November 1947



"Large national department store"?  A penney for your thoughts as to which one that might be...


A decade later, WSGN -- thinking FM was a big money-loser and would never be successful -- sold off WSGN-FM, and it became classical station WSFM.  Today, of course, we know it as WDJC. 

WAPI, on the other hand, seemed to be a bit more clairvoyant and held on to WAFM, which in 1958 changed calls to WAPI-FM.  In the early '60s it moved to 94.5 .... and in the '90s became WYSF.

...and thanks, Mom, for keeping my shoelaces from getting eaten by the big "stairway monster."

Then, after a little "security", they felt stronger and could claim to be "First Alabama" before growing into one of the "Regions" most prominent banks.

Heh ... with me, they'd need a whole lot more than 15 minutes ... an hour (magic, or otherwise) ... even more than that. 

10/25/2007 -- 1143 PM EDT

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