A clever, under the table move that bent the rules without breaking them left a mark on Atlanta’s broadcast history.

This episode of Atlanta history begins in the 1970s – nearly a thousand miles from the City of Atlanta.

A struggling college radio station.

A government rule that couldn’t be broken.

And a wealthy businessman determined to bend the system.

What followed was a quiet deal, a clever donation, and a case of media mischief that stretched from the citadel of circuits and science to the land of grits and gumption.

In this episode of Stories of Atlanta, we uncover how one audacious move left a permanent mark on the city’s broadcasting landscape – without anyone breaking a single rule.

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