Rhode Island Radio

WRIB was operated by the Rhode Island Broadcasting Company.

Origionally in the Crown Hotel at 250 watts, in 1947², in 1952 the station increaded its poewer to 1000 watts², the station made the request to move to the Narragansette Hotel. It also requested to move its antenna and tansmitter from Watchemoket Cove, East Providence to the end of Water Street, East Providence with its antenna to be located on the southern of the twin islands (Pancake Island) in the Seekonk River between the Washington Bridge and the Red Bridge.

Providence Journal
May 6, 1947

Pancake Island Location of WRIB Antenna

WRIB Antenna

WRIB Antenna¹

WRIB Studio¹

WRIB Studio¹

WRIB Lobby¹

WRIB LPB Transmitter
For Night Use 166 watts¹

WRIB LPBT Transmitter
For Day Use 1000 watts¹

Providence Journal
May 30, 1947

Providence Journal
June 4, 1947

Providence Journal
June 8, 1947

Providence Journal
June 14, 1947

Providence Journal
June 15, 1947

Providence Journal
July 6, 1947

Providence Journal
July 13, 1947

Providence Journal
July 27, 1947

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—“Heritage, culture, tradition: Armenians are proud of it, and wherever Armenian songs are heard, there Armenia lives.” These iconic words were spoken every Sunday morning beginning in 1947 by the late Russell Gasparian as he welcomed listeners to the Armenian Radio Hour, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1922. Since Gasparian’s passing in 2010, the Armenian Radio Hour of Rhode Island has remained on-air as a labor of love, thanks to the dedication and commitment of Gasparian’s daughter Sonya Taraian.³<