Dale Franklin, KWEM Radio Revivalist, Passes Away - By Mark Randall - news@theeveningtimes.com

By Mark Randall

Dale Franklin, the man who helped resurrect KWEM, the radio station that gave Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Howlin’ Wolf, Elvis Presley and other music giants a chance to be heard on the air in the 1950s, has passed away.

Franklin had been in deteriorating health in recent months and died over the weekend following, according to friend Dr. Glen Fenter.

 

“Dale was a very talented individual,” Fenter said.

KWEM Relaunch at MSCC Brings Musical History Alive

Mid-South Community College, through divine intervention and hard work, brought historic KWEM Radio back to the airwaves on Thursday, May 29, during a much-anticipated “Flip the Switch” ceremony.

“We’re taking a very major step in what we believe is an important journey, an effort that has been years in the making and has involved an entire army of people from time to time,” said MSCC President Dr. Glen Fenter.