avel ength s : ▁ 3 6 0 ▁meters ▁( 8 3 3   k Hz ) ▁for ▁" ent ertain ment ", ▁and ▁ 4 8 5 ▁meters ▁( 6 1 9   k Hz ) ▁for ▁" market ▁and ▁weather ▁reports ". ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁a ▁license ▁with ▁the ▁randomly ▁assigned ▁call ▁letters ▁W OU ▁was ▁issued ▁to ▁Robert ▁B . ▁How ell , ▁for ▁operation ▁on ▁both ▁ 3 6 0 ▁and ▁ 4 8 5 ▁meters . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁broadcast ing ▁station ▁to ▁be ▁author ized ▁to ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁ 4 8 5 - meter ▁" market ▁and ▁weather ▁report " ▁w avel ength , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁broadcast ing ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Neb r aska . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁station ▁ownership ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Util ities ▁District . ▁ ▁W OU ▁apparently ▁made ▁few ▁broadcast s , ▁and ▁was ▁soon ▁over shadow ed ▁by ▁the ▁establishment ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁of ▁the ▁O ma ha ▁Gra in ▁Exchange ' s ▁broadcast ing ▁station , ▁W AA W ▁( now ▁K C RO ), ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Post ▁Office ' s ▁" A ir ▁Mail ▁Radio " ▁stations , ▁K DEF , ▁which ▁broadcast ▁daily ▁live ▁stock ▁and ▁gra in ▁reports . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁July , ▁the ▁O ma ha ▁World - Her ald ▁reported ▁that ▁W AA W