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• Author/Creator:WYBC (Radio station : New Haven, Conn.)
  
• Title:WYBC, Yale University, records, 1941-1984 (inclusive).
  
• Physical Description:46.03 linear feet (95 boxes)
  
• Links:View a description and listing of collection contents in the finding aid
  

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  • Location:LSF-Use in SML, Manuscripts and Archives only (Non-Circ)
    To request for use in the Manuscripts and Archives Reading Room select a box in the finding aid
    
    
  • Call Number: RU 59
    
  • Status:Not Checked Out
    

   
• Notes:Transferred from WYBC, 1988 and 1990; gift of Joel Levitch, 2013.
  Forms part of Yale Record Group 40 (YRG 40), Records of Yale clubs, societies, and organizations.
  
• Organization:Organized in five series: I. Correspondence, 1947-1974. II. Programming, 1945-1984. III. Operations and Administrative Files, 1941-1971. IV. Advertising, 1954-1986. V. Audiotapes, 1976-1981.
  
• Access and use:Box 95 is closed until January 1, 2047. Original audiovisual materials, as well as preservation and duplicating masters, may not be played. Researchers must consult use copies, or if none exist must pay for a use copy, which is retained by the repository. Researchers wishing to obtain an additional copy for their personal use should consult Copying Services information on the Manuscripts and Archives web site.
  
• Biographical / Historical note:WYBC was established as Yale's undergraduate radio station in the winter of 1940-1941 through alumni financial support. The station's original call letters were WOCD, standing for "Oldest College Daily," because the station was operated by the Yale Daily News and housed in the Daily's building. WOCD broke off its relationship with the Daily in 1944-1945 and changed its call letters to WYBC (Yale Broadcasting Company). On April 16, 1948, the Yale Broadcasting Company (YBC) was incorporated in the state of Connecticut as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. During the 1950s, WYBC produced record albums, had a brief venture into television, and operated another AM station, WYBC-A. In 1959, WYBC began broadcasting from WYBC-FM (FM 94.3). During the late 1970s and 1980s, WYBC fell into financial trouble due to declining student interest and lower advertising revenues. WYBC restabilized its financial base during the 1990s when the station signed a joint sales agreement with General Broadcasting of Connecticut, Inc.
  
• Summary:The records consist of correspondence, scripts, schedules, logs, training materials, meeting minutes, policies and bylaws, contracts, articles, printed matter, photographs, and audiotapes that document the programming, operations and governance of WYBC, Yale's undergraduate radio station.
  
• Format:Archives or Manuscripts
• Indexes/Finding aids:The finding aid is available in the repository and on the Internet.
  
• Cite as:WYBC, Yale University, Records (RU 59). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
  
• Subjects:WYBC (Radio station : New Haven, Conn.)
  Yale University--Students.
  Yale daily news--History.
  College radio stations.
  Journalism, College.
  Radio advertising.
  Radio programs.
  Radio scripts.
  Radio stations--History.
  Radio stations.