled with mid-century automobiles and large fairground-style structures in the background.

State Fair Parking Lot Scene

Black-and-white photo of two men in a WPTF office examining a large wall map; one speaks into a phone while the other takes notes.

WPTF Staff Reviewing Weather Map