[IRCA] Offshoot of the WVMC Mt. Carmel IL thread

["Donald K. Kaskey" <kaskeyfamily@xxxxxxxxx>]

I took out my Rand McNally to find Mt. Carmel's location.  Extreme 
southern Illinois always was a exciting catch for me from my Iowa days.  
Most notably a station in a little town about 20 miles NW of 
Carbondale.  The town was Ava Illinois and the calls were WAVA.  Their 
letter of verification had 'The Voice of Little Egypt" and a mid-eastern 
dancing girl covering the top portion. Followed by a quick explanation 
of why that immediate area was called Little Egypt.  I see by Radio 
Locator that station no longer exists. They were on 1580 kHz.  However 
there is a station in Du Quoin, less than 20 miles away.  How long has 
WAVA been off the air and did Du Quoin inherit the frequency?

Just roiling my nostalgia, besides being just plain curious.

Don Kaskey
S.F. CA
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