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 observed in 1948 that vintage music's popularity was declining, prompting an area radio station to take on the task of saving it. As a child, he enjoyed listening to distant AM broadcasts, and during his college years, he switched to studying radio technology. Before entering broadcasting, he worked for the United States Naval Research Laboratory, never anticipating he would become a radio station owner.