▁Ag re ement ▁moved ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁ 1 2 3 0   k Hz ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁W AB I ▁carried ▁CBS ' s ▁schedule ▁of ▁dram as , ▁com ed ies , ▁news , ▁sports , ▁soap ▁oper as , ▁game ▁shows ▁and ▁big ▁band ▁broadcast s ▁during ▁the ▁" G old en ▁Age ▁of ▁Radio ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁it ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁at ▁its ▁current ▁frequency ▁of ▁ 9 1 0   k Hz . ▁ ▁Origin ally , ▁Community ▁Broadcast ing ▁Service ▁was ▁controlled ▁by ▁Frederick ▁B . ▁Sim pson . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁health ▁problems ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁ret ire ▁and ▁sell ▁W AB I ▁to ▁a ▁partners hip ▁between ▁former ▁Maine ▁governor ▁Hor ace ▁A . ▁H ild re th ▁and ▁Murray ▁Car p enter . ▁ ▁By ▁then , ▁the ▁station ▁had ▁joined ▁ABC . ▁ ▁It ▁sw apped ▁affili ations ▁with ▁ 1 4 5 0 ▁W G U Y ▁( now ▁off ▁the ▁air ). ▁ ▁H ild re th ▁became ▁the ▁sole ▁owner ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁when ▁Car p enter ▁sold ▁his ▁st ake ▁in ▁W AB I ▁and ▁bought ▁ 1 4 5 0 ▁W G U Y . ▁ ▁That ▁year , ▁Channel ▁ 5 ▁W AB I - TV ▁was ▁launched . ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 7 0 s ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 5 ,