435:. Then-owner Roy A. Napel wrote to the FCC expressing disappointment that a system had not been chosen yet. AM Stereo had its roots as far back as the 1920s, but the FCC let the marketplace decide the system to approve, which resulted in stations broadcasting stereo using different standards. It would not be until the 1980s before Motorola's
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