Ralph Epperson observed in 1948 that the popularity of old-time music was falling off, and one area radio station needed to take on the job of preserving it. As a child he enjoyed listening to distant AM radio stations, and in college he changed his major to radio technology. He worked for the United States Naval Research Laboratory before going into broadcasting, and he never dreamed he would own a radio station.
Ralph Epperson noted in 1948 that the appeal of classic music was fading, prompting an area radio station to assume the role of safeguarding it. As a child, he enjoyed tuning into distant AM broadcasts, and during his college years, he shifted his academic focus to radio technology. Before entering broadcasting, he worked for the United States Naval Research Laboratory, never anticipating that he would become the owner of a radio station.