KGY Radio (Olympia)
Washington's state capital Olympia was home to one of the first licensed commercial radio stations in the United States. It was there in 1914 that ...
Washington's state capital Olympia was home to one of the first licensed commercial radio stations in the United States. It was there in 1914 that a Catholic monk affiliated with Saint Martin's College began experimenting with radio. Father Sebastian Ruth soon began operating a wireless station with the call sign of 7CM, later changed to 7YS. Because there were so few stations on the air, his little operation could be heard in 23 states, Canada, and Hawaii. In 1922, the federal government assigned the call letters KGY, and a decade later, Father Sebastian sold the station to Seattle businessman Archie Taft.