1957 in radio
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The year 1957 in radio involved some significant events.
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[edit] Events
- WCOW in St. Paul, Minnesota becomes WISK.
- KNOC in Dallas, Texas becomes a full time Rhythm and blues station, the first station in the market to exclusively do so.
[edit] Debuts
- KBCS in Dallas, Texas signs on with a Top 40 format.
[edit] Closings
[edit] Births
- March 16 - Garry Cobb, former NFL player and current radio personality on WIP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- May 18 - Rob Bartlett, comedian, actor and writer best known for Imus in the Morning

