"Merle F. McClelland" wrote in message
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"Richard" wrote:

Anyone know anything about KATL?

I don't think this station exists anymore does it?

I've got someone's card: King H. Robinson - General Manager. Seems that
in
the 1940's (year of this card I think) the station was located in State
National Bulding. TIA.

I did a search on Google, and there is a "State National Building" in
Houston, Texas, and in the 1940s there was a radio station there with
call letters KATL. I couldn't find any information about what call
letters the Houston station known as KATL has now (those letters are
currently used by a station in Miles City, Montana), or if the station
even exists anymore.

Here's a Rockabilly history page that mentions KATL and Houston in the
40s:

http://www.rockabillyhall.com/SRAB.html

and here's a picture of the State National Building in Houston:

http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/...ing.php?ID=208

Hope this helps!

- Merle

Sorry for not replying sooner, I got involved in other things.

Thanks for pointing me to the National State Building etc.

I've actually got a pair of headphones belonging to the General Manager of
KATL in the 1940's. And his card. I bought them on Ebay. I just was curious
of what the history was. Maybe somone living in Houston knows. Or there are
some old directories. Maybe if I write to a Houston Newspaper. :c)