June 1957
President Troy H. Middleton cuts budget, ceasing station operations. The 1,000-watt antenna is
dismantled and the transmitter is transferred to the Music and Dramatic Arts Building annex.
Lucille Ruby Woodard laments the dissolution of WLSU resulting from 1957 university budget
cuts. Lucile Ruby Woodard Oral History Interview, Mss. 4700.0826, LLMVC, LSU Libraries.
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JACK FISER: Well tell me how this got over into the television field. First, the
station, as I understand, came [?] because the money ran out.
LUCILE WOODARD: That's right. That's right. After ten years. It was established in
1947, and in 1957, the funds for the university were cut drastically. To keep the
academic departments of the university afloat, the extras of the side things had to
be cut off. The radio station was one of those victims at that time in 1957. LSU
didn't just drop out of the whole interest because we then cooperated with
commercial stations, radio and television stations, to produce programs for
commercial stations.
Lucille Ruby Woodard laments the dissolution of WLSU resulting from 1957 university budget cuts. Lucile Ruby Woodard Oral History Interview, Mss. 4700.0826, LLMVC, LSU Libraries.
View Transcript
JACK FISER: Well tell me how this got over into the television field. First, the
station, as I understand, came [?] because the money ran out.
LUCILE WOODARD: That's right. That's right. After ten years. It was established in
1947, and in 1957, the funds for the university were cut drastically. To keep the
academic departments of the university afloat, the extras of the side things had to
be cut off. The radio station was one of those victims at that time in 1957. LSU
didn't just drop out of the whole interest because we then cooperated with
commercial stations, radio and television stations, to produce programs for
commercial stations.
