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WKOY-AM radio went on the air in Bluefield
Bluefield, incorporated in 1889, embodied the rapid growth of the southern West Virginia "smokeless" coalfields. Located in a broad valley between the headwaters of the Bluestone and East rivers along the Virginia border, the site was for 100 year...
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